ISSUE 45 • ANDROID ADVISOR 99HOW TOtogether, and hold for a few seconds until the screen
flashes to signal the screen grab has been captured.
There is a slight knack to this action: press the
power button too soon and the display will switch
off; press the volume-down button too soon and
your screenshot may be marred by an on-screen
volume slider. In most versions of Android you will
get a notification pop up to confirm the screenshot
was successful; some will automatically open
that screenshot or present it in a pop-up window
you can select to access sharing options. You
can also find the screenshot in your Gallery app.
When pressing Power
and Volume Down doesn’t work
If pressing the power button and volume down button
doesn’t work, this is probably because your phone or
tablet has a physical home button. Try swapping out
the power button for the home button in this scenario.
To take a screenshot, simultaneously press and hold
for a few seconds the home button and volume-down
button. As in the previous step, the screen will flash to
signal to you that the screen grab has been captured,
and you’ll then be able to access sharing options.
This method has long been the screenshotting
process of choice for Samsung’s Galaxy S-series, but
with the Galaxy S8 no longer featuring a home button
you must instead press power and volume down.
Samsung phones and tablets
If you are using a Samsung Galaxy phone to take
a screenshot, you will find another option at your