This minHour teaches you how to take a snapshot of your screen on a Sony Xperia smartphone.
Pressing Buttons
Find the page you want to screenshot.
When you screenshot a page, everything on it that isn’t a phone menu will be captured.
Press the Power button and the Volume Up button at the same time.
Both the Power button and Volume Up are on the right side of your Xperia’s casing. Doing so will take a screenshot of your selected screen.
- This method works on most Android phones.
- Screenshots are saved to the “Screenshots” folder in your Pictures app.
Using the Power Menu
Find the page you want to screenshot.
When you screenshot a page, everything on it that isn’t a phone menu will be captured.
Press and hold the Power button.
It’s on the right side of your Xperia’s casing. Doing so will prompt a pop-up menu on your phone’s screen.
Tap Take a Screenshot.
Your phone will take a screenshot of your selected screen.
- Screenshots are saved to the “Screenshots” folder in your Pictures app.
Tips
- Screenshots are useful for capturing moments on social media.
Warnings
- Your smartphone must be running Android 4.3 or higher to screenshot using the Power button/Volume Up method.