Hey everyone, I'm a long time iPhone user/dev who has just bought a Nexus 4. Now I know this sounds very noob, but for some reason I have never been able to take a screen shot, using Volume down + Power button combination. I am rooted but running stock JOP40D, and I have had this issue ever since I first turned the phone on. Searched the forums and Google and couldn't find anything nor could I find any type of setting or toggle. Any help would be appreciated. Please be kind!
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Hey everyone, I'm a long time iPhone user/dev who has just bought a Nexus 4. Now I know this sounds very noob, but for some reason I have never been able to take a screen shot, using Volume down + Power button combination. I am rooted but running stock JOP40D, and I have had this issue ever since I first turned the phone on. Searched the forums and Google and couldn't find anything nor could I find any type of setting or toggle. Any help would be appreciated. Please be kind!
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are you holding the buttons down long enough?
I believe so. Holding for 5+ seconds with no response. Haven't messed with any system files so this seems very odd.
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Shouldn't need to really hold down at all. If you get the combo right it's pretty much instant.
When you try does anything happen? Does the volume decrease or the screen shut off? If so your timing is out.
No there isn't any reaction. I can put volume down, I can lock screen, but when pressed at the same time nothing happens. Might need to do a factory reset, although it was doing this on first boot so it's unlikely to help
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With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Hold down power button
We really need a sticky thread about this...
BravoMotorola said:
Hold down power button
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Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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DJ "suMo* said:
Wow the only way I ever knew was to pull the battery you're telling me no matter how bad the phone freezes the power button shuts the phone down?
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Just like any PC would, yes.
jacklebott said:
Just like any PC would, yes.
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Wow it's a simple little thing like that you never knew that just blows your mind I've never even tried it that way before
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man how could u not know this already?
DJ "suMo* said:
With the n4 just getting root I'm sure there's some kernels/ROMs on the way does anybody have any insight on how we'll be able to get out of freezes of course cause no removable battery? That was the only way I knew before. Thanks
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Yea because tablets for the past 3 years with non-removable batteries have been bricked after freezes?
/end thread
According to Nexus4 guide, which comes with the phone, you have to hold down the power button for 10 seconds to reboot the phone.
I guess that can takes you out of a freeze.
hello00 said:
man how could u not know this already?
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Bro I just never knew nor tried it that way ever always a custom to just pulling the battery
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Knock the phone 3 times and then say "Potatoes eat there". The phone would automatically switch off.
Power and volume down works for me
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I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.
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I don't trust that method to be 100% reliable, though. Just from experience with my G2x and it freezing. My phone has a button combo that restarts the phone, but sometimes it fails when my phone is frozen and I still have to pull the battery.
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On the nexus 4 the 10sec power button reboot is programmed on the hardware layer(pre-boot) and not the software layer. No matter how bad you freeze your phone in the o/s the power button hold will always reboot it plain and simple.
If you have a hardware issue though then your in trouble no matter what.
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My nexus 4 just froze 2 min ago after trying to quit a game. I waited for it to do something but nothing happened. Holding power button down did NOT help.
I held the power button and the volume button down at the same time and it worked. Just sharing it with you guys! :good:
Hey all multiple times I have wanted to take screen shots and I was wondering does the nexus 4 come with a default screen capture or do I need to download one of the apps to do this. I know some androids are starting to come with this feature default finally such as the S3.
Also can anyone give me a reason as to why screen captures have not been implemented by Google. Legal issues with apple? No reason?
Thanks all
Press power and volume down together.
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nyijedi said:
Press power and volume down together.
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I have tried this many times and so far it has never worked. Maybe I am just challenged
Yep power and volume down and hold it for a few seconds together then it will take a screen shot
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That button combo (pwr + vol-down) doesn't work for me while the desktop is showing, but it works with an app in the foreground. Even works in the INFO screen.
Thanks guy helped me plenty! Just didn't hold down the buttons down long enough
I can take a screenshot anywhere, just have to hold both buttons for a couple seconds. Even works on the lock screen!
Ya u gotta hold it til it takes the shot
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I'm running stock, haven't changed a thing since getting it from Google play.
Need HELP!!
Thank you!
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Are you doing it simultaneously? Give it like a second or two before releasing
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press the power button first and the the volume down button...and then wait for your INSTANT WIN!!
need to press them the same time. its a little tricky at the start but you'll get used to it.
or you can just get an app that will do it for you
like THESE
Sparta507 said:
or you can just get an app that will do it for you
like THESE
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no point in installing useless apps that consume memory when its in the OS natively. its not that difficult to press two buttons at the same time and getting it right. once you do it once or twice, you'd get the hang of it and all is good.
either that or flash a custom rom and u can add the screenshot button on your long press power button menu.
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no point in installing useless apps that consume memory when its in the OS natively. its not that difficult to press two buttons at the same time and getting it right. once you do it once or twice, you'd get the hang of it and all is good.
either that or flash a custom rom and u can add the screenshot button on your long press power button menu.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure its not working for me either
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It works for everyone. All you have to do is push them at the same time. Power + volume down. Hold for like three seconds. If it doesn't work hold for five seconds.
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thanks guys, it is indeed tricky. especially doing it with my diztronic case.
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Yeah I'm pretty sure its not working for me either
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It's very tricky. I said the same thing when I was doing it on my galaxy Nexus but got the hang of it.
Place your hand on the volume down and power button before pressing them and then hold them both at the same time until your phone makes a screen shot animation.
I will give Samsung this though the slide to screen shot is very intuitive on the touch wiz platform.
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thanks guys, it is indeed tricky. especially doing it with my diztronic case.
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Oh so that's why. Since the new diztronics cover the buttons, it's probably not being pressed correctly.
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It works for everyone. All you have to do is push them at the same time. Power + volume down. Hold for like three seconds. If it doesn't work hold for five seconds.
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I was about to start *****in hard ..but got it to work
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It's actually not lol.
cloud1111 said:
It's actually not lol.
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Tell that to the people who had difficulties
It is tricky at the beginning but like I said over again and again, once you know how to do it. It's not tricky and is very easy to do. I understand depending what case they have on it may be trickier because the case covers the buttons that all of us overlooked
Screen shot working on Nexus 4 after trying this!!!!
Press Volume down button and power button until phone get restarted. then you able to take screen shots.
It worked for me.
~~Nexus 4.
PTS_Nexus_4 said:
Press Volume down button and power button until phone get restarted. then you able to take screen shots.
It worked for me.
~~Nexus 4.
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Try first powering off your phone. I had a little issue and i could not get the shutting down menu after several attempts, the phone restarted it self and after it was up, I was able to take screenshots without any difficulties.
ceag235 said:
Try first powering off your phone. I had a little issue and i could not get the shutting down menu after several attempts, the phone restarted it self and after it was up, I was able to take screenshots without any difficulties.
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My nexus had the same problem... and yes, I know how to take screenshots...
But by doing this the problem was solved... thanx man!
Hi guys, I think something is wrong with my Nexus 4 power button. It usually took me many attempts to lock or unlock my device. Sometimes it recognizes my pressing as twice even I only press it once.
Is my button wearing? Anything I can do to resolve this beside a RMA?
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Use one of those slide to unlock apps that you don't even need to touch the power button ,there's much talk of them around the nexus 4 thread .
EDIT: its called Touch Control
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Go for Rma... or else use touch control.. Unlocking using volume button is another option...
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So I've gone and done something incredibly dumb. I am running AOSPA 4.3 Paranoid Android 3.99, and I love the Halo capabilities. But I didn't realize that there is a limit to Halo, which I discovered when I opened an SMS through Halo and then tried to open the camera through the SMS app all while running a game.
My device is frozen, and I don't know what to do. Is this considered a soft brick?
The command window prompts aren't working because the device isn't being registered by the computer, even though when I go into Devices and Printers, an LG device is there.
How can I force shutdown this thing? OR even get it to recovery? Are either of these possible, or do I need to wait it out until the battery goes kaputz?
Thanks!
Hold down power button till it powers down. Does this not work in your situation.
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jmileti said:
Hold down power button till it powers down. Does this not work in your situation.
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Thanks for the suggestion! Wow, I guess I wasn't holding down the power key long enough? Now I really seem like a noob, which I am. It took some 10 seconds before the screen completely turned off. (Before, the screen had dimmed down but was not off).
Thank you so much!
No problem. Glad it was something simple. Not bricked.
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