Database Users

Screen Capture Not Working

Is there a setting that turns this on & off, because neither the hand swipe nor pen method is working.

I do not find these methods to work under all circumstances, ie when a game or app is open..
use the [home] + [power] button combination.. works all the time
Kamau54 said:
Is there a setting that turns this on & off, because neither the hand swipe nor pen method is working.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse

Press on the SPEN button & hold the tip to the screen until it takes a pic. the key is waiting for it to take a pic

to take a SS with a hand you have to swipe from right to left using the edge of your hand not the palm

And when all of the above fails, just press the Lock and Home button down at the same time, and it should also make a screenshot.
Note: Press the Home button just a millisecond earlier, else you'll lock your phone.

Thanks to all.

Taking screenshots is super annoying and doesnt work half of the time

Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.

Little Bigboy said:
Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're on stock TW, you can enable palm gestures and swipe from left to right. If you're on a custom ROM, chances are there is an option to add "take screenshot" to the extended power menu accessed by holding the power button.

Try this
In my experience you have to hold the buttons for a second or two; it's not a quick "click" -- it's a press, hold, release.

Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...

jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Agreed. When I swipe to take a screenshot, many times it changes the page and then takes the pic! Maybe I just need to perfect my technique. When I do the power/home button trick, I make sure to press the power button just before I hit the home button and that seems to work well for me.

jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
The wave your palm over the phone gesture is the one that sucks, in my opinion. That one works less than 50% of the time for me and I see no reason to ever enable it when you can just press Power Button + Home easily...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree - anytime the palm swipe has worked for me is if my phone is laying on a flat surface, the screen is completely clean and i really focus on setting my hand on the edge and quickly swiping. Most times I just turn the page or move the screen.
Holding Home + Power Button is the way to go.
If may work better for anyone having trouble with the button method if you hold the power button with your left hand and the home with your right simultaneously. That's the only way my girlfriend can do it.

jeffreii said:
Power Button + Home button works for me 99% of the time. Just make sure to press them at the exact same time and hold until it takes the screenshot...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 ... unless one or both of your buttons have issues with their contacts.

Home and power button is the easiest ever, you must have issues with your buttons...

Little Bigboy said:
Are there any apps i can dl from the play store or a mod i can flash to make my life easier ? holding the power and home button maybe works 2 out of 10 tries.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Use AOKP ROM...its power+volume down
Sent from my SGH-I337 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

[Q] Fail to use screenshot function

I am using D802 version, and I am facing a huge problem on my phone, that' s I cannot use the screenshot function, when I press home and vol down botton together, it only shows the vol slider on the screen.
As I have rooted and delete some system apps already, so I wonder am I delete the wrong system apps to make the screenshot function gone, can anyone help me? Or tell me which system apps is related to the screenshot function? Thanks.

Lol you just might be not pressing fast enough.
When in doubt, use Qmemo.

Hi，I have already tried way and speed to press the power and volume button, but it still fail.....

Can anyone help me please?

Try to hold it little longer. Got this problem too at first and now it's working. Lol, I don't know what really the problem. But try it many times and eventually it will work. GL

slide up from the home button to the right... from there on the top you can choose to save your screen or directly share it you can also draw on it... pressing the vol down and power can get awkward on the g2 Qmemo is the way to go

Put your fingers on both buttons. Hit volume down first and then quickly after hit power. "Bah-dum" is how it will sound. Wait 1-2 seconds and screenshot captured.
I do have to try QMemo.

pigmich said:
Hi，I have already tried way and speed to press the power and volume button, but it still fail.....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One word: QuickMemo. Did you not get the memo?

Thought I had this problem as well, but I also didn't press long enough. Though it's much more convenient as mentioned before to use QuickMemo.

Press them down at the same time and hold until you hear or see the screenshot. Works perfectly for me the key is holding it down long enough.

droid_<3er said:
One word: QuickMemo. Did you not get the memo?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
"Did you not get the memo?"
Hahahahahaha
Excellent quote from Office Space :good:

[Q] press the power button and nothing

sometimes ill press the power button and nothing happens for 10 seconds. so i press it a few more times and then it will wake up. maybe the first push registers and takes a while? or.....?

alexxxmackie said:
sometimes ill press the power button and nothing happens for 10 seconds. so i press it a few more times and then it will wake up. maybe the first push registers and takes a while? or.....?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mine did that for a while. but it hasn't been doing that for a while now..

I find that whenever I change anything on the lock screen - widgets, backgrounds, app shortcuts - it'll take a bit longer to turn on after I press the power button the next few times. This is especially true when I use a live wallpaper on the lockscreen.

Home button question

sometimes when i tap the home button it takes me to the task manager when it's suppose to take me back home...i know that holding the button does it..is there any reason why it's doing it when i just press it once or tap it..could it be the home button is stuck?

3682965886
Kawaiius said:
sometimes when i tap the home button it takes me to the task manager when it's suppose to take me back home...i know that holding the button does it..is there any reason why it's doing it when i just press it once or tap it..could it be the home button is stuck?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sounds like a sticky home button to me. Do you have a stick on screen protector on? Maybe something holding it up.