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Take a Screenshot Using Assistive Touch

Posted on the 22 August 2014 by Anna Peterson

Taking a screenshot on your iOS device can really come in handy if you want to share what’s on your screen with your family, friends or colleagues. If you own an iPhone or an iPad, then you probably already know how to do this, but let’s just go through it again quickly in case there are iOS novices reading this. :)

1. First, go to the screen whose image you want to capture.
2. Ready? Press the Home button (below your screen) and the Power button (on the top of your phone) together.
3. You only need to hold these two for a second. When you remove your fingers from the buttons, the screen will flash white, indicating that your screenshot has been taken.
4. To see your screenshot, go to the Photos App and then your Camera Roll.

Use Assistive Touch to Take a Screenshot

You might think that your screenshot-taking days are over in case the Home or Power button on your device gets broken, but that’s not true. If you enable Assistive Touch on your iPhone or iPad, you can still capture a screenshot, and here’s how:

Take a Screenshot on iPhone

1. Go to Settings>General>Accessibility>Assistive Touch and turn it to On.

Enable Assistive Touch

2. A black square should appear on one of the edges of your screen.
3. Go to the screen whose image you want to capture.
4. Tap on the black square we mentioned in step 2, and then go to Device>More and tap on the screenshot icon.

Take a screenshot with Assistive Touch

5. Your iPhone/iPad will dismiss the Assistive Touch menu and your screenshot will be taken.


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