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| From | Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices |
| Date | 2015-07-30 22:46 +0100 |
| Organization | Association of Revolting Peasants |
| Message-ID | <d1vk8bF7rrlU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <d1ubhuFrudlU1@mid.individual.net> <mpdtp6$v95$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
On 30/07/2015 20:26, Moe DeLoughan wrote: > On 7/30/2015 5:11 AM, Roger Mills wrote: >> AIUI, you're supposed to be able to capture a shot of the current >> screen on an Android device by pressing the power and volume buttons >> simultaneously. >> >> However, I've had very limited success when trying to do this - both >> with my Nexus 10 tablet and my Moto G phone. It seems to work very >> occasionally - less than 10% of the time - so it's impossible to be >> able to rely on taking a screen shot when you want one. >> >> This has been the case throughout the period of my ownership of these >> devices, and seems to have little to do with the flavour of Android >> (which has been upgraded several times). >> >> I've tried one or two third-party apps - but these all seem to rely on >> the built-in (in)ability to initiate screen shots by pressing the >> buttons. >> >> Am I missing something, or can't anyone else make screen shots work >> reliably either? > > According to the screenshot app on my phone, Android 4.0 and up will > only take screenshots using the power/volume simultaneous press. So much > for the app. And it *does* if you do it right. See my subsequent post on the subject. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked.
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Taking screen shots on Android devices Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 11:11 +0100
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Leviatan <alberto.feSINESTO@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 16:06 +0200
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 17:00 +0100
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> - 2015-07-30 14:45 -0400
Re: SOLVED: Taking screen shots on Android devices Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 20:00 +0100
Re: SOLVED: Taking screen shots on Android devices "Ivan D. Reid" <Ivan.Reid@ivan.fsnet.co.uk> - 2015-07-30 22:23 +0000
Re: SOLVED: Taking screen shots on Android devices tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-08-03 20:28 -0400
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-07-30 17:39 +0200
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Moe DeLoughan <moe@null.com> - 2015-07-30 14:26 -0500
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-30 22:46 +0100
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2015-08-01 00:15 +1200
Re: Taking screen shots on Android devices Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-31 14:06 +0100
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