Take screenshot on Samsung i897 Captivate

OS: Android 2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread)

CPU: 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

Display: 4" inc

Camera: 5 MP, Single

Sometimes it becomes necessary to quickly save the information that appears on the screen of your phone and without spending a lot of effort to send it to one of your friends, the best way to solve this problem is to take a screenshot from the phone screen, as a result, a photo of your screen will be saved to the phone gallery. And now you can share this photo via instant messengers or email.

How to take screenshot on Samsung i897 Captivate?

If you need to take a screenshot, then press the Volume down and Power keys at the same time for a couple of seconds.

After that, a menu for managing the screenshot will appear at the bottom of the phone screen.

To take a scrolling screenshot, click on the highlighted menu item.

Some phone models allow you to select an option in the settings for how to take a screenshot on your phone.
Go to phone settings: Settings -> Additional settings - > Button and gesture shortcuts

For some Samsung phones, swipe the edge of your hand across the screen to take a screenshot.

Your screenshot will be in the Gallery.

Thomas Nilan
Smartphone Expert

Thomas Nilan is a mobile phone expert with in-depth knowledge of the Android and iOS operating systems, who understands the settings of various hidden features that allow you to expand the capabilities of your smartphone, as well as get information about what is going on inside the phone for future repairs. He is an authority in his field, which has allowed him to become a ghostwriter for several technology publications, and he enjoys writing small mobile applications for testing smartphones.