How To: Take a Screenshot With the iPhone
While this might be iPhone 101 to some, Apple pretty much snuck this feature into their 2.0 firmware, and while we’re now at 2.1, not everyone may yet know that they can capture their iPhone screen contents with just the touch of a button — well, two buttons actually.
To take a screenshot with your iPhone or iPod Touch, just press the Home and Sleep buttons at the same time. On 2.0, the screen will flash white, while with 2.1, you’ll also get the camera shutter sound, and your screen will be captured.
To access your screenshots go to Photos and on the iPhone, look in Camera Roll, while on the iPod Touch, check out Saved Photos. (see, poetically, screenshots after the jump!)
October 6th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I use it to take snapshots of google maps for me to switch between and websites / pics for viewing offline.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
I figured this out the first week the 2.0 software and new iphone launched. At first i thought there was a glitch in the phone… FREAKED ME OUT…. I work for ATT and i finaly figured out that it did this when i was setting up the iphone for a customer. Not really sure why they put this but it sure does come in handy when you find something really cool and want to show your friends.
October 6th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I used it on two different occasions to capture a bug for a developer.
October 6th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
DAMN fun feature..took a screen shot…opened the photo…gave the iPhone to my buddy…he could not figure out why the icons were not working..he tried tapping..double tapping…index finger..thumb..nothing worked…HAHAHA…damn funny app
October 6th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
@RsB: not sure how your buddy didn’t figure it out. When you tap on an image within the camera roll each finger tap to the screen displays and turns off the “camera roll header and footer” with the controls. Dragging the image would have moved it to the next image in line if there were one. If he double taps the image, the image will zoom. He must have not have had any experience with an iPhone before.
October 7th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Very very thanks.
October 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pm
this is well cool. I accidently took a screen grab, freaked me out
good functionality!!
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:16 am
coudnt work out how to do it until i found this blog. thanks