How to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy S10

There are a surprising number of situations where you would want to record an image from your phone’s screen, for instance, in a social media post, a game, or a site page. The good news is that taking a screenshot on your Galaxy S10 is not just quick, but other options are available.

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How to use buttons on a Galaxy S10 to snap a screenshot

While there are different ways to capture a screenshot on a Samsung device, the approach most familiar to users of other smartphones involves pressing the phone’s side buttons.

Prepare the screen for the capture.
To take a screenshot, press and hold the Volume Down and Power keys simultaneously for a few seconds. The display will flicker and begin to diminish in size.
When you take a screenshot, the toolstrip to edit it will temporarily display at the bottom of the screen. The screenshot can be edited with the provided tools or saved as-is to the Gallery.

How to use your palms to take a screenshot on a Galaxy S10.

Getting a screenshot on the S10 is as easy as sliding the edge of your hand across the screen, similar to many other Android phones. This should be automated; however, if you wish to double-check the following:

Go to the Settings menu.
Select “Advanced options.”
Select “Gestures and motions” from the menu.
Swipe the switch for “Palm swipe to capture” to the right to activate the feature.

Once set up, a screenshot can be easily taken by raising a hand. And here’s how:

Organize your screen so that it contains the information you wish to capture.
Hold the S10 with one hand, palm down, a little finger should point towards the long side of the device.
Slide your palm gradually across the phone’s surface. Moving from right to left, or vice versa is equally valid.
If the screenshot were taken successfully, the screen would flash and shrink.

Using Bixby to Capture a Screenshot on the Galaxy S10

Samsung’s virtual assistant Bixby now has the ability to snap a screenshot on your behalf. If Bixby isn’t already set up, hit the Bixby button (located below the volume controls on the left side of the S10) to make it ready.

Organize your screen so that it contains the information you wish to capture.
Tell Bixby to snap a shot.
A screenshot will be taken by Bixby and stored in the Gallery.
How to take a screenshot of a part on a Galaxy S10 with Edge panels
You may instantly access a handful of the S10’s features with a swipe of your finger along the screen’s edge to activate and access the device’s Edge panels. An Edge panel cannot be used to capture the entire screen but can be used to capture a particular region.

Edge Panel screen capture requires activating the relevant panel, which is disabled by default.

Release the Settings program.
Click “Display,” then “Edge screen.”
Select the Edge Panels menu item to view the panel options.
The first option, “Apps edge,” is usually turned on by default. Press the button to make sure “Smart choose” is turned on.

How to take a screenshot using the Edge panel after you’ve activated it

Prepare the screen for recording by placing the desired data there.
For a better experience, swipe from the right side of the screen to the left, above the screen’s central point.
It’s the space above the search bar for Google Assistant on your phone’s home screen. Swipe up above the screen’s central point to go between screens. Activate Smart choose by swiping the screen. If many panels are turned on, you may need to swipe more than once.
After the Smart choose panel appears, select the desired tool, such as the rectangle, by tapping on it.
Adjust the selection’s location and size on the screen, and then hit the “Done” button.
When satisfied with your selection, touch the Save button (it looks like a downward pointing arrow) to add it to your Gallery.

How to capture a screenshot of a scrolling Galaxy S10 display

The screenshot toolstrip, which displays at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds after you snap a full screenshot using the buttons, your palm, or Bixby, allows you to make adjustments to the screenshot before saving it. The scrolling capture button is arguably the most useful tool in the toolstrip since it allows you to record screenshots of web pages that are far longer than the phone’s display.

Bring up the webpage or other content on the screen that you wish to capture.
Take a screenshot by pressing a button, using your hand, or asking Bixby.
To take a longer screenshot, you can tap the scrolling capture button in the toolstrip.
You can make a lengthy page by tapping the button multiple times, which will cause the bottom of the screenshot to grow.
In addition to the standard tools, the toolstrip includes a crop button, an annotation button (for adding your own notes to the screenshot), and a share button.

How to take a screenshot of a Samsung Galaxy S10