How To Take A Screenshot On Android Tablet? 5 Best Ways

Let’s say you’re scrolling down your favorite journal on your Android tablet. You’re halfway done enjoying it and wish to capture a screenshot of a particular section to share it with others. However, you can’t do so. Inability to capture the screen on a tablet is a common issue with everyone. 

Taking a screenshot might be easy on a mobile device, but not many of you know how to take a screenshot on an Android Tablet. 

This article will solve all your queries, and help you seamlessly take a screenshot on an Android tablet. So, let’s start. 

how to take a screenshot on android tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tablet)? 

Galaxy tablets are among the most widely preferred ones on the market due to their important features and easy usage. Hence, if you want to capture a screenshot on your Galaxy tablet, check these different ways to do so.   

1. Using Tablet Keys
2. Using Palm swipe
3. Using S Pen
4. Using Bixby Assistant 

1. Using Tablet Keys 

The built-in tablet keys are the typical way of capturing a screenshot on your Galaxy tablet. All you need to do is press the Power button and Volume Down button and hold them for a second or two. It’ll quickly capture the screenshot for you. 

Just remember to carefully press both the buttons simultaneously. Otherwise, the screenshot won’t be taken and you’ll see the Power menu on the screen.

If there’s a Home button available on your tablet, long-press it along with the Volume Down button to take the screenshot. 

Once you take a screenshot, it’ll automatically get saved in the gallery app.

2. Using Palm swipe

There is another built-in feature called Palm Swipe to take amazing screenshots on Samsung tablets. You can use this feature by following these steps.  

• Open the Setting App on your tab.
• Select the Palm Swipe to Capture option.
• Turn on this feature on your tab.

Once you complete this, you can easily take a screenshot by swiping your palm on the screen. Again, make sure you are swiping it correctly or it won’t take the screenshot.

Due to hardware limitations, some Galaxy tablets don’t support this feature, such as Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. But you can try different ways of taking screenshots on such devices. They all will be saved to your gallery where you can edit or delete them. 

3. Using S Pen

Taking a screenshot with the help of an S pen is only possible if your tablet comes with the S Pen. You can also use this feature for Screen Write. Follow these steps for taking a screenshot. 

• Navigate the screen on which you want to take a screenshot. 
• Tap on the Air Command Menu icon with the help of the S pen.
• Then, select the Screen Write option.
• Once this is done, the tablet will take a screenshot of the screen you are on.

You can edit these screenshots, by writing on them or drawing on them. Then, Save the screenshot by tapping on the Save option. It’ll be saved in your Gallery by default.

4. Using Bixby Assistant 

You can also take a screenshot using Bixby on your Galaxy tablet. But for that, you need to make sure you have enabled Bixby on your tablet.

You just need to give a voice command – Take a Screenshot to Bixby. And it’ll take a screenshot for you. 

How To Take Screenshots On Your Huawei Tablet? 

There are mainly two ways to take a screenshot on a Huawei Tablet. 

These are:

1. Home button

Let’s learn how to take a screenshot on an Android tablet using the Home button for Huawei.

• Go to the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• Press the button and Power/Sleep button at the same time. Hold these for a few seconds, then release them. 
• You’ll hear a click sound which means the screenshot has been taken.
• If you’re using a higher version of Android, you’ll see the floating screenshot that has been taken on the bottom-left side of the screen.
• You can click on the screenshot to edit it or even have a proper closer view of it.
• Once you’re done with editing, save it and share it with the help of a social media application with your friends or anyone else. 

2. Without Home button

If your Huawei tablet lacks the Home button, don’t worry. Here are the steps to take a screenshot on a Huawei tab without it. 

• Go to the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• You need to find the screenshot toggle option. It’d be in the notification bar. Access it by swiping down the screen.
• Tap on the Screenshot option which is a paper and scissor icon. 
• You’ll see a notification that the screenshot has been taken or hear a camera shutter sound (if enabled) indicating the same. 
• You can click on the screenshot to edit it or even have a proper closer view of it.
• Once you’re done with editing, save it in the photos folder of your device.  
• Then,  share it with the help of a social media application with your friends or anyone else.

There is also an option to take a scroll capture on some of the devices. You can easily find these screenshots saved in your screenshot folder in your Photo or Gallery app. You can further edit the screenshots by going to the folder or sharing it with other people. 

How to Take Screenshots On HTC Tablets? 

Several ways to take a screenshot on your HTC tablet are:

1. Using Hardware Buttons

Taking a screenshot with the hardware button is the easiest and most common way that works for almost any device. Some of you might be already aware of this. While many of you need to understand carefully how to proceed with this. Just follow these steps to do so. 

• Locate the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• Press the Volume Down and Power buttons together and hold them for a few seconds and then release them. 
• You’ll hear a click sound and the process will be completed.

If your HTC tablet has a Home button, you can try the following steps as well. 

• Locate the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• Press the Volume Down and Home buttons together and hold them for a few seconds and then release them. 
• You’ll hear a click sound and the process will be completed.

2. Scrolling Screenshot

This is among the most awaited features that have finally been introduced to the newer Android versions. Earlier when this feature was not introduced, you needed to take multiple screenshots of a webpage to have the entire content captured. 

But the scrolling screenshot feature has changed this and now, the entire page can be captured with just a single screenshot. This saves a lot of time, energy, and some internal storage as well! 

In the case of Android 12, note that scrolling screenshots only work for applications. For example, you can take a scrolling screenshot of the Instagram app but not its web app on Chrome. 

Hence, to take a scrolling screenshot on your device, follow these steps. 

• Locate the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• Capture the screenshot. 
• When the screenshot notification pop-up on the screen, navigate to the screenshot and then tap on Scroll Option.
• Hence, a long page screenshot will be taken.

3. Android App

Due to control issues, or if your tablet has been damaged and Volume or Power buttons are not working it’ll be difficult to take the screenshot. Therefore, there are third-party apps that have been developed to help take a screenshot in such a situation. 

You can easily download these third-party applications from the Google Play Store on your tablet. There can be different steps for taking screenshots for particular applications. But the basic functionality is the same with all of these apps. There can be some fun ways with which you can take screenshots. Such as:

• Shaking the tablet
• Using Widgets

These apps provide some additional features that include:

• Crop the screenshot.
• Convert these screenshots into zip files.
• Convert and save these screenshots in JPG or PNG format.
• Edit the colors.
• Include the date or time stamp on the screenshots. 

Some of the best third-party apps for taking a screenshot on the HTC tabs are:

• Screenshot Touch
• Screenshot Easy
• Screen Master
• Super Screenshot
• Screenshot Capture

4. Google Assistant

You can take a screenshot with help of Google Assistant by following these steps. 

• Make sure you have already installed the Google Assistant on your tab. If not, download it first. You must have the latest Google app and an Android version of 7.0 or above. 
• Once installed, enable Google Assistant.
• Open the Google application. In the bottom-right corner of the screen, select the More option.
• Go to Settings and tap on Google Assistant. Find the Assistant device by clicking on the assistant tab.
• Tap on the Phone option. Then, scroll down to the General section.
• Turn on the Use Screen Context option on the screen.

Your Google Assistant will be enabled after these steps. Then, follow the below steps to take the screenshot with the help of this. 

• Say audibly, Hey Google, or OK Google, whatever suits you.
• Once the assistant is activated, give a voice command of Take a Screenshot. 

That’s how to take a screenshot on an Android tablet with your voice. 

How To Take Screenshots On LG Tablets? 

There are mainly two ways by which you can take the screenshot on LG tablets. These are:

1. Buttons

• Locate the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• Press the Volume Down and Power buttons and hold them for a few seconds and then release them. Or if you want to capture the video, press the Volume Up and Power button and hold them.
• The screenshot will be directly saved to the Gallery of the tablet.

2. Notification Bar

• Locate the screen on which you want to screenshot.
• You need to find the screenshot toggle option. It’d be in the Notification bar. So, you can access it by swiping down the screen.
• Tap on the Screenshot option which is a paper and scissor icon. 
• The screenshot will be directly saved to the Gallery of the tablet.

How To Take A Screenshot Of A Webpage? 

Screenshot Easy is a popular third-party application that is suitable to take a screenshot of a webpage on an Android device. You can easily download this application from the Google Play Store or add its Chrome extension. 

With the help of Screenshot Easy, you can save the screenshot, edit it, and share it with others over different social media platforms. 

Follow these steps to take a screenshot of a webpage. 

• Open the webpage on which you want to take a screenshot.
• Select the webpage (whole or partial).
• Select the File type.
• You can edit the screenshot and save it. 
• You can share it over different social media apps as well.

So, that’s everything about how to take a screenshot on an Android tablet. 

Conclusion

So, here you go. In this article, we covered the most used Android tabs along with the steps to take a screenshot in each of them. It’s not a difficult task but is definitely different for each device. 

If you’re still unable to take the screenshot on your Android tablet with the above methods, then you might have disabled some Settings of the same. Hence, make sure to enable these settings as another solution. 

Otherwise, the Power and Volume Down buttons combination works for most tablets. So you can always try this way first and then try other ways if it won’t work.

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