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  • How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2

    Capturing screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2 series smartphones are very easy. Asus has provided three different ways to snap screenshot. Each methods are very easy and anyone can perform in few seconds.

    Below mentioned ways to take screenshot works on most of the Asus Zenfones such as Zenfone 5, Zenfone 6, Zenfone 2, Zenfone Laser, Zenfone Zoom, Zenfone Max, Zenfone Delux to name  few.  It will be useful if you would like to share your highest score in a game with your friend or save a online payment reciept or even sharing error message. Apart from this, there many other situations, taking snapshot of screen comes in handy.

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    How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 has various variants. The different variants are based on the size of RAM and internal storage. There is also two variants based on screen resolution. One is 720 and rest 1080p.  All these variants runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop and ZenUI. So taking screenshot on Zenfone 2 all variants remains same.

    To take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2 there are 3 methods available. They are: 

    1. Default Android Method
    2. Using the recent apps key
    3. Screenshot icon to the quick settings menu

    Method 1: Default Android Method

    For taking screenshot using this method, go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot. The press and hold volume down key and power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken and it will be saved in photos folder.

    Method 2: Using the recent apps key

    This method taking screenshot is much easier than the previous method. To take screenshot on Zenfone 2 using this method, follow the steps given below.

    • Go to settings-> ASUS customised settings
    • Tap on to ‘Recent apps key’.
    • Choose the ‘Tap and hold to capture screen’.
    • Now go to the any screen on which you want to screenshot, tap and hold recent apps key(right side key of home button) for a second. The screenshot will be taken.
    • Captured print screen will be saved in photos or Gallery.

    Method 3: By adding screenshot icon to the quick settings menu.

    Zenfone 2 Print screen

    • Open the quick settings menu.
    • Tap on to the edit quick settings icon.
    • Under ‘select tools to show on quick settings panel’, select screenshot. Do remember, you can only select 4 tools. So, for enabling screenshot, you need disable any other other 4 tools which are already selected.
    • Tap on to save.
    • Now go the screen on which you want to take screenshot, and access quick settings panel and tap on to screenshot icon. The screenshot will be taken.
    • The captured print screen of Zenfone 2 will be saved in Gallery or photos.

    Video Guide on Taking screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2

  • How to take screenshot on Lenovo A6000

    Lenovo A6000 is a budget Dual sim Android smartphone with 4G capability. The device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat out of the box with Vibe UI. Taking screenshot on Lenovo A6000 is very easy. There are two methods through which you can take screenshot. Here are the two methods to take screenshot on Lenovo A6000 4G Android smartphone.

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    How to take screenshot on Lenovo A6000

    As mentioned before, there are methods. First one is the default Android method and another one is Lenovo Vibe UI exclusive method.

    Android Default method of taking screenshot on Lenovo A6000.

    Like any other Android smartphone, you need to press and hold Volume down and power button simultaneously to take screenshot.

    Vibe UI way of taking screenshot on Lenovo A6000

    • First go to the screen on which you want to take the screenshot.
    • Next go to quick notification area settings by swiping the screen from top to down using two finger.

    Print screen on Lenovo A6000

    • The quick settings has the screenshot icon.
    • Tap on to it to take the screenshot.

    Where the taken screenshot gets saved?

    The taken screenshot on Lenovo A6000 will be saved on Gallery folder.

    Video on How to take screenshot on Lenovo A6000

  • How to Take Screenshot on Moto E

    Motorola Moto E is one of the best budget Dual sim Android smartphone. It features a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 Dual core processor with 1GB of RAM. It sports 4.3 inch touch screen with qHD resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The built in storage of the device is 4GB and supports microSD card. Motorola Moto E price in India Rs.6,999. In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Motorola Moto E.

     

    How to take screenshot on Motorola Moto E

     

    • First go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
    • Now press and hold volume down key+ Power button Simultaneously.
    • Screen will flicker to confirm that, the screenshot is taken.

    Where Taken screenshot of Moto E is saved?

    The taken screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshot folder.

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    Video Guide on How to Take screenshot on Moto E

  • How to Take Screenshot on Lumia Smartphone

    Taking screenshot comes in handy when you want to share or save a details of the screen such as receipt of a transaction or error message etc.  I have already made a detailed post on How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones. In this post, we will learn to take screenshot on Nokia Lumia smartphones and Windows Lumia Smartphones.

    Lumia 535

    How to take screenshot on Lumia Smartphone running Windows 8 or later

    Post Cyan update, the way taking screenshot on Lumia smartphones changes a bit. The method of taking screenshot on all the Nokia Lumia smartphones as well as Microsoft Lumia smartphones are identical.

    • Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot
    • Now press hold Volume Up+Power key simultaneously. If your device is not updated to Cyan update, or running previous version of Windows phones OS, then Power Key and Home key(Windows Key) you need to use.
    • Screen will flicker and shutter sound will be heard to confirm that screenshot is taken.
    • The taken screenshot will be saved in Photos > albums > Screenshots.
    • If want to share the screenshot, then tap and hold the screenshot and tap share.

    Using this method, you can take screenshot on Lumia 638, Lumia 535 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 730 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 830, Nokia Lumia 530 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 630 Dual sim, Nokia Lumia 1520, Nokia Lumia 1320, Nokia Lumia 930, Nokia Lumia 1020, Nokia Lumia 625, Nokia Lumia 520 etc which are running on Windows platform.

    Video Guide on How to take screenshot in Lumia Smartphones

  • How to Take Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Smartphones

    Samsung has wide range of Galaxy smartphones starting from 4k to 55k.  The Samsung Galaxy smartphones runs on Android with customised Touchwiz UI.  In this post, we will learn how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy smartphones such Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Grand, Galaxy Grand Prime etc.

    Read: How to use Samsung Galaxy smartphones as Modem

    There are some device specific ways of taking screenshots on Samsung Galaxy series smartphones. So here are some of the different ways of taking screenshot.

    How to Take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4

    Taking screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4 are very similar. Only difference is the enabling the palm swipe to capture box settings.

    Print Screen Galaxy S5 & S4

    •  In Samsung Galaxy S5, go to Settings->Motions and gestures in the Motion category.
    • Check the Palm swipe to capture box.
    • In Samsung Galaxy S4,  Go to Settings->Motion.
    • Go to  Hand Motion, then palm swipe to capture, and check the box.
    • Close all the menus. Go to the screen on which you want to take screenshot.
    • Now Place the side of your hand on the screen and swipe it across the screen from the right to the
      left or vice versa to capture a screenshot.
    • Taken screenshot will get saved in  Gallery → → Album → Screenshots.

    How to Take Screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and Note 3

    To take screenshot on Samsung galaxy Note 4 or Note 3, above method works.  However, there is additional method which is through S-pen. There two methods.

    Screenshot on Galaxy Note 3

    • Hold down the button on S pen and touch the screen using the S pen. Hold it for a while. The screenshot will be taken
    • Open the Air Command Menu  by pulling the S pen. Use the Smart Select. Drag the S Pen across the content you want to collect.
    • You can save it or share it with your friends.

    How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Devices

    This is the most common method of taking screenshot on Samsung galaxy devices. This method works on galaxy devices such as galaxy Star Duos or Galaxy Core, Galaxy S Duos, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy S3 mini, Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Alpha etc.

    Press and Hold Volume down key and Power button Simultaneously. The screenshot will be taken. The taken screenshot will be saved in Albums.