A screenshot is a digital image of the currently displayed content on a device’s screen. In smartphones, screenshots can be taken by pressing a combination of physical buttons on the device, or by using gesture commands. The resulting image captures the content displayed on the screen at the time the screenshot was taken, and can be saved and shared as a file.
Screenshots are useful for capturing and sharing information, such as text messages, images, or other data, from the screen of a smartphone.
In this article, we will walk you through taking a screenshot on the new Samsung Galaxy S23 smartphone using any of the available methods.
Taking a screenshot on Galaxy S23 using hardware buttons
The typical method of taking a screenshot is using the hardware key combinations.
- To do this, simply press Volume Down and Power button simultaneously. Doing so triggers the phone to capture the screen and save in the Gallery app storage.
You can edit, share, or download any of the saved screenshots on your device.
Taking a screenshot on Galaxy S23 using Palm swipe
The palm swipe gesture is a feature on some Samsung smartphones that allows users to take a screenshot by swiping the edge of their hand across the screen.
The gesture works by using the phone’s sensors to detect the movement of the user’s hand and capture an image of the current screen display.
To use the palm swipe gesture, the user must enable the feature in their device’s settings and then swipe their hand across the screen in a specific manner.
Here’s how to enable this feature on the Galaxy S23:
- Open the Settings app.
- Navigate to the Advanced features.
- Select Motions and gestures.
- Find and then tap to enable Palm swipe to capture
When enabled, you can start taking a screenshot by swiping your palm on the screen to the right.
The resulting screenshot can then be saved and shared as a file, just like a screenshot taken using physical buttons.
The palm swipe gesture provides an alternative to the traditional method of taking screenshots using buttons and is designed to be a quick and convenient way to capture screen content.
Taking a screenshot on the Galaxy S23 Using Long/Scrolling Screenshot
Like other modern Android phones, the Galaxy S23 also allows you to take a single scrolling screenshot. This can be a better alternative instead of taking multiple screenshots.
Here’s how it’s done:
- First, open the screen that you’d like to capture. A good example is a web page, so open a web browser for that matter.
- Once you’re in the desired page, use the usual button combination (Power + Volume Down) to capture a screenshot.
- When the screenshot is captured, a menu bar will appear at the bottom of the screen with multiple options.
- Find the icon with two downward arrows and then tap on it several times to capture a scrolling screenshot.
- Tapping on the dropdown arrow makes the content on your screen start scrolling down.
- Just tap and hold the double-arrow down icon until you reach the desired point. Once you’re finished, release the icon.
The scrolling screenshot will then be captured and saved on your phone’s Gallery app storage.
- To access and manage your screenshots, simply open the Gallery app then make necessary edits.
Once you’re done fine-tuning your screenshots, you can start sharing them.
Scrolling screenshots is one of the built-in tools in Samsung Galaxy phones running in Android 12 or later versions.
And that’s it!