The easiest way to take a screenshot on iPhone, for all iPhone models

Taking a screenshot of an iPhone is similar to taking a screenshot of a computer screen , which will help you save important content. This article will guide you through how to take a screenshot of an iPhone on all versions from iPhone 5, 5s, 6, 6s, 7, 7 Plus, 8/8 Plus to iPhone X, Xr, Xs, iPhone 11, iPhone 12.

1. Take a screenshot on an iPhone without a Home button

iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS / Phone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12 are devices that have removed the Home button. To take a screenshot on these iPhones, do the following:

Step 1: Simultaneously press and release the side button and the volume up button .

Step 2: Tap the screenshot in the lower left corner, edit if needed, then tap Done .

Step 3: Save to Photos/Files or share, delete iPhone screenshot.

2. Take a screenshot of an iPhone with a Home button

iPhone 8 and earlier are iPhones with a hard Home button. To take a screenshot on these iPhones, press and then release the Home button and the Power button at the same time (iPhone 4, 5) or the Home button and the side button (iPhone 6, 7, 8).

Then follow steps 2 and 3 above.

3. Take a screenshot of iPhone using the virtual Home button

If you often have to take screenshots on your iPhone, you can add this feature to your virtual Home button operations to take screenshots faster.

Step 1: Turn on the virtual Home button

Step 2: Access virtual Home settings:

• On iOS 13, 14: Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch
• On iOS 12 and below: Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > AssistiveTouch .

Step 3: Click on Double tap to select the task to perform. A list of tasks will appear for the user to choose from, click on Take screenshot . So when you want to take a screenshot, just double-click the virtual Home button icon to take a screenshot .

The operation of taking a screenshot of the iPhone screen by double-tapping the virtual Home button is applied to most current iPhone models.

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4. Take screenshots of iPhone, iPad from the virtual Home button

If you are afraid of using the hardware keys and do not need to take screenshots too often, you can add the iPhone screenshot feature to the virtual Home button.

Step 1: Go to virtual Home button settings (AssistiveTouch)

Step 2: Select Customize control menu

Step 3: Click on any icon then select Take Screenshot from the list that appears.

Step 4: To take a screenshot of your iPhone, click on the virtual Home button , select Take a screenshot .

On older iOS, after enabling the virtual Home button, simply tap on the virtual Home, select Device > select More > Take a screenshot . The photo will also be saved to the Camera Roll folder in *.PNG format:

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5. Take a screenshot by tapping the back

Since iOS 14, Apple has added the Back Tap function , you can use this feature to take screenshots by tapping the back of the device without having to do too much.

Setting up the back tap feature to take a screenshot is also very easy. Just go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Tap on back > Double tap/Triple tap > Take screenshot.

Once set up, you can now double-tap the back of your device to quickly take a screenshot. Note that this feature only supports iPhone 8 and later running Apple's latest operating system, iOS 14.

Good luck!