Richard Goodwin 13/03/2018 - 9:48am

Rocking a Samsung phone? Want to take a screenshot? You’re in the right place…

If you’re one of the millions of people that own a Samsung phone, you might be wondering how you go about taking a screenshot on the device?

Plenty of people don’t know how to do this but it is actually really very simple once you know how. This article will show you how to take a screenshot on a Samsung phone.

We’ll cover the Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S8, as well as the newly released Galaxy S9.

As I said, it’s pretty easy to do. But if you’re new to Samsung (or Android phones), then you might not have figured it out.

Read on to find out how to take a screenshot on a Samsung phone.

How To Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S5

  • Get what you want displaying on your phone’s screen. 
  • Press the power button and the Home button at the same time. 
  • You’ll hear a noise, this means the screenshot has been taken. 
  • The screenshot will be saved in the Gallery app.

How To Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S6

  • Press the power button and the Home button at the same time. 
  • You’ll hear a noise, this means the screenshot has been taken. 
  • The screenshot will be saved in the Gallery app.

How To Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S7

You have a couple of options with the Galaxy S7 when it comes to taking screenshots.

Method One:

  • Press the power button and the Home button at the same time. 
  • You’ll hear a noise, this means the screenshot has been taken. 
  • The screenshot will be saved in the Gallery app.

Method Two:

  • Palm Swipe – basically, slide your hand across the display from left to right. 
  • Once you’ve done this, you’ll hear the shutter sound – that means it’s worked. 
  • Your photo will be in the Gallery app.

How To Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S8/Galaxy S9

  • Press the power button and the Home button at the same time. 
  • You’ll hear a noise, this means the screenshot has been taken. 
  • The screenshot will be saved in the Gallery app.

You can also use the palm swipe method from above as well :)

And that’s it! Told you it was pretty simple!