Screenshots are one of the easiest ways to share your device’s screen with friends, family members, or co-workers. The ability to take screenshots saved me lots of time troubleshooting problems with my Android phone and tablet. It would be easier for others to understand what you are talking about when you share a screenshot.
Reasons Of Screenshot Not Working Issue On Android
It turns out that not all devices can take screenshots easily because of multiple reasons. Some of them include:
1. Power Saving Mode
In this mode, Android limits performance and background activities to conserve power. When your screen is turned off, the system stops running most processes and goes into a sleep state to reduce battery usage.
2. Display Zoom
This feature allows you to increase or decrease the size of items on your display. By default, it’s set at Normal, which means that all elements, icons, text, images will appear as they do on other devices with no changes.
3. Screen Security On
Some applications may have secured their user interfaces with a PIN lock, so you’ll need to unlock them before proceeding further. If you want some app not to secure its interface, please turn off “Screen Security On” in the application settings app.
4. Background Data
The status bars maybe not be colored in green color when you turn off your mobile data, but it is still running the background process. So if you want to see the status bar always green, then please go into the app setting and choose “No Background Process” or “Restrict Background Data.”
5. Camera LED light Blinking Continuously
Please note that we can often fix screenshots not working on Android by flashing back to previous firmware or reflashing the same ROM again.
Also Check: How to Take a Screenshot on a Mac
6 Ways to Fix Android Screenshot Not Working
If your Android phone has issues taking screenshots, you should make sure that you read and tried all of these fixes to ensure that it’s not a software or hardware issue.
1. Review Your Google Account to Check for App Policy
Some apps on your smartphone can disable taking screenshots of your device. This is usually because of the app’s policy, so it would be best to check with the developer of these applications to resolve this matter.
If you have an older version of the application installed on your device, it might also cause this problem. You can also turn off the app by running it into ‘safe mode’ if taking screenshots is already disabled on your device.
2. Check Device’s Storage to Fix Screenshot Issue
If your phone’s storage is already insufficient, this can also be one of the possible reasons you cannot take screenshots on your Android phone.
To fix this problem, you need to extend more storage on your device to no longer affect its performance. You can also clear up some space occupied by uninstalled or unneeded applications installed on your device for an instant solution.
Go to the media storage app to deal with limited storage space as it can also affect screenshot functionality in Android smartphones.
3. Determine Correct Screenshot Key Combination
Different Android devices have their own unique screenshot key combination, so it would be best if you determine first which buttons are assigned on taking screenshots of your device before trying out whether each one works or not. You can find this key combination for each Android phone by doing a simple Google search.
4. Make Sure You’re Not Using Incognito Mode
Suppose you want to take screenshots on your Android phone. In that case, you should ensure that you’re not using ‘incognito mode’ when browsing the web or any other apps installed on your device because this feature will disable the ability to capture screenshots of your smartphone. All you need to do is turn off incognito mode and try retaking a screenshot to resolve this issue.
5. Boot Phone into Safe Mode
Some users reported taking screenshots of their devices after booting them in normal mode instead of safe mode. If the problem is rooted in your smartphone’s hardware, this solution might also help you resolve it completely. After booting your device, try retaking screenshots and see if the issue no longer occurs.
6. Restart Your Android Device
Sometimes, restarting your android phone is enough to fix most problems related to its software and performance issues. This method is fairly simple and can be performed quickly on your device by simply tapping the ‘restart’ button that is usually included with most android phones today.
However, just make sure that you do not hold any buttons before rebooting your smartphone. You might accidentally do a factory reset which can cause more problems than fixing it directly starting from scratch all over again.
FAQs
1. What Is Android Screenshot?
A screenshot is an image taken by a user to record the visible elements displayed on the screen of an electronic device. This is usually made using the combination of keyboard keys or button shortcuts. It allows users to share information about what they are doing or feeling at that moment with other people.
2. Why Does My Phone Not Take A Screenshot?
It could be any one of the following reasons: The smartphone has no screenshot option available; The screenshot keys are not working; there is a problem in functions assigned for taking screenshots; The phone’s operating system (ROM) is outdated and needs an update, etc.
3. How to Take a Screenshot on Android?
You can take a screenshot of your phone’s screen by following any of the below-mentioned procedures: The easiest way is to press and hold the ‘Power’ and ‘Volume Down’ buttons simultaneously for 1-2 seconds.
Some phones like Samsung Galaxy S5 offer this feature with different key combinations. Other smartphones come with an inbuilt ‘Screenshot option’ found under the settings.
You can download apps from the Google Play store that let you capture screenshots using their assigned hotkeys. If none of these options work, then update your phone’s operating system (ROM) and check again.
Maryam has been teaching IT as a school teacher for over a decade, and her main subject of choice is Internet safety, especially helping parents keep their families safe and secure online. When Maryam is not teaching or writing she is a big fan of the outdoors, the complete opposite of staring at a computer screen for hours.
