The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a lot different from the previous Galaxy S series flagship phones. And one the most significant change on the Galaxy S8 is the removal of hardware buttons for home, back and recents key. Galaxy S8 now features on-screen softkeys to navigate through the phone just like Google’s Pixel and Nexus devices does.
However, with this change also comes a change in the way you take screenshots on a Samsung phone. Until now, to take a screenshot on a Samsung Galaxy phone you had to press the Power and Home button together. But that changes with Galaxy S8 because there’s no longer a physical home button.
To take a screenshot on Galaxy S8, you’d have to press and hold Power and Volume Down button together.
How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S8 and S8+
- Open the screen you want to capture on your Galaxy S8.
- Press & hold the Volume Down and Power button together for a second.
- If you see an animation on-screen, that means screenshot has been taken and saved to your phone’s gallery.
- If you want to access the screenshot quickly, pull down the notification bar and you’ll see the captured screenshot there.
Apparently, Samsung recently enabled an extra screenshot feature for its devices — scrolling screenshot. This feature enables you take screenshot of the entire page that is open on your device’s screen; be it a Webpage, WhatsApp conversation, or a long email from an old friend. With scrolling screenshot you can capture it all in one shot.
How to take scrolling screenshot on Galaxy S8 and S8+
- Open the screen you want to capture on your Galaxy S8.
- Press & hold the Volume Down and Power button together for a second.
- Once the screenshot is taken, tap the Capture more option on the bottom left of the screenshot.
- Keep doing so until the you’ve reached the part upto which you want to take the screenshot or the full-page is covered.
I remember a swipe from edge function that allowed the scrolling screenshot. Is that gone?