Samsung Galaxy S6: Take a screenshot - Here's how
With the Samsung Galaxy S6 you have several options to take a screenshot. We'll show you how it's done.
Samsung Galaxy S6 - Take screenshot with keyboard shortcut
The easiest way to take a screenshot with the Samsung Galaxy S6 is with a key combination. You may already know this key combination from the Galaxy S5.
- All you have to do is press the power button and the home button at the same time and hold them down for up to 2 seconds.
- Your Galaxy S6 screen should flash for a moment if the screenshot was successful.
Use the swipe gesture to take a screenshot on the Galaxy S6
The Samsung Galaxy S6 also supports gesture control. So you can take a screenshot with a swipe gesture. First, however, you need to change the following settings:
- Go to Menu> Settings> Movements and gestures> Record by swiping.
- Flip the switch in the top right. You can then trigger a screenshot by swiping your hand from left to right across the entire display.
- It may happen that a screenshot is not taken immediately. In this case, you just have to try again.
Tip: Buy the Galaxy S6 (Plus) cheap
In addition to the simple screenshot function, the Galaxy S6 naturally shines with many other features: For example, there is a curved display, a fingerprint sensor and chic swiping gestures. Despite the functional splendor, there is almost no change in price compared to the predecessor:
- The standard version of the Galaxy S6 with 32 GB currently costs around 400 euros. The more elegant Edge version with a curved display is available from around 500 euros.
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Set up your Samsung Galaxy S6 again, you can also create a Samsung account. We'll show you what the Samsung account uses.