

With the latest version of Google Chrome and Android 12, pressing and holding both the power and volume down buttons at the same time captures whatever is on the screen at that moment.

One of Google's shortcuts for taking screenshots uses the physical buttons on a phone which is quite easy if the combination is remembered.

Related: How To Set Up & Use Google's New Gmail Widget For Android 12 That means a bit of experimentation might be needed when following instructions, however, the screenshot function is fairly universal. Some changes are made to better take advantage of special hardware features, while others are simply to fit a broader theme that's carried across multiple devices, such as Samsung's OneUI. This built-in feature means that there's no need to use a separate app, or to laboriously stitch together multiple screenshots while scrolling to achieve a complete image.Īndroid is the most popular operating system on the planet, supporting billions of devices worldwide, and there are plenty of variations in controls from one manufacturer to the next. Google Chrome includes a way to capture a full page screenshot on smartphones running Android 12.
