{"title":"How to Take a Screenshot on iPhone","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/tech/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-iphone","category":{"slug":"tech","name":"Tech"},"creator":{"name":"iTech Whisperer","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/@iTechWhisperer","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IjPux63skQ"},"tldr":"Take iPhone screenshots three ways: Side+Volume Up, Siri, or Back Tap. Plus full-page webpage screenshots saved as PDF — the trick most iPhone users miss.","totalDurationSeconds":285,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Press Side Button + Volume Up","text":"Press the Side button (right edge) and the Volume Up button (left edge) at the same time, then release both quickly. The screen flashes white and a small preview thumbnail appears in the bottom-left corner.This works on every iPhone without a Home button - iPhone X, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and the SE. On older iPhones with a Home button, the combo is Home + Side instead."},{"number":2,"title":"Tap the Preview to Edit or Trash","text":"The preview thumbnail in the bottom-left fades after about 4 seconds. Tap it before it disappears and a markup screen opens with crop, draw, text, share, and trash options.If the screenshot didn't come out right, tap the trash icon - the file never lands in your camera roll. That's the cleanest way to skip the 'delete the bad screenshot from Photos later' step."},{"number":3,"title":"Find Saved Screenshots in Photos","text":"Open the Photos app, tap Albums, then scroll down to Media Types and tap Screenshots. iOS automatically sorts every screenshot into this dedicated album so you can flip through them without scrolling past every other photo on your device."},{"number":4,"title":"Capture an Entire Webpage","text":"Open the page in Safari. Take a normal screenshot (Side + Volume Up). Tap the preview thumbnail. At the top of the markup screen, tap Full Page. iOS captures the whole scrollable webpage as one tall image.To save it, tap Done > Save PDF to Files. (Full-page screenshots don't go to Photos - they save as PDFs in Files.)"},{"number":5,"title":"Use Siri Hands-Free","text":"Say 'Hey Siri, take a screenshot.' Or hold the Side button until Siri activates and ask the same. Useful when one hand is busy or the Side+Volume combo is awkward to hit (case grip, gloves, awkward angle)."},{"number":6,"title":"Set Up Back Tap for the Easiest Shortcut","text":"Open Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap. Pick Double Tap or Triple Tap, then assign Screenshot. Now two or three quick taps on the back of the phone takes a screenshot - no buttons, no Siri.This is the single easiest way once you set it up, especially with a case on. Triple tap is more reliable than double tap if you find the phone triggering accidentally."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-05-20T13:29:01.503Z","published":"2026-04-27T16:53:07.547Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}