3 fast ways to create screenshot in Galaxy Note (Note II, Note 3 and Note 8.0 as well) without using any apps

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• My Galaxy Note 3 seems to be having a virus. At doesn't seem to open images, instead it presents a black screen.. what to do..?

  • If you only install apps from Google play and other reliable sources, you should not worry about virus on android.

    You may just reboot the phone.

    If rebooting doesn't help, you can try go to settings - application manager - gallery, tap clear cache and clear data.

• I have a note 10.1..I couldn't get the pen to work. Is there a trick I missed?

  • When your S Pen touches the screen, you then press and hold the button. If there is no reaction, you probably have to get a new S Pen.

• What r yall calling a home button on a note?

  • What do you mean? It is home button.

• swiping of the hand is not working and the NOTE doesn't have a home button. Is there something else I can try? I really don't want to have to get the S out every time.

  • All Note devices have the home button except the old note 10.1. In this device, you can try power button +volume down button.

    • Nope that doesnt work. The hand swipe worked twice and now it wont work.

      • First, the S Pen method and power + home button method should always work.

        The palm swiping method may be affected by other apps.

• Thanks for sharing all the tips. I am using Galaxy Note 1. Can you guide me on how to take screenshot?

  • All of the 3 methods should work with note 1.

• Thanks this was very helpful. I have the galaxy note and was curious how to screenshot

• Note 3 - all 3 works. I keep my gestures off so 3-rd method is not for me. But Power+Home and Stylus are my fav ways.

  The is one more way with stylus - Click the button and select 'Screen Write' and without writing anything click save. My fav feature because it takes a screenshot and allows you to outline or underline an area which you want people to see.

  • thank you for sharing the tips.

• thank you, this was so very helpful.

• note 10.1 2014 using the oval button instead of home works for the home and power screenshot

• In my note 2 in 4.3 update home +power screenshots doesnt work need help plsssssssss

• Power button+ Home key+ volume down (if the Power button+ Home key don't work)

• Wow - it works great …happy I visited dis site..... thanx a million

• thanks for the tips, I am new to the android, so here is where are screen captures are saved on the phone
  Files are saved in the Apps➔ My Files➔ All➔ Device storage ➔ Pictures ➔ Screenshots folder. You can also find them in your Gallery in the Screenshots album

• is this works in skype via note?

  • Yes, it should work.

• Oh! I spent DAYS finding lame app's on the app store. I had started to hate my note. I newly switched from blackberry's to an android phone. U just made me love my phone !! Thanks alot. Really helpfull

  • Glad to know it works for you. Enjoy your phone.

• Since Jelly Bean the wipe thing does not work anymore
  Luckily we still have a pen

  • In jelly bean, you need set it in Settings--Motion--hand motion

• all tips are working..got my note 2 jb version just 2 weeks ago..thank you for the tips, downloading the manual now.. ;-)

• First option worked like char on my Note! thanks!

• can anyone telll me how t download ashphalt 7 in galaxy note 2 free. pllllllzzzz reply fast and flasher player also

  • it is a paid app, so you should pay to get it. Using pirated apps is easy to be tracked on your phone.

• GREAT!! awesome article.
  Hahahaha

  I have been using my galaxy note from about 4 moths.. and i didn´t knew about the palm trick!! Is amazing!!

  yet.. it would be nice to have the same after disp.. as the s-pen snaphsot , mostly you need to sent or do something with the snap, as soon as it is taken.
  But the trick is great!!

  thank you so much, !! greetings!

  • Glad to know the post is useful. Enjoy your Note.

• The 3rd is cool, i have tried that and it works.
  Thx for your sharing.

• I love galaxy note, but when i use skype within 3 or 4 minute it is heated very much, what is a solution

  • Not a solution, but my personal experience is to uninstall it.

    I had problems with the Skype app on all my Android devices (it seems it does not like me). Now I use Google Voice, CSipSimple and Hang Out. This is sufficient.

• Is it true that note will be getting jelly bean? Can you please verify?

  • Yes, Galaxy Note will get the jelly Bean. As I know, the JB (4.1) update will be available in Q1 2013.

    Of course, Samsung has NOT confirmed this. Very likely, it will be announced only after Galaxy Note 2 is announced (end of this month).

• My not is runnin ICS 4.0.4(US) and I believe it was possibly disabled when it upgraded? I'm very disappointed btw. I believe we need to expadite this to Samsung, i find method 2 to be a massive help than 1 or 3

  • Not sure about this on the US version.

    For international version, it still works. But the timing becomes important: you need almost press the two buttons simultaneously.

• Hello jbmgjja.

  Have you done this.
  Wipe data / factory reset.
  and factory reset done.? I did and everything works great.

  For me everything works super good.

• ICS - problem is nonsense.
  I thought I had problem with screenshots.
  Melvin this to my link to my reply. you have no app needed for making screenshots with samsung note.
  read this but everything works just super. !

  Even after the
  Wipe data / factory reset.
  and factory reset

  see link screenshots works so super good. for me.!
  https://www.allaboutgalaxynote.com/3-...sing-any-apps/

• Method two DOES still work on note with ics!! 100%%%

  • i have tried this until im blue in the face. method 2 worked before i upgraded now it doesnt at all... i am a pro at the timing ive done it so much before. ive done it on my facinate and stratospheres for years on verizons network. i recently switched to att to get the note and that method worked until the upgrade. not sure why it works for you and not the rest of us. but actually the palm swipe is faster and easier so i really could care less about trying to push 2 buttons just right anymore! LOL but if anyone figures out whats up with method 2 and finds a fix id love to know just for curiosity sake. :-)

    • Maybe, this depends on the region of the firmware. For mine, it works without issues, just the timing is critical as it may call out the task manager easily. Most of the time, I just use the S Pen.

• Method 2: use Home Key + Power Key doesn't work after upgrade to ICS.

• After the update to 4.0.3 on galaxy note the 2nd way (home + power key) does not work anymore for me.

  • i had the same problem (well it wasn't a problem) the thing is, unlike before the update, you actual have to hold both the home and the power button for like 1 second or so, where prior, all you had to do was push them at the same time real quick. Hope this helps.

    • thanks for the info.

  • It does work for mine. Timing is important: try to press them simultaneously(within 1 second; otherwise the power options or task manager will pop out)

• i have a galaxy note with ics, incredible phone :) they have changed 'method 2' - no longer home button, now down volume button. but my struggle is trying to take a screenshot of a paused video from my gallery, no methods work? can you help???

  • I just tested it: it still works. But the timing is critical, if you press power button too slow, task manage will pop out. Once you press down the home button, immediately press the power button. Or Press down the power button, then immediately press down home button.

    Can you try again?

• Great tips! The palm trick works great. The home and power trick still results in my screen turning off. I guess I have to get the timing just right.

  • yes, the timing is important. anyway, it's fun to have different ways to take screenshot.

• I had some financial crisis and couldnt get my note before! I jut ordered and waiting to get delivered ! Im starting to fall in love with your website .

  • Thanks for reading this blog. Enjoy your Note.

• u r gr8 dude... All 3 tricks for taking screenshots are good especially the first nd 3rd trick for note. U rocks