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How to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4?

By: Simon on October 13, 2014 ; Last updated on: May 20, 2015

When you want to show  someone remotely the Galaxy Note 4 screen, e.g., the achievement in a game, booking proofs, ordering info, some key information on a website, location in the Google Map, a Galaxy Note 4 screenshot is the most simple way to deliver such info.

But how to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4?

Luckily, there are many different methods to take screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.

In this guide, I will show you 3 different methods of taking a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 without using any apps, or connecting to other devices. In other words, you can take a  screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 directly. No apps, or connections are involved.

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1) Method 1: Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 with Home and Power button
2) Method 2: Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 by swiping your palm over the screen
3) Method 3: Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 with S your S Pen using Screen Write (air command)
4) Are there any other methods to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4?

Method 1: Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 with Home and Power button

In the early days,  most Android phones had a hardware home button. The Home button and power button combination is usually for screenshot.

Samsung is a few Android manufactures who refuse to bury hardware home button. So, you can have a simple way to take  a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.

On any screen, press and hold power button and Home button simultaneously to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.

In the reality, it is hard to press and hold two buttons simultaneously. So this may cause one of the two problems:

  1. Galaxy Note 4 exits current app and return to home screen. This means you press Home button too early.
  2. Galaxy Note 4 shows power options (restart the phone, shutdown the phone..). This means you press Power button too early.

The secret of successfully taking a  screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 is to press and hold the power button “slightly” earlier.

There is a reason for this secret. Home button will response normally within 100ms (about 0.1s) once pressed. But power button only responses usually after 500ms (0.5s).

Using Home button  and Power button to take a screenshot works not only on Galaxy Note 4, but also on almost all Galaxy devices from Samsung.

Method 2:  Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 by swiping your palm over the screen

The second method of taking a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 may require patience. But it is fun.

You can simply swipe your palm over the Galaxy Note 4 screen as shown below to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.

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By default, this feature is turned on. But you may accidentally turned it off if you find this method is not working.

You can enable this feature by following these steps:

Step 1: Go to settings –Motions and gestures.

Step 2: Tap Palm swipe to capture if it is off.

Step 3: Turn it on by drag the switch to right until the color is green.

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Again, this palm swiping method of  taking a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 also works on most other Samsung Galaxy devices.

Method 3:  Take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 with S your S Pen using Screen Write (air command)

In old Galaxy Note devcies (Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition and Galaxy Note Pro), you can take a screenshot by  holding the S Pen button, then tapping and holding the S Pen on the screen.

But this S Pen method does NOT work for Galaxy Note 4, due to the new smart select feature in Galaxy Note 4.

Then, can I take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4 with the S Pen?

Yes, you still can use S Pen to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.  But now you need use one of the four air commands in Galaxy Note 4: screen write.

Air command will be launched  when the S Pen  is removed from the slot, or when the S Pen is hovering over any part of the screen with S Pen button pressed.

In the four options of air command, tap screen write to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4.

Once the screenshot is taken, you will be offered the options to edit, share, and save the screenshot, as shown below. Tap the check symbol to save the screenshot.

Please note, when screen write is used to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4, the editing option is always provided and the screenshot is NOT saved until you tap the check symbol.  This behavior is different from the previous 2 methods.

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Screen write was introduced in Galaxy Note 3. So this method also works on Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition and Galaxy Note Pro.

Are there any other methods to take a screenshot on Galaxy Note 4?

Yes, there are some other methods to take a screenshot for Galaxy Note 4.

One of the most common method for all Android devices is through Android debug monitor.  But this required enable some developers options and USB connection with the PC.

Do you have any problems to take a screenshot on your Galaxy Note 4?

Please let us know your problems in the comment box below. We will try to help you.

For other Galaxy Note 4 problems, please check our Galaxy Note 4 how-to guides page.

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  1. David says

    February 13, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    Note that Palm Swipe method only works when you are NOT using a full-screen app which is also controlled by gestures like swiping. For example, if I use the “find a bike” map mini app at (where all that shows on the screen is the map), all gestures control the map, itself (resize, scroll up/down, scroll left/right), so in that case phone UI Palm Swipe has been overridden by local apo gesture controls.

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  2. Thea Schoeman says

    August 1, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    I can not take a screen shot
    It’s said unfortunately system ui has stopped

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    • Simon says

      August 1, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      There are several methods to take screenshots on Galaxy Note devices. Using the S Pen is the easiest.

      What method did you try?


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  3. Debra says

    January 19, 2018 at 11:45 pm

    I have taken several screen shots in the past and I have been able to hit the share symbol and I shared a picture or whatever in the messages, but now it goes to contacts, I would lime to continue in messages but I can’t seem to, it only offer me to share other options but I still want to go the way it was at first . Can you help ?

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    • Simon says

      January 20, 2018 at 2:40 am

      How about sharing photos in Gallery app? Does messages app appear in the list?


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    • David says

      February 13, 2020 at 9:17 pm

      I do this all the time. Start the messages app. Click in a compose message box. Hit the home button (bottom middle of phone). Go to the screen or app that you want a screenshot of. Take the screenshot using whichever method works for you. Go back to Messages. Click in the compose box again. Click the paperclip to attach, then pick either images, or files, or documents (wherever your screenshots automatically save), click the image (or the checkbox next to on the thumbnail image) of your screenshot, then click Done. Presto! Screenshot attached to your MMS message.

      NOTES:
      1) You can only send inages if you have multi-media sending enabled (MMS, which has a higher data limit than basic SMS and much higher than plain text).
      2) Depending on the file size of your images, you might be able to add more than one image to each text message. The bigger the file, the fewer images can be added to each individual message. Be flexible. For example, if 2 images don’t fit on one message, just remove one image from that message, send that message, then attach the 2nd image to your next message.
      3) Sending screenshot as attachments is very demanding on all 3 types of data limits: RAM, storage, and cell data. If you run low on any of these 3, either the image won’t attach, or it will attach and not send.

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  4. Katie Bell says

    October 28, 2017 at 7:07 am

    Same problem note 4 after update

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    • Simon says

      October 29, 2017 at 6:36 am

      What’s the problem?


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  5. Ali says

    August 27, 2017 at 8:05 pm

    I was able to take a screenshot using just the home button prested for 2 to 3 seconds, however now it keeps on coming up with Google assistance t which has never happened before.

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    • Galaxy Note says

      August 27, 2017 at 11:58 pm

      You need to use power button+home button, but just home button, to take screenshots. If you get Google assistance, it means you pressed the power button too late.


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  6. Anonymous says

    August 12, 2017 at 6:24 am

    My phone note 4 says ‘Unfortunately, system UI has stopped working’.
    How do I fix that?

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    • Galaxy Note says

      August 13, 2017 at 7:12 am

      There is no fix for this. You can try to reboot the phone so that you will not get such an issue often.


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  7. Carlyle Campbell says

    June 28, 2017 at 6:44 pm

    For whatever reason using my Note 3 everytime I take a screenshot it takes me to the editing option as if I was using my S pen. Im no longer able to take multiple screenshots cause every time I do it wants me to screen write but I don’t want to. Please help!!!!

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    • Galaxy Note says

      June 28, 2017 at 10:30 pm

      You probably turned on edit after screen capture. You can disable it in settings – display – edit after screen capture.


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  8. ed says

    June 25, 2017 at 9:39 am

    After an update my Note 4 does NOT take snapshots using the Palm Swipe. The option is on in the settings. I tried it in Safe Mode and it did NOT work. I read all the above threads and none provided a solution other that Screen Write.

    Is it a know bug for Palm Swipe not to work after recent updates?

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    • Simon says

      June 25, 2017 at 2:27 pm

      There are no known issues with palm swipe to capture in Note 4 update.

      The method itself is a bit tricky. You may try it a few more times. You can also try to reboot the phone to see whether it helps.


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      • ed says

        August 10, 2017 at 12:13 pm

        Dear Simon,

        It is not tricky, I’ve done it many and multiple times and it is simple. However, it just stopped capturing with a swipe!!! Reboot does not help.

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        • Simon says

          August 10, 2017 at 1:30 pm

          You can try to disable and then enable it. Also, you can test it in that page (do not test in Home screen. which is too sensitive to the touch of palm ).


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          • ed says

            August 25, 2017 at 12:45 am

            Dear Simon,
            No go. Disable and enable did not fix it, and tested in that page!
            Once again it works with Screen Write, however not with Palm Swipe!

          • Galaxy Note says

            August 25, 2017 at 5:44 am

            Not sure about the issue. Anyway, it’s not an important feature.


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  9. Trish says

    June 10, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I had a note 3 and loved the “edit after capture” that you could do on a screen shot before saving the image. I haven’t figured out how to do that on the note 4 🙁 I’ve tried to look it up but I’m just not finding anything. Does anyone know?

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    • Simon says

      June 10, 2017 at 1:59 pm

      In the notification panel, you can find the option to edit option for screenshot taken.


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      • Peter Green says

        July 7, 2018 at 11:02 pm

        Where on notification panel is it I cannot find it anywhere.
        Unless you can describe every step

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        • Galaxy Note says

          July 8, 2018 at 3:18 am

          Swipe down from the status bar to access notification panel. If you are using an app in full-screen mode, you call just swipe down from top of the screen. You may refer to this guide for detailed steps https://gadgetguideonline.com/s9/how-to-use-galaxy-s9-notification-panel-on-galaxy-s9-and-s9/


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  10. Anonymous says

    March 8, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    My Samsung Note 4 will not take screenshots by using the power button on the home screen button worked fine one day the next day it wouldn’t do it the morning it’s stopped working I saw something in the top left corner that said debug any suggestions?

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    • Simon says

      March 8, 2017 at 11:38 pm

      Reboot the phone should solve the issue.


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  11. Moon says

    February 6, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    Since my last update of my galaxy note 4, screen shot by pressing Home with Power button brings up Google page, even when I press Power button slightly earlier than Home button. My palm screen shot never worked from.the beginning even it is enables in the Motion &Gestures in the Setting. So, now I can screen shot only with S pen but I like to be able to use Home&Power button as I always used before.

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    • Simon says

      February 7, 2017 at 12:44 am

      There are no known problems for any of the 3 methods for taking screenshots on Galaxy Note 4. It seems you pressed home button too early. For the method using palm, it’s a bit tricky. When you have time, you can practice it a few times.


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  12. Brenda says

    December 4, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    Having problems using swipe to capture. New/refurb Note 4 and will not palm capture like the old one. This is after updates

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    • Simon says

      December 5, 2016 at 12:31 am

      Did you enable it in Settings?


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  13. rad says

    November 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    Hi, after the last software update i can not use my screen capture using pen, home buttom + power button or even palm swipe… its says “security policy prevents use of screen capture “…
    And i cant turn on palm swipe to screen capture also my s pen doesn’t work also

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    • Simon says

      November 8, 2016 at 2:11 pm

      Did the error happen to all apps? Did you try it in Chrome browser?


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      • rad says

        March 16, 2017 at 3:23 pm

        Any apps , i cant use all of the methods that can be used just to take screenshots, pls help

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        • Simon says

          March 17, 2017 at 12:05 am

          Try it. Also S Pen method is the easiest one to take screenshots.

          What’s did you get when you say you cannot take screenshots?


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          • rad says

            March 19, 2017 at 9:35 am

            I told you i cannot take screenshots !
            USING ALL METHODS BECAUSE IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE SECURITY POLICY!!

          • Simon says

            March 20, 2017 at 12:11 am

            Can you take screenshots for home screen?

            If your phone is set up by IT Dept, you should check with them.

            For DRMed contents, you cannot take screenshots fur copyright issues.


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    • Mari says

      January 9, 2017 at 6:38 am

      Hi, I cant use home and power button to screenshot now..seems since most recent update of Samsung. When I try n capture screenshot, Google opens up instead. Help

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      • Simon says

        January 9, 2017 at 7:02 am

        You press power button to late. Normally, you can press power button slightly earlier.


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      • David says

        February 13, 2020 at 9:20 pm

        Same with me. Hitting power button first. It’s something else. Works after restarting phone. RAM issue?

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  14. Precious says

    October 30, 2016 at 4:11 am

    Hi, I accidentally press something in my settings that reset my system UI and now whenever I try to screenshot using power button and home screen it keeps saying “Unfortunately, system UI has stopped”. I already wipe cached and reboot but nothing happened. Please help me fix this

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    • Simon says

      October 30, 2016 at 12:46 pm

      Can you still take screenshot with S Pen?


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  15. Felicia says

    August 22, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    When I am.abt to take a screenshot it says system ui has stopped

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    • Simon says

      August 22, 2016 at 2:12 pm

      reboot the the phone.


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      • Xiaowei says

        August 23, 2016 at 12:31 pm

        I am having the same issues after marshmallow update too. I had the same error message as Felicia. Rebooting doesn’t work. Same error msg came right back up.

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        • Simon says

          August 23, 2016 at 2:30 pm

          The issue can be caused by some apps or old settings.

          As this happens after a major update, you may back up the phone, then try a factory data reset.


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  16. ORANGE says

    August 18, 2016 at 7:25 am

    AFTER UPDATE MY NOTE 4 TODAY. MY SCREENSHOT USING PALM CANNOT WORK. CHECK ON SETTING AND THE PALM SWIPE TO CAPTURE IS ON. YET I CANT USED IT. TRY USING THE HOME N RIGHT BUTTON IT DOES WORK. JUST THAT I WAN TO USE PALM SWIPE INSTEAD OF THE HOME BUTTON & RIGHT BUTTON.

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    • Simon says

      August 18, 2016 at 10:00 am

      Taking screenshot with palm swipe if airways tricky with like successfully rate. You can try to let hand slightly touch the screen.

      Also, if it’s a major update, you may try to clear cache partition as well.


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  17. Christina Bradley says

    August 16, 2016 at 2:22 am

    I do not want to have to use my pen to screenshot to much chance of losing it

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  18. Christina Bradley says

    August 16, 2016 at 2:21 am

    My Note 4 updated the other day now I can not take a screenshot with power and home buttons or handswipe. Why?

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    • Simon says

      August 16, 2016 at 5:45 am

      Power+ home button should always work.
      Palm swipe requires you to set it up in settings – advanced features – palm swipe top capture (for Marshmallow).

      Did you try to reboot the phone?


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      • rich says

        July 24, 2017 at 4:04 am

        I cannot take screen shots in my galaxy note 4 anymore. “Power+ home button should always work” No, it does NOT work. Neither Palm swipe (yes, it is activated).
        What is wrong with SAMSUNG?

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        • Galaxy Note says

          July 24, 2017 at 5:18 am

          What did you get when you hold the two buttons? You need try it a few times.

          You can also reboot the phone and try it again.


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  19. Anonymous says

    July 7, 2016 at 5:27 am

    My note 4 stopped taking screen shot by pushing lock and home buttons at same time. I don’t know why. This just stopped working today. Is there a way to correct it.

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    • Simon says

      July 7, 2016 at 10:01 am

      What did you get when you pressing the two buttons?


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  20. Kthanxbai says

    June 17, 2016 at 12:43 pm

    I can successfully screenshot all 3 ways. My question is, is there a way to change the format that it saves it in? For example, a screenshot taken with my s pen saves it as a JPEG. But a screenshot done with the home and power button area saved as PNG images. Is there a way to change the format in which the S PEN saves the image format? (at this point I’m preferring it be saved as a PNG).

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    • Simon says

      June 17, 2016 at 11:03 pm

      As I know, no, there are no options to choose file format for screenshots.


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  21. Joe says

    October 9, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    Thank you for the help very informative very helpful

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  22. Mobeen says

    September 27, 2015 at 4:17 pm

    Hi! I updated the software of galaxy note 4 and even though the swipe screen gesture is switched on, I am unable to take the screenshot as I used to.
    Is there something wrong with the update or what?

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    • Simon says

      September 27, 2015 at 10:36 pm

      Nothing charged on taking screenshot. You can always use screen write to take screenshot on note 4 if you have problems to use physical buttons.


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    • Gabriele says

      April 27, 2016 at 3:17 pm

      Neihter of the 3 methods above work on my phone.

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      • Simon says

        April 27, 2016 at 11:56 pm

        What do you get? The S Pen method should work always to take av screenshot.


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  23. Kim says

    September 25, 2015 at 1:17 am

    How do I remove an image from my lock screen that was placed by accident?

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    • Simon says

      September 25, 2015 at 5:07 am

      Do you mean lock screen wallpaper? Open settings – wallpaper. Tap home screen near top left, you can select lock screen or home screen and lock screen to select a new lock screen wallpaper.


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  24. Rhonda Rae says

    August 21, 2015 at 1:25 am

    My Samsung Note 4 sPen has suddenly stopped giving me a screen shot to edit, crop or write on. It just stores a picture. It also is being difficult to even get it to take a picture. 2 out 3 times I habe to click button on pen to make it take the picture but still no proof to approve

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    • Simon says

      August 21, 2015 at 1:05 pm

      if you are using screen write, tapping the screen write should take screenshot and ask you to edit it.

      You only need tap the button once when S Pen is hovering over the screen to activate air command. Then you can choose screen write.

      Using other methods to take screenshot should not ask you to edit in Galaxy Note 4.


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      • Rhonda Rae says

        August 21, 2015 at 1:37 pm

        Yes I know this is how it USED TO work but bow it doesn’t anymore. Going to try to reset phone by turn off & back on. If no change then I’ll go to Samsung desk @ Best Buy. Technology is frustrating…

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  25. Naomi says

    July 22, 2015 at 11:59 pm

    The combination of power and home button used to work, but it’s suddenly changed to opening “ok google”. I’ve searched and can’t find anywhere to change this or how this could have been altered. If you have advice to fix it, please let me know.

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    • Simon says

      July 23, 2015 at 4:46 am

      It still works on the same way. It seems you pressed the home button too early.


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  26. Algis says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:57 am

    It’s me again.
    After rebooting to Safe Mode this feature worked again which means that some third parties app had interfered. After rebooting back to normal, the problem came back.
    I found a workaround: you have to Collect the selection (lower right button with an icon of a drawer or something) and then open it again. You can Share it now via multitude of apps.

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    • Simon says

      May 20, 2015 at 1:23 pm

      Not sure about the issue. Thank you for the update and sharing.


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  27. Algis says

    May 20, 2015 at 7:40 am

    Hi,
    after updating to Lollypop you can no longer SHARE an S-Penned / Air Commanded selections for device claims that “no apps can perform this action“. You can only sent the data to the Scrapbook. Note 4.

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  28. jenny says

    May 11, 2015 at 11:53 am

    After updated to lollipop, my note 4 cannot screen-capture with home key and power key. I also tried palm swipe also cannot. Never happen before updated. Pls help!

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    • Simon says

      May 11, 2015 at 1:46 pm

      I just tested. All three methods of taking screenshot on Note 4 still work after the Lollipop udpate.

      If you press home button + power button, what do you get?


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      • mel says

        May 19, 2015 at 3:00 pm

        I’m getting this problem too jist updated the other day and now I can’t do it this way either. It comes up asking what action to take.?

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        • Simon says

          May 20, 2015 at 1:11 am

          ScreenWrite through Air command should always work if it is enabled in Settings–S pen –Air command. This is the easiest way to take screenshot on Note 4. It is mentioned as method 3 in this page.

          Home button + power button method to take screenshot should always work. You even cannot turn it off. You need press and hold 2 buttons simultaneously.

          Palm motion is a bit tricky. You also need enable it in Settings — motions and gestures.


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  29. Michelle says

    April 25, 2015 at 5:01 am

    I updated my note 3 with lollipop software now I can’t take screenshot with my pen anymore. I have tried many times.

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    • Simon says

      April 25, 2015 at 12:42 pm

      All of them should still work. Reboot the phone and try again.

      Can you use air command?


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      • keri says

        June 9, 2015 at 4:59 pm

        I have had the same problem for months! I recently reset my phone for other reasons and it still won’t let me screenshot with my s pen. It’s frustrating!!

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        • Simon says

          June 10, 2015 at 1:01 am

          Can you access air command?


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          • CC T says

            October 11, 2015 at 10:32 pm

            Need help with S pen also. My air commands come up when I detach but not when I hover and press S pen button. Have tried on several different pages and others have tried also. Please help.

          • Simon says

            October 12, 2015 at 12:25 am

            You need press the s pen button just once when hovering the s pen over the screen. Do not hold the s pen button.


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  30. Watchdog says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:26 pm

    Is there any way to change the default storage location to another folder
    on the phone?

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    • Simon says

      April 25, 2015 at 1:24 am

      No, you cannot change the default storage location for screenshots taken on Galaxy Note 4. You can manually move them to other folders with any file managers.


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  31. Melinda Moses says

    April 1, 2015 at 1:26 am

    Google just announced that all photos stored on Google Drive are now available in Google+ photos and vice versa. I often take screen shots on my Note 4 by gently sweeping right to left with the side of my palm. The shot goes right to Google+ and is immediately available via the Google “photos” app. Piece of cake.

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  32. Angel says

    March 31, 2015 at 9:57 pm

    my screenshot photos are blurry when i text them to anybody

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    • Simon says

      April 1, 2015 at 12:44 am

      This is normal because of the high resolution of the phone screen. MMS always resizes the image.

      You can try to attach the screenshot to a message,instead of using share. You can also share it through Google drive or other cloud storage.


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  33. Elsa Q says

    March 21, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Thanks. I kept thinking it was just me and that I wasn’t doing something right.

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  34. Elsa Q says

    March 21, 2015 at 3:34 am

    When I try to use my palm for the screen shot it usually just changes the page. Like if I was using my fingertip.

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    • Simon says

      March 21, 2015 at 10:55 am

      it is more or less a gimmick. Try to use S Pen or the physical buttons to take screenshot. They are easier.


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  35. Hayley says

    March 18, 2015 at 7:59 am

    Always get a message on my note 4 saying – ‘couldn’t save screenshot. Storage may be in use’. It used to take them fine and now this happens

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    • Simon says

      March 18, 2015 at 10:10 am

      Reboot (restart)the phone.


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      • Hayley says

        March 18, 2015 at 7:44 pm

        Tried that too.

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        • Simon says

          March 19, 2015 at 12:15 am

          Is the pictures folder corrupted? Can you check the folder with My Files app?

          You may also try to clear cache partition on the phone. Please follow this guide to clear the cache partition http://galaxys5guide.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-how-to-guides/how-to-enter-galaxy-s5-recovery-mode/


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          • yasir says

            April 13, 2015 at 4:28 pm

            Having the same problem … picture folder seems to be corrupted….. what should I do?

          • Simon says

            April 14, 2015 at 12:18 am

            Can you open the pictures folder with My Files app? If not, you may have to backup and reset the phone.


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  36. Melinda Moses says

    March 14, 2015 at 8:06 pm

    Any suggestions for VIDEO screen capture without rooting my Note4?

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    • Simon says

      March 15, 2015 at 1:12 am

      Most apps require root for screen recording.

      if you want to try, you can use SideSync on PC, then get a screen recorder software for PC.

      It is also possible to use ADB command from the PC to record the screen, e.g., : adb shell screenrecord /sdcard0/test.mp4


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  37. Dawn Allocco says

    March 8, 2015 at 2:53 am

    My note 4 won’t take a screenshot with the power + home button any longer? It just takes me to the home screen all of a sudden. I made sure the palm swipe motion was turned off. I don’t really like the pen method or the palm method. Please help

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    • Simon says

      March 8, 2015 at 8:28 am

      You pressed power button too later. Normally, you can press and hold power button slightly earlier.


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      • Dawn Allocco says

        March 8, 2015 at 1:45 pm

        No sir, I press the power button slightly before. I’ve never had this problem.

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    • leslie eversole says

      September 21, 2015 at 8:07 pm

      There is a way to disable that feature. I have inadvertantly done this before but cant remember how i googled and got it back. That will teach me to put my phone in my back pocket without the screen lock on!

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    • leslie eversole says

      September 21, 2015 at 8:11 pm

      Just restarted my phone and it came back!

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  38. Gretchen says

    February 20, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    Mine takes screen shots with hand gesture. ..you have to touch the screen with your hand as you slide it

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  39. sue says

    February 18, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    My note 4 won’t take a screenshot using any metho at all. Probably going to return it & go back to HTC 1.

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    • Simon says

      February 19, 2015 at 1:58 am

      the ScreenWrite should always work. It is probably the easiest way to take screenshot on almost all mobile devices.

      I don’t think HTC one has a better solution.


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  40. Lorena says

    January 28, 2015 at 3:18 am

    I don’t have the palm swipe option on my note 4!!!

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    • Simon says

      January 28, 2015 at 10:30 am

      What are available in settings – motions and gestures?


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  41. sheilly guzik says

    January 13, 2015 at 3:19 am

    It is hard to take screen shot using palm swipe method unlike on note 2

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    • Simon says

      January 13, 2015 at 10:44 am

      Using S Pen is still the easiest way to take screenshot on Note devices.


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  42. Sam says

    January 10, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    When I take a screenshot with S Pen, it just makes the shutter sound and saves it in the background to my gallery without opening it for edit and share…… where’s the setting?

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    • Simon says

      January 11, 2015 at 2:26 am

      If you are using Screen Write, it should always ask you to edit.

      In Galaxy Note 3 and older Note devices, in Settings–Display, you can find the option to turn on off editing after capturing the screenshot. But this option was removed in Galaxy Note 4.


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  43. Jackson Low says

    January 3, 2015 at 6:51 pm

    in my note 3 there is a “edit after screen capture ” setting under “display” setting. it allows me to use power+home screen capture and straight away enter editing screen where i can use finger to place some simple note b4 share. I can’t find the same setting in note 4 now…

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    • Simon says

      January 4, 2015 at 3:02 am

      The option of editing after screen capture was removed in Galaxy Note 4. You should use Screen Write feature to do this.

      I heard Samsung removed this feature due to the repeated feature in screenwrite (part of air command). Most users failed to find the settings to turn it off there and therefore Samsung got lots of complaints on this feature. I think Samsung then decided to remove this feature because users can always edit it in Gallery for non-Note users. For Note users, ScreenWrite can be used.


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      • SundayNBed (@sundayNbed) says

        June 3, 2015 at 9:21 am

        Well one more reason to not like the Note 4 nearly as much as my Note 3. Only improvement I see is the camera, emojis, and messaging. Speaker is now on the back so it gets muffled lying on a soft surface like a bed. No more editing after scene capture without seeking out your images, finding the capture, reopening it, then editing. Or having to go open the image in your Photoshop app. And BOTH Note 4s we’ve gotten for me, brand new in the box, have had major issues with the Facebook app freezing and returning back to Facebook without hitting the back button. And, finally, the 4 can’t seem to learn Swype nearly as well. Constantly having to edit way off crazy words that are nothing close to what I swyped. It’s a constant fight with this phone. I miss my Note 3.

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        • Simon says

          June 3, 2015 at 12:07 pm

          For taking screenshot on Note 4,if you use S Pen (Screen Write), it should always ask you to edit. If you use Home+power button, after the screenshot is taken, there is always a notification. You can access edit in notification panel.

          For Facebook app issues, you may clear cache and clear data for the app.

          For the keyboard, SwiftKey is far better for swiping. It has been free since last year.


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  44. lj says

    December 3, 2014 at 2:25 am

    I can’t take a screenshot with my Palm even tho the setting is on

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    • ms ny says

      December 12, 2014 at 6:23 pm

      be sure to use the side of your hand and swipe the entirety of the screen… take a bit of practice

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      • tonia says

        November 12, 2015 at 2:46 am

        My phone always allowed me to take a screen shot with my palm, now it won’t. I’m not doing anything different and the setting is on!
        #frustrated

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        • Simon says

          November 12, 2015 at 6:05 am

          Sometimes, the sensor may be stuck or used by other apps. Reboot the phone to see whether it helps.


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  45. ken says

    October 21, 2014 at 2:18 am

    how to screenshot for drm

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    • Simon says

      October 21, 2014 at 10:28 am

      It depends on the content provider. Normally, you can pause the video, use the s pen (screen write ) method.

      If not, you can take screenshot from a pc.


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  • A complete list of the new features of One UI 5.1 update for Galaxy S22, S21, and S20
  • How to use multiwindow on Galaxy S22, S21, and S20?
  • How to Use the Help Icon and Histogram for Pro Camera Mode in Android 13 (One UI 5) Update for Galaxy S22, S21, and S20?
  • How to customize the call background on Galaxy S22, S21, and S20 with the Android 13 update (One UI 5)?
  • How to Automatically Add and Customize Watermarks on Photos on Galaxy S22, S21, or S20 with the Android 13 update (One UI 5)?
  • The Definite Guide to Stack Widgets in One UI 5 on Galaxy S22, S21, and S20
  • Top 13 new features in One UI 5 update (Android 13 update) for Galaxy S22, S21, and S20
  • Master Galaxy S22 Lock Screen Settings

RSS Galaxy S21 Guides

  • Top 12 new features in Android 12 update for Galaxy S21, S20 and S10
  • Android 12 update vs One UI 4.0 vs One UI 4.1: update Galaxy S21, S20 and S10 to Android 12
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  • How to Customize Galaxy S21 Home Screen?
  • Master Galaxy S21 Lock Screen Settings

RSS Galaxy S20 Guides

  • How to Use Enhanced Processing on Galaxy S20 with Android 11 update?
  • How to access, use, and customise widgets on Galaxy S20 lock screen and AOD screen with Android 11 update for Galaxy S20?
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  • How to use Galaxy S20 lockdown mode?
  • Top 11 new features in Galaxy S20 Android 11 update

RSS Galaxy S10 Guides

  • Top 10 new features in Android 10 update for Galaxy S10
  • Top 5 new features added in Galaxy S10 September Update
  • How to move apps to the micro SD card to free phone storage on Galaxy S10 ?
  • Galaxy S10 wireless charging guide
  • How to use app folders on Galaxy S10 Home screen and Apps screen?
  • How to enable and use Galaxy S10 developer options?

RSS Galaxy S9 Guides

  • How to use the rotation toggle to change and lock screen orientation in Android Pie update for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus?
  • How to use the new Recents screen in Android Pie update for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus?
  • Samsung DeX Station vs Samsung DeX Pad vs Samsung DeX cable
  • How to use Samsung DeX with Galaxy S9 and S9+ and other Samsung phones?
  • How to use Galaxy S9 edge screen on Galaxy S9 and S9+?
  • How to show photos on Galaxy S9 Home screen?
  • How to use wireless printing on Galaxy S9 and S9+?
  • How to use dual aperture to manually switch Galaxy S9 camera aperture in Pro mode?
  • How to manage Galaxy S9 Home screen panels on Galaxy S9 and S9+?
  • Understand and Use Galaxy S9 Home screen

RSS Headphone Guide Pro

  • AirPods Pro 2 New features explained
  • What is Samsung Seamless Codec? 4 things you should know about this new codec
  • How to use widgets to check battery levels and control Galaxy Buds 2, Galaxy Buds Pro, Galaxy Buds Live, Galaxy Buds+, and Galaxy Buds?
  • AirPods 3 vs AirPods Pro: which one should you choose?
  • AirPods 3 vs AirPods 2: Top 8 improvements and new features of AirPods 3
  • How to Use and Adjust Force Sensor on AirPods Pro like a Pro?

RSS Google Home Guides

  • Understand the layout of Nest Hub (including Nest Hub 2nd Gen, Google Home Hub)
  • How to connect Google Home to a Bluetooth speaker?
  • Google Home Mini Guides
  • How to reset Google Home Mini?
  • Google Home Mini layout and buttons
  • How to customize Google Home settings?
  • How to change Google Home WiFi network settings?
  • Meaning of Google Home LED lights (and colors)

RSS Android Guides

  • Android 13 Guides
  • Top 10 New Features of Android 13
  • Extra Dim in Android 12: The Definite Guide
  • How to update to Android 12?
  • How to quickly snooze notifications in Android 12?
  • Android 12 Guides
  • Top 12 new features of Android 12 you should know
  • How to use notification history and notification logs in Android 11?
  • How to use native screen recorder in Android 11?
  • How to use dark theme scheduling in Android 11?

RSS Galaxy S8 Guides

  • How to use the new features in Android Pie update for Galaxy S8 and S8+?
  • How to use app shortcuts in Galaxy S8 Home screen in Android Oreo update for Galaxy S8 and S8+?
  • Use notification dots/notification number badge in Galaxy S8 Android Oreo update
  • How to Install Galaxy S8 Android Oreo Update for Galaxy S8 and S8+?
  • New status icons in Android Oreo update for Galaxy S8 and S8+

RSS Moto G Guide

  • Moto G8 vs Moto G8 Power vs Moto G8 Power Lite vs Moto G Power vs Moto G Stylus vs Moto G Pro vs Moto G fast: What are the differences?
  • Moto G8 User Manual for Moto G8 Plus and Moto G8 Play
  • Moto G8 Plus vs Moto G8 Play: Differences and common features
  • Official Moto G7 user manual
  • Moto G7 vs Moto G7 Play vs Moto G7 Plus vs Moto G7 Power: what are the differences?

RSS Moto X Phone

  • Official Moto X4 User manual (User guide for Moto X 4th Gen , Moto X 2017)
  • What’s new in Android Marshmallow update for Moto X (Moto X 2015, Moto X 2014, Moto X Style and Moto X Pure edition)?
  • Top 5 new features in Moto X 2015 (Moto X Style, Moto X Pure edition and Moto X Play) vs Moto X 2014

RSS Moto E Guide

  • How to use Moto E6 camera?
  • How to use SIM cards on Moto E6, E6 Plus, E6 Play, and E6s 2020?
  • How to remove Moto E6 back cover (including Moto E6, Moto E6 Plus, Moto E6 Play)?

RSS Kindle Fire For Kids Guide

  • How to Use Dark Theme on Fire Tablets with Fire OS 8?
  • How to use Quick Settings on Fire tablets?
  • How to take a screenshot on a Fire tablet without using any apps like a pro?

RSS All About Chromecast

  • How to use Chromecast Ultra to stream 4K contents?
  • Chromecast Preview Program: Everything you need to know
  • How to use Chromecast Audio multi-room group playback?

RSS Galaxy S6 Guide

  • Android Nougat Update Guide for Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+
  • Official Galaxy S6 user manual with Android Nougat update
  • Changes on waiting time for wrong input on Galaxy S6 lock screen in Android Marshmallow update

RSS Galaxy S7 Guides

  • How to use Galaxy S7 blue light filter in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Android Nougat update?
  • How to use screen zoom to adjust the size of icons, notifications, and lock screen keypads in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and S7 edge?
  • Top 7 new features in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge
  • How to use volume key to take photos in Galaxy S7 camera app?
  • How to disable and adjust touch button light in Galaxy S7 and S7 edge?

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  • Galaxy S4 KitKat update: top 12 new features and improvements
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RSS Galaxy S5 Guide

  • Samsung Galaxy S5 Android Lollipop Update Guide
  • Samsung Galaxy S5 Android Lollipop User Guide (PDF)
  • How to use Galaxy S5 camera voice control?

RSS Chinese Classical Music

  • How to Cast Chinese Music Radio to Chromecast or Google Home?
  • 十面埋伏 (Ambushed,Pipa,琵琶曲,Shi Mian Mai Fu)
  • 高山流水(High Mountain and Running River, Gao Shan Liu Shui, Guzheng, 古筝曲)
  • Meet in Yurt(敖包相会, Ao Bao Xiang Hui,Hulusi,葫芦丝)

RSS Drive In Singapore

  • Top 5 rules of driving in Singapore safely and legally during COVID-19 Circuit Breaker period
  • Understand COE Price by 10 Simple Questions
  • How to convert a foreign driving license to a Singapore driving license?
  • How to get a Touch ‘n Go card as a Singapore driver?
  • What is covered in the car warranty in Singapore? What is not?
  • What is the Singapore Road Speed Limit?
  • How to register, collect and use Malaysia Vehicle Entry Permit (VEP)?
  • Why are cars in Singapore are so expensive?
  • Drive to Malaysia
  • Car Maintenance and Servicing in Singapore

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