July 14th, 2008
iPhone how to: Take screenshots on your 2.0 iPhone
I have been playing around with my upgraded original iPhone since last Thursday and after recently syncing my iPhone I saw that there were a few screen captures showing up in iPhoto. I was a bit confused about how they got there and rechecked my iPhone to see if I had downloaded an application that took screenshots. However, there was nothing there on my iPhone. After a bit more research, I read in the ZDNet iPhone 3G review that Apple added this functionality right into the 2.0 software update.
When you are on a screen that you want to capture, you simply press and hold the Home button and then press the the power/sleep button. Your screenshot will then appear in your photo gallery on your iPhone where you can send it or sync it as you desire. I plan to use this functionality when writing software reviews and am pleased it was included in the update. I now need to test it out while playing games and using applications where pressing in on the Home button may affect the program.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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