How to capture a screenshot on OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro

Finally, after so many leaks and renders, OnePlus has launched OnePlus 7 series including the OnePlus 7 Pro model on May 14. The company also launched OnePlus Bullets Wireless at a very reasonable price tag in India. The OnePlus 7 Pro sale starts from May 17 but Prime members can access early from May 16, 12 Noon. The OnePlus 7 Pro is one of the best smartphones made by OnePlus yet. It has a 90Hz curved-edge Fluid AMOLED display, triple rear camera, pop-up selfie camera, in-display fingerprint scanner, and more. Here in this brief guide, we’ll share with you How to capture a screenshot on OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro devices easily.

The OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro handset runs on OxygenOS 9 based on Android 9.0 Pie out-of-the-box. This time OnePlus has included the built-in screen recorder feature which can be used from quick shortcut toggle easily. Now, we will move to the main topic on how to take screenshots on OnePlus devices.

Contents

• 1 Steps to capture a screenshot on OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro
• 2 Method 01: Power + Volume Down Key Combination
• 3 Method 02: Swipe Gesture Capture
• 4 Method 03: Google Assistant
• 5 Bonus Tip: Capture a Scrolling Screenshot

Steps to capture a screenshot on OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro

Whenever it comes to taking a screenshot on an Android device, we generally use traditional power and volume down key combinations. It takes a little bit of effort and both the hands (mostly) to capture a screenshot. But here in this guide, we will provide you two more ways to capture a screenshot on OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro with ease. So, without wasting any more time, let’s get into it.

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Method 01: Power + Volume Down Key Combination

Usually, most of the users prefer and know the way to capture a screenshot on an Android device by using power button + volume down button. It’s quite simple and 100% working on any Android device.

• Open the screen which you want to capture.
• Now, press and hold the Power + Volume Down buttons together for a few seconds and it will capture the whole screen. You can understand it easily.
• The screenshot animation will appear quickly and you will be able to view a toolbar right below the screenshot to immediately share or edit it. You can also preview the screenshot in your OnePlus 7 or OnePlus 7 Pro directly or via the gallery app.

Method 02: Swipe Gesture Capture

You can take a screenshot via swiping down the three finger gesture on your OnePlus devices. You need to do:

• Open the screen which you want to capture.
• Now, just swipe with three fingers on the screen from up or down. (Left and right swipe not allowed)
• You will be able to see the captured screenshot to share or edit directly.

Method 03: Google Assistant

The ‘OK Google’ or ‘Hey Google’ keyword Voice Assistant is one of the finest virtual assistants available for our Android devices. You can easily ask or get help via Google Assistant whether you need to set an alarm, reminder, create notes, to-do list, ask anything from the internet, etc. Additionally, you can capture screenshots on your Android device via the Google Assistant feature, if enabled.

In order to do this, follow the steps mentioned below:

• Simply open the screen which you want to capture.
• Now, just say ‘Ok Google, take a screenshot’ and wait as the Google Assistant will do the rest.
• Then you will be able to see the captured screenshot preview to share or edit directly.
• You need to save the screenshot manually in this case.

If Google Assistant is not enabled on your device, you need to set your voice from Google app > More > Settings > Google Assistant > Assistant Tab > Voice Match > Add Device.

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These are the simple and working way to take a screenshot on your OnePlus 7 and 7 Pro devices. But we have a bonus tip for you. If you want to take a long screenshot or scrolling screenshot on your OnePlus handset, try the method mentioned below:

Bonus Tip: Capture a Scrolling Screenshot

In order to capture long documents or webpages, you need a long screenshot or scrolling screenshot option. By default, OnePlus don’t provide it activated right now. Steps are mentioned below to activate it:

• After taking a screenshot, tap on the scrolling screenshot icon on the toolbar.
• The screen will automatically start scrolling and taking screenshots of all the content on a full page.
• Wait for the full screenshot capture.
• Now, you’ll be able to view and edit the long screenshots from the notification panel or gallery app.

We hope this guide helps you to take screenshots easily and effectively. Feel free to comment down below about your thoughts.