Taking a screenshot on your Apple Watch can be useful for a lot of different things. Whether you want to screenshot the time or anything else to save, it’s very easy to take a picture of your screen.
You can take a screenshot on your Apple Watch just like you can on any other Apple device with a screen. But first, you’ll need to turn on the feature in the Watch app for iPhone or in the Settings app on your Apple Watch.
We’ve written a step-by-step guide below on how to screenshot on Apple Watch and how to turn on this feature. This shortcut for taking screenshots is made so that you won’t hit it by accident and quickly fill up your storage space.
How to Enable the Screenshot Feature
Taking screenshots on an Apple Watch is a little different from how it is done on an iPhone.
Unlike other Apple mobile devices, you have to manually turn on the feature on the Apple Watch before you can use the shortcut to take a screenshot.
You can do this easily by using a few workarounds in the settings on your Apple Watch or iPhone. We’ve put a guide for each way down below.
Using your Apple Watch
- First, turn on your Apple Watch and use the Digital Crown to open the main menu.
- Next, find the icon that looks like a gear and tap it to open a new menu.
- Next, click on “General”.
- Now, move down and click on “Screenshots”. You’re almost done!
- Last, tap “Enable Screenshots” to enable the feature. Once it’s enabled, the icon should turn green.
Using your iPhone
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone first.
- Next, tap the “General” settings option, which should be on the main screen.
- Scroll down until you see a section called “Enable Screenshots”. To use this feature, turn it on. Once it’s on, the icon should be green.
How to Screenshot on Apple Watch
Once screenshots are turned on, all you have to do to take a picture is press the Digital Crown and the side button at the same time. From there, you can look at your screenshots by going to your Camera Roll or the Screenshots folder in the Photos app.
If your Apple Watch isn’t in Silent Mode, you should hear the shutter sound and feel a slight vibration when you take a screenshot. If you don’t do the former, you’ll only feel the latter.
How to View the Screenshots You Have Taken
Since you’ve learned how to screenshot on Apple Watch, you might be wondering where the screenshots go and where you can see them.
If your Apple Watch is connected to your iPhone and has the most recent software update, you can access your Apple Watch screenshots through the photo library on your iPhone.
Open the Photo library and scroll down to the “Media Types” section to see the screenshots. Tap “Screenshots” to find the screenshots you took with your Apple Watch. These should show up with the other screenshots you have already taken.
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How to Take a Screenshot From Your iPhone
Taking a screenshot on an iPhone can be done in a few different ways depending on whether or not the device has a home button. To take a screenshot on an iPhone X, 11, 12, or 13 lines, simultaneously press and hold the side button to the right of the screen as well as the volume up button.
You have to press the Home button while simultaneously holding down the side button on any older models of iPhone that still have a physical button on the front of the phone (iPhone 8 and older models, as well as generations of the iPhone SE).
You will see what appears to be a flash on the screen, and if you have the sound turned on, you will hear the shutter of a camera. A copy of the screenshot will be saved to your camera roll as well as the Screenshots album.
Take a screenshot using the screen recorder
Several programs might make it more difficult to take screenshots using the standard methods. This is when the screen recording tool that is already installed on your device comes in handy. Its primary function is to record videos of whatever is happening on your screen, but it also allows you to pause the recording and take screenshots.
Simply make certain that the “Screen Recording” shortcut is added to the Control Center first by going to Settings > Control Center. The next step is to launch the Control Center on your mobile device, then hit the recording button inside of it to start a countdown and begin recording the screen. After the video has been successfully stored in your photo library, you will be able to view the capture and take screenshots of the video.
Taking a screenshot with Back Tap
It seems like magic, but you can take a screenshot with the Back Tap. Back Tap is an accessibility feature added to iOS 14 that lets you do things by tapping the back of your iPhone. You can set this feature to take a screenshot for you if you have an iPhone 8 or later. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap and choose either Double Tap or Triple Tap. Set the action to Screenshot, and then you can double-tap or triple-tap to take a screenshot.
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To Sum Up
Knowing how to screenshot on Apple Watch might not be as important as it is on your iPhone. But, it might be a useful thing to know about.
Most likely, you won’t use it more than once a month, but at least you’ll know it’s there if you need it. Some people only use this feature to show people how it works, like when they need it. There aren’t any other ways to use it, but if you’re reading this, you probably need it, or you are at least interested in it.
On an Apple Watch, you can only take still pictures of the screen, not videos like you can on iPhone or Apple Mac computers.