Screen shot app without Rooting - HTC Sensation

Hi All,
Which apps do you guys use for screenshots on the Sensation? Are they PC based like all the ones I've found (that don't require rooting)?

Use the android SDK

I know in the sensation and pyramid leaks that we use if you press home and power at the same time it takes one...
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nicky041192 said:
Use the android SDK
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[SOLVED] MyPhoneExplorer - Good Sync app and also taking screenshots
rp-x1 said:
Hi All,
Which apps do you guys use for screenshots on the Sensation? Are they PC based like all the ones I've found (that don't require rooting)?
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Hello,
I'm using MyPhoneExplorer for taking screenshots (doesn't require rooting).
Link to app for PC (Windows):
http://www.fjsoft.at/en/downloads.php
Link to client (install on phone):
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.fjsoft.myphoneexplorer.client&feature=search_result
Works great via USB, didn't try over Bluetooth or WiFi (don't need right now).
To connect Android Phone, after install on Your PC, in Options, select "Device with Google Android OS" instead of "Sony Ericsson Phone with modem interface".
To take screenshot, go to "Additional" and select "Upload screenshot". Small window will appear, where You can see what Your phone actually displays, click on "Save as..." and You're done!
This app is powerfull to sync all data with Outlook, send SMS from Your PC, install *.apk applications from Your PC, make backups and stuff...

MPE works great over Wifi, though you can only take screenshots while over USB. Beats HTC Sync since that kept duplicating my contacts.

The Sense screenshot ability is commented out in build.prop

bcpk said:
The Sense screenshot ability is commented out in build.prop
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That's a bummer. That's the one thing I liked about the G2x.

bcpk said:
The Sense screenshot ability is commented out in build.prop
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I'm guessing that'd be the "hold power & press home" screenshot feature? the HTC support page for the Sensation actually had an FAQ on how to do screenshots for a few days & then was taken down.

xnifex said:
I'm guessing that'd be the "hold power & press home" screenshot feature? the HTC support page for the Sensation actually had an FAQ on how to do screenshots for a few days & then was taken down.
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It's on the support page now, and of course it doesn't work...bummer.

bluemoon737 said:
It's on the support page now, and of course it doesn't work...bummer.
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Ha look at that. I guess they forgot to not post that. They also left in the documentation about voice dial even tho tmobile took it out. It's a shame they disabled the screenshot ability. if you read above, someone found that htc commented out the function in some file.
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Before I start another thread I'll ask here. I'm rooted using Sence & I've tried to take screenshots with shootme, drocap2, etc., but I always get fuzzy blurry images?? Any ideas?

bluemoon737 said:
It's on the support page now, and of course it doesn't work...bummer.
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Actually it does work.... U don't need an app. The sensation has the screenshot function built in the phone. Just hold down the power button THEN hit the home key. That should take your screenshot and saved in your camera shots folder. I just took a screenshot of my phone 10mins ago. Hope this helps.

c3po25 said:
Actually it does work.... U don't need an app. The sensation has the screenshot function built in the phone. Just hold down the power button THEN hit the home key. That should take your screenshot and saved in your camera shots folder. I just took a screenshot of my phone 10mins ago. Hope this helps.
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Definitely works for me now that I have 2.3.4, but when I had 2.3.3 it didn't work... Maybe that's the difference?
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bluemoon737 said:
It's on the support page now, and of course it doesn't work...bummer.
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c3po25 said:
Actually it does work.... U don't need an app. The sensation has the screenshot function built in the phone. Just hold down the power button THEN hit the home key. That should take your screenshot and saved in your camera shots folder. I just took a screenshot of my phone 10mins ago. Hope this helps.
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Enzopreme said:
Definitely works for me now that I have 2.3.4, but when I had 2.3.3 it didn't work... Maybe that's the difference?
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Maybe it is...the idea came from when I read the article on the evo 3d doing it this way since the update. And I figured....why jot try it with mine....and sure enough it worked...I also am on 2.3.4 so not sure if it would have worked before since I can't try it anymore lol. But glad is working for you.

I use No Root Screenshot It:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot
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PatrickGilmore said:
I use No Root Screenshot It:
http://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.screenshotitfullnoroot
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I used that app before...but it took choppy screen shots with lines going across them...and whenever I restarted my phone it reverted all the settings..I had to reconnect to the comp and redo everything...although the built in screenshot on the sensation does not have the option as the apps do...but it'll do the trick and its free lol. Can't beat that.

It does leave lines on the home screen but everywhere else, texts, apps, etc it works fine for me. If you reboot you do have to use the pc to re-enable it.
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Enzopreme said:
Definitely works for me now that I have 2.3.4, but when I had 2.3.3 it didn't work... Maybe that's the difference?
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in 2.3.3 the functionality was in the build.prop but was commented out so that it wouldn't actually work

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[APP] Power Saver Mode(HTC/Sprint hid it)

I noticed the Gingerbread update for the HTC Evo did not include a way to access the power saver options. Unless I missed the shortcut somewhere. The power save mode is are turned on by default. This could cause some problems if you get below 30% battery and it cuts off everything running like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Data, etc.. Anyways, I made a very small app that opens that menu. Devs, feel free to use in your Sense ROMs.
Hope all is well,
Ken
Well this is cool, but the menu can be accessed by going to settings, hit search button, type power.
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Rydah805 said:
Well this is cool, but the menu can be accessed by going to settings, hit search button, type power.
Sent From My HTC Evo 4G Using Tapatalk On The Now Network From Sprint.
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Yep, but I bet no one even knew it existed to search for it. I just made it easier.
notasimpleway said:
Yep, but I bet no one even knew it existed to search for it. I just made it easier.
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i installed this on htc one and when i try to open it it says stopped working.
how to get this to work in htc one?
Magpir said:
i installed this on htc one and when i try to open it it says stopped working.
how to get this to work in htc one?
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Wow every day I get floored by crap like this.
1. This is for the HTC evo 4g running gingerbread aka 2.3.x
2. HTC One runs jellybean aka 4.1+
3. If you try this on the htc one you must be brainless
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Screenshot feature.

Is there any way to apply the Screenshot feature from sense 3.0 onto cleardroid?
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malicenfz said:
Is there any way to apply the Screenshot feature from sense 3.0 onto cleardroid?
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Does it do something special that an app like screenshot doesn't?
Asking seriously. I'm curious.
Well just the fact that you can take a Screenshot by pressing the power button and home at the same time is pretty cool. If that app cam do that then I'll just get the app.
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I use shootme with clearDroid. Works great for me.
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malicenfz said:
Well just the fact that you can take a Screenshot by pressing the power button and home at the same time is pretty cool. If that app cam do that then I'll just get the app.
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I don't do screenshots that often, but the screenshot one does the trick. Push the button, gives you 5 seconds to get to the screen you want to cap... Done. There may be other options for doing an exact button combo, I haven't looked.
Like I said, I don't do them that often. Something tells me there's no shortage of apps that will fit the bill for ya, but if you do them a lot I guess I could see the appeal of the sense 3.0 deal you're talking about.
MIUI has that feature
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biglittlegato said:
I use shootme with clearDroid. Works great for me.
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I also use ShootMe but with LeeDrOiD. Download it from the market. You wont regret it
Screenshot has an option where if you keep the app running, you can shake your phone to take a screenshot... you don't even have to push buttons.
But be careful or you'll end up with a hundred screenshots.
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Is there a way to take a screenshot without being rooted?
Ethere said:
Is there a way to take a screenshot without being rooted?
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You can use ADB....there's a guide for it somewhere around here.
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XAviierG said:
MIUI has that feature
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Awesome, I can now uninstall Shootme and just use the built-in function on MIUI.
BTW, to use it just hold "Menu" and press "Volume Down"
Thanks for the tip
siliconchaos said:
Awesome, I can now uninstall Shootme and just use the built-in function on MIUI.
BTW, to use it just hold "Menu" and press "Volume Down"
Thanks for the tip
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Correct.
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[Q] Screen Capture Luck

I found out that the HTC Sensation had this feature but I have yet to get it to work... can any one tell me how it is done? I have tried the power button/home button and just get the turn off option.
It doesn't.
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As has been said in every other screen shot thread, HTC disabled it in the build.prop
Well I saw that the htc website said it does but it doesn't? That's wired.
Adam
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xnifex said:
As has been said in every other screen shot thread, HTC disabled it in the build.prop
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Sorry I went looking for the sensation phone not the htc in general. If I root the phone could I do it? Or is the something else I could do? I see that members that make the themes are doing it.
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stunod85 said:
Sorry I went looking for the sensation phone not the htc in general. If I root the phone could I do it? Or is the something else I could do? I see that members that make the themes are doing it.
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Yes. Root and the use drocap2.
secano said:
Yes. Root and the use drocap2.
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my question about his method: do you need to do more than just fre3vo? I tried it that way & drocap2 doesn't work still. I've noticed that some of the auto-redo methods some people have made has the batch script installing other apps called Superuser, sqlite2, & busybox. What are those & are they needed for drocap2 to work?
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my question about his method: do you need to do more than just fre3vo? I tried it that way & drocap2 doesn't work still. I've noticed that some of the auto-redo methods some people have made has the batch script installing other apps called Superuser, sqlite2, & busybox. What are those & are they needed for drocap2 to work?
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I guess they ARE needed, for it to run.
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All the screenshots made other than the lockscreen reveals lines on the screen. I've used dropcap2, android sdk, screenshotit, etc....all can screenshot the lockscreen ok but when I try to screenshot the home screen or any other screen, black lines show up on the pic across the icons and screen.
kpjimmy said:
All the screenshots made other than the lockscreen reveals lines on the screen. I've used dropcap2, android sdk, screenshotit, etc....all can screenshot the lockscreen ok but when I try to screenshot the home screen or any other screen, black lines show up on the pic across the icons and screen.
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drocap2 does that on the first screenshot each time you launch the program (every time it's granted su permissions). Second screenshot should be perfectly fine. Just long press the home button to access drocap2 easily.
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secano said:
drocap2 does that on the first screenshot each time you launch the program (every time it's granted su permissions). Second screenshot should be perfectly fine. Just long press the home button to access drocap2 easily.
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Two threads or so above this one has the same issue. They seem to think it's a sense issue being the sense widgets being animated.
Can you take screenshots without the lines? After the first one as you mentioned.
kpjimmy said:
Two threads or so above this one has the same issue. They seem to think it's a sense issue being the sense widgets being animated.
Can you take screenshots without the lines? After the first one as you mentioned.
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Sure.
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Sure.
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Thanks but do you have any that show the home screens?
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Thanks but do you have any that show the home screens?
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There...
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secano said:
drocap2 does that on the first screenshot each time you launch the program (every time it's granted su permissions). Second screenshot should be perfectly fine. Just long press the home button to access drocap2 easily.
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Thanks for suggesting the "long press" solution.
The way I had done it was using drocap2 via notification trigger.
I did have to disable SU notification setting else the "toast" or "notification bar" gets into the screen shot.
I used shake trigger for the lock screen captures since notification bar trigger won't work for that screen.
Drocap2 is getting these images whenever I take screenshots after the second and third. No changes I am still getting the lines.
I currently have use the notification bar to "take" the pic in 5 seconds. Is there something I am missing??
Are those lines on your screen when you transition from 1 screen to another? Like, does it flicker?
I have the flicker issue sometimes and either a "Force Stop" HTC Sense or use Fast Reboot app to make Sense reload.
Try drocap2 on it after that.
No it doesn't flicker or anything. And no I am not transitioning from another screen. I just tried the fast boot app and it worked slightly on the first pic but then the lines come back in the second.
Maybe it's a lwp issue? I am going to try to get a static lwp to test.
Confirmed-LWP (for me) causes lines
LWP when doing a screenshot will cause lines. I tried a different lwp and a static one.
The htc sense lwp
Static wallpaper-No lines.
Yeah, I'm getting those lines using lwp too.
Galaxy LWP doesn't show lines.

Sensation 2.3.4 introduces SCREENSHOT

Hi
To those of have already updated your sensations to 2.3.4 could you confirm this
Simply hold the Power button and tap the Home key.
Your screen should flash and a toaster notification will inform you that the image has been saved to your camera (DCIM) folder
The screenshot will appear in "Camera shots" in Gallery.
This is apparently the same as the SGS2
i know, i am a noob. I watched the noob video made by azrienoch
and i realize, that everybody hates noobs (read: hates me).
But what is this with similar topics
recently? i am fairly new to xda and even i see that
some threads are duplicates of other threads that were posted days before.
I thought we have to use the forum search to check if anyone else
got a topic covered before posting/asking stuff...
here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225273
anyhow, seems that nfinity-Mod doesn't have this. Friend of mine with the htc-tattoo runs nfinity-mod with 2.3.4 and he can not do this.
Yep, this is working on 2.3.4.
This has been mentioned already and confirmed
It worked for me OP.
Working since 2.3.3 no need to start a new thread.
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brndklng said:
i know, i am a noob. I watched the noob video made by azrienoch
and i realize, that everybody hates noobs (read: hates me).
But what is this with similar topics
recently? i am fairly new to xda and even i see that
some threads are duplicates of other threads that were posted days before.
I thought we have to use the forum search to check if anyone else
got a topic covered before posting/asking stuff...
here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1225273
anyhow, seems that nfinity-Mod doesn't have this. Friend of mine with the htc-tattoo runs nfinity-mod with 2.3.4 and he can not do this.
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LMAO OP got called out by someone fresh off the boat for doing a super noob mistake? Here is for your first thanks for the laugh!
tfn said:
Hi
To those of have already updated your sensations to 2.3.4 could you confirm this
Simply hold the Power button and tap the Home key.
Your screen should flash and a toaster notification will inform you that the image has been saved to your camera (DCIM) folder
The screenshot will appear in "Camera shots" in Gallery.
This is apparently the same as the SGS2
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Oh,you don't say???! wow NOBODY knew that EVEN THOUGH the 2.3.4 Roms are out for a week now.Man,i don't what would the forum do without you .
It work like a charm!!!!!!
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Guess i froze one to many apps.... Power + Home does nothing
using 2.3.4 ota from Tmobile :|
KrisHilbun said:
Guess i froze one to many apps.... Power + Home does nothing
using 2.3.4 ota from Tmobile :|
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in the same boat
Go to /sysyem
Open up build.prop
Remove # from ro.htc.framework.screencapture = true
Reboot
Viola,done
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dont have # there any other ideas?
Work on your timing then. It's enabled.
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i know its unlocked, it worked fine in the begening then i started unistalling some stuff thru titanium and all the sudden it does not work
Hold the power down and then hit the home button.... Works for My TMo HTC Sensation with the new update so I dont see why it wont work on your TMo HTC....
KrisHilbun said:
Guess i froze one to many apps.... Power + Home does nothing
using 2.3.4 ota from Tmobile :|
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did you freeze scribble ?
looks like thats what is causing for screen shot to stop working
sinmantx said:
Hold the power down and then hit the home button.... Works for My TMo HTC Sensation with the new update so I dont see why it wont work on your TMo HTC....
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freeze or uninstall scribble and tell me if it still works for you?
****ing FINALLY!
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freeze or uninstall scribble and tell me if it still works for you?
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Are you talking about this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=696193 if so I don't have this installed

Screenshots in shutdown?

Title says it all anyone know how to get a screenshot option in the shutdown menu.. Holding back then hitting home always takes pic of home screen
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Nope. Try again.
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Nope. Try again.
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I meant an option 4 screenshots in menu .. Not a screenshot of shutdown memu
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ace5198 said:
I meant an option 4 screenshots in menu .. Not a screenshot of shutdown memu
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Sorry, can't help you there. There are some apps on the Market that take screen shots but I can't recommend any since I never have problems with the built in one.
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Try shootme. Its not in the market any more, but i've found the apk before here on xda.
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I don't think the previous responders get your question. Some roms do support custom boot animations, there are a few threads on the site that explain how to do this. Feel free to look some up.
I think he wants a button in the shut down menu that will take a screenshot of whatever is under the menu. Haha not sure ...
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Similar to what is available in CM7? Don't know how that is integrated, but it would require a decent amount of smali work to get it accomplished.
Obviously the title doesn't say it all. Haha
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Similar to what is available in CM7? Don't know how that is integrated, but it would require a decent amount of smali work to get it accomplished.
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Precisly.. And I guess the title didn't say it all... When I hold the power button.. I get a menu with a couple options.. airplane mode/power phone off ect.. I want an option for a screenshot button in this menu ... Lol.. 2 clear up the confusion.. And than you all 4 your responses
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ace5198 said:
Precisly.. And I guess the title didn't say it all... When I hold the power button.. I get a menu with a couple options.. airplane mode/power phone off ect.. I want an option for a screenshot button in this menu ... Lol.. 2 clear up the confusion.. And than you all 4 your responses
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i know its late bute Drocap2 (probably have to get the apk from a search as it was pulled from the market) will let you have a notification bar trigger, map screenshotting to the search button, and has a shake trigger if that helps
blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
ace5198 said:
Title says it all anyone know how to get a screenshot option in the shutdown menu.. Holding back then hitting home always takes pic of home screen
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Honestly, it's a timing issue... I used to have a hard time getting shots by holding Back and then hitting Home, but I've gotten MUCH better at it. It's all in the timing of how you do it, the best way i can explain it is to press back and kind of say "one one-thousand" to yourself then tap Home without moving your finger off of Back. You'll here the camera shutter sound and it'll be saved to your SD card in a folder for screen shots.
This is the only way I take my shots and it works fine, provided you've got the timing down (also, I've only used Froyo ROMs).
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Honestly, it's a timing issue... I used to have a hard time getting shots by holding Back and then hitting Home, but I've gotten MUCH better at it. It's all in the timing of how you do it, the best way i can explain it is to press back and kind of say "one one-thousand" to yourself then tap Home without moving your finger off of Back. You'll here the camera shutter sound and it'll be saved to your SD card in a folder for screen shots.
This is the only way I take my shots and it works fine, provided you've got the timing down (also, I've only used Froyo ROMs).
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There are still some things you'll never get a screenshot with. Why not just use one of the screen capture apps like DroCap or Shootme? There are likely hundreds more that do the same thing as well.
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There are still some things you'll never get a screenshot with. Why not just use one of the screen capture apps like DroCap or Shootme? There are likely hundreds more that do the same thing as well.
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i will def give them a shot... thank you!!!

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