Sometimes you need to capture exactly what you see on your iPhone screen, and that's where a screenshot comes in. Luckily, taking a screenshot on an iPhone 12 Beaver State iPhone 12 Mini is just as easy as connected the other iPhone models. Here's how.

How to Adopt an iPhone 12 Screenshot Using Buttons

To take a screenshot on an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Mini, briefly press and hold the Side button (on the exact side of the twist) and Volume Upbound button (along the left side) at the equal clock.

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After pressing the button compounding simultaneously, you'll hear a television camera shutter sound effect (if your volume isn't subdued), and a thumbnail of the screenshot will appear in the niche of your screen.

If you ignore the thumbnail or flick IT inaccurate to the left, it will disappear later a present moment. Once the thumbnail vanishes, your iPhone will automatically save the screen to your Photos library.

How to Edit an iPhone Screenshot Equitable Afterwards Taking It

If you tap the thumbnail that appears happening your iPhone screen just after taking a screenshot, a special editing mode will susceptible. Using this editing mode, you can buoy draw on the screenshot, spread ou it, crop it, insert a signature, and otherwise annotate the image.

If you'd like to delete the screenshot without saving it, tap the trash can icon in the upper-right recession of the screen door. When you're finished redaction, tap "Through with" in the upper-left corner of the screen and select "Carry through to Photos." The resultant image will be saved to your Album > Screenshots library in the Photos app.

How to Take an iPhone 12 Screenshot without Buttons

There are several ways to take screenshots connected an iPhone 12 or iPhone 12 Mini without pressing any hardware buttons. (These can come out Handy if you have a broken button or if you have difficulty performing the hardware-button screenshot method acting.)

One of the most sport slipway to do so is away using Back Wiretap, an accessibility feature. If you yawning Settings and navigate to Availableness > Stir up > Back Tap, then assign "Screenshot" to a tap option, you can tap the back of your iPhone two or three multiplication to capture a screenshot.

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You can too capture a screenshot using AssistiveTouch if you open Settings and navigate to Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch, then arrogate "Screenshot" to one of the custom actions. Beaver State, you can open the AssistiveTouch menu and select Device > More > Screenshot to capture a screenshot without buttons at any time. Pretty swell!

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Where Are Screenshots Protected on the iPhone 12?

Disregarding what method you used to gaining control a screenshot on your iPhone 12, you can chance the screenshot you just took by opening the Photos App and navigating to Record album > Screenshots. You'll also ascertain the screenshot in the "Recents" section of the app. The iPhone captures screenshots as PNG files.

While viewing your screenshot in the Photos app, you can edit it or share it just corresponding you'd share any photo on your iPhone. You bum as wel delete your screenshots away choosing "Select," tapping the photos that you want to cancel, and then tapping the ice can icon in the corner. Have merriment!

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