Screenshot in Apple iPhone 3GS

How to take a screenshot or screen capture on an iPhone 3GS

One essential feature of modern smartphones is the ability to take screenshots, capturing an image of what is currently displayed on your Apple iPhone 3GS's screen.

Although there are apps for this function, you don’t need to install any additional ones, as it’s already built into the iOS 3| upgradable to iOS 6.1.6 operating system.

Taking a screenshot allows you to save a WhatsApp conversation, a Tinder message, an Instagram story, a Facebook photo, or a video frame directly to your Apple device's memory.

If, on the other hand, you want to record a video of your Apple iPhone 3GS's screen, such as a video call, a story, a web page, or part of an internet video, you can follow the next tutorial: Record screen on Apple iPhone 3GS

Table of Contents:

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Apple iPhone 3GS you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

First, go to the screen that you want to capture a screenshot of on your Apple iPhone 3GS, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.

2- Second step:

Press and hold the top or side button. Immediately click on the start button and release the top or side button.

3- Third step:

The captured image will be minimized and will appear in the lower part of the screen on the left of the iPhone 3GS for a few seconds.

If you want to edit or share the capture immediately, click on the thumbnail before it disappears. If you don't want to use the screenshot at this time, you can ignore the thumbnail and continue using the device, taking more screenshots if desired.

4- Fourth step:

If you have clicked on the thumbnail, the screenshot editor will open, allowing you to edit the screenshot. You can cut it, draw on it, erase parts, add arrows, circles, comment bubbles, use the magnifying glass, add text, or add a signature. These tools can be very useful for highlighting important information or annotating the screenshot before sharing it with others.

5- Fifth step:

Once you have finished editing the capture, press “OK” to save it in the photo gallery of your iPhone 3GS. A confirmation prompt will appear, asking you to either save the screenshot in the photo gallery or delete it.

6- Sixth step:

If you want to send the capture, press the share button, select the app where you want to share it, and once it has been shared, press “OK.” A confirmation prompt will appear, asking you to either save the capture or delete it.

Screenshot without using the buttons on iPhone 3GS

There is another method to take screenshots without using the buttons on the Apple iPhone 3GS, it is an accessibility setting but it can help us if any of the buttons on the iPhone 3GS do not work, it is very difficult for us to press the two buttons at the same time or you simply look for the convenience of being able to take a capture without using the buttons.

Check out the tutorial “How to take a screenshot without buttons on iPhone” to be able to take screenshots with two or three taps on the back of the Apple iPhone 3GS.

How to capture a full page in Apple iPhone 3GS?

If you want to capture a complete web page on your iPhone 3GS, you should first be aware that this method only works with Apple's Safari browser. Therefore, you should open the page you want to capture with scrolling using the Safari browser.

To take the screenshot, follow the method indicated above. When you take the screenshot, the thumbnail will appear in the lower left of the screen on the Apple iPhone 3GS screen. Click on the thumbnail to access the screenshot editing application. You will see the text “Full page” appear at the top right. Click on it and you will see the full screenshot along with the scrolling on the right side of the screen.

You can now add notes, draw on the capture, crop, rotate and share the screenshot by clicking on the arrow icon in the upper right of the screen. When you are finished, press “Done” to save the edited screenshot in the photo gallery

Where are screenshots saved on Apple iPhone 3GS?

All the screenshots taken on an Apple iPhone 3GS are saved in the photo gallery both in the recent images together with the photos captured with the camera and in a specific folder that you can see below.
Screenshots are saved in PNG format.

Go to the home screen where you will find the icon of the photo gallery of your Apple iPhone 3GS, it is an icon of a kind of flower with each petal of a different color.

In recent you will be able to see the screenshots that you have taken recently, they are also saved in a specific category called "Captures", to see this category go down to the "Types of content" section, you will see the "Captures" category, click to access and see all the screenshots taken on your Apple iPhone 3GS.

About the device:

Apple iPhone 3GS is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in), a weight of 135 grams, a screen size of 3.5 inches (~50.9% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 320 x 480 pixels (~165 ppi pixel density).

It has a processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8, a graphics card PowerVR SGX535, a RAM memory 256 MB RAM and an internal memory of 8/16/32 GB.

The Apple iPhone 3GS comes from the factory with the iOS 3| upgradable to iOS 6.1.6 operating system.

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