Screenshot in Huawei P8max
How to take screenshot or screen capture in a P8max
An essential feature of modern mobile phones and tablets is the ability to take screenshots, or capture an image of what is currently displayed on the screen of your Huawei P8max.
While there are apps that can perform this function, you don't need to install any additional apps as it is already included in the Android 5.0.2/5.1.1 (Lollipop)| planned upgrade to 6.0 (Marshmallow) operating system.
When you take a screenshot, you can save a WhatsApp conversation, Tinder message, Instagram story, Facebook photo, or video frame in the memory of your Huawei device.
On the contrary, if you want to record a video of what is shown on the screen of your Huawei P8max, for example to record a video call, a story or a web page or piece of an internet video, you can follow the next tutorial: Record screen from Huawei P8max
Table of Contents:
- First method
- Screenshot without using the buttons on P8max
- How to capture a full page in Huawei P8max?
- Video instructions
- User questions and problems
First method:
If you want to make a screenshot to your Huawei P8max 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 Huawei P8max, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.
2- Second step:
Press the power key simultaneously and the volume key down. If you want to capture a video the procedure is the same but pressing the power key and the volume key up.
3- Third step:
The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your mobile/cell phone Huawei P8max.
You can find the image gallery on the home screen, it should have a photo icon, an instant photo or depending on the version of the software installed, your image gallery application may be Google Photos, in which case look for the icon of a four-pointed star made of paper with four colors, one for each point.
4- Fourth step:
Open the image gallery, the images and photos will appear sorted by date, click on the capture that you just made on your P8max, and you will be able to edit it, trim it or send it to your contacts or through your preferred social network.
