Screenshot in Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D

How to take screenshot or screen capture in a Xperia acro HD SO-03D

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 Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D.

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 2.3 (Gingerbread) 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 Sony device.

On the contrary, if you want to record a video of what is shown on the screen of your Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D, 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 Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D

Table of Contents:

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D 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 Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D, 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 Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D.

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 Xperia acro HD SO-03D, and you will be able to edit it, trim it or send it to your contacts or through your preferred social network.

Video instructions

Screenshot without using the buttons on Xperia acro HD SO-03D

If you cannot use the physical buttons of the Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D because they are broken or you do not want to use them because it is a problem for you to press both buttons at the same time to take the screenshot, there is an alternative so you can continue taking screenshots without the power and volume buttons that we tell you about below:

1- First step:

Go to the screen or application you want to capture the screen on your Sony.

2- Second step:

Display the quick access or settings bar of your Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D. To do this, slide your finger down from the top of the screen, the shortcuts to device settings will be displayed.

3- Third step:

Press the screenshot icon, if you don't see the icon, swipe down again to display the full panel.
If you can't see this icon, you may need to add it to the shortcuts panel.

4- Fourth step:

The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your phone or tablet Sony.

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.

How to capture a full page in Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D?

To take a screenshot with scrolling on a web page, a WhatsApp conversation or any other application of your Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D take the screenshot with the method indicated above, when taking the screenshot the capture will appear and the screenshot menu for a few seconds at the bottom.

Before it disappears, click on the "Capture more" icon and an editing menu will appear where you can select up to what point on the screen you want to capture.

Once the capture is made, it will be saved in the Xperia acro HD SO-03D image gallery and you can edit and share it on social networks.

About the device:

Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 126 x 66 x 11.9 mm (4.96 x 2.60 x 0.47 in), a weight of 149 grams, a screen size of 4.3 inches (~61.3% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels (~342 ppi pixel density).

It has a processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, a graphics card Adreno 220, a RAM memory 1 GB RAM and an internal memory of 11 GB.

The Sony Xperia acro HD SO-03D comes from the factory with the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system.

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