Screenshot in Xiaomi 12S

How to take a screenshot or screen capture on a Xiaomi 12S

One essential feature of modern smartphones is the ability to take screenshots, capturing an image of what is currently displayed on your Xiaomi 12S'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 Android 12, MIUI 13 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 Xiaomi device's memory.

If, on the other hand, you want to record a video of your 12S'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 12S

Table of Contents:

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Xiaomi 12S 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 Xiaomi 12S, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.

2- Second step:

Simultaneously press the power key and the volume down key of your Xiaomi 12S. 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 Xiaomi 12S.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen. It typically has a photo or instant photo icon. Depending on the software version installed, your image gallery application might be Google Photos. If that's the case, look for an icon resembling a four-pointed star made of paper, with each point in a different color.

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 12S, 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 12S

If you cannot use the physical buttons of the Xiaomi 12S 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 Xiaomi.

2- Second step:

Display the quick access or settings bar of your Xiaomi 12S. 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 Xiaomi phone or tablet.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen. It typically has a photo or instant photo icon. Depending on the software version installed, your image gallery application might be Google Photos. If that's the case, look for an icon resembling a four-pointed star made of paper, with each point in a different color.

How to capture a full page in Xiaomi 12S?

If you want to capture an entire web page on your Xiaomi 12S, you can do so if the operating system is updated to the latest version. Although this feature is not yet built into Android, Xiaomi has included it in its customization layer.

To take a scrolling screenshot of a web page, WhatsApp conversation, or any other app on your Xiaomi 12S, use the method described above. Once the screenshot is taken, it will appear along with the screenshot menu for a few seconds in the top-right corner.

Before the menu disappears, tap "Scroll" and wait while the screen scrolls to capture all the content.

If you want to stop the screenshot, press the button at the bottom of the screen. This is especially useful for very long or infinite scrolls, which could create an excessively large image and potentially slow down the system.

Once the screenshot is complete, it will be saved in the 12S's image gallery, where you can edit and share it on social networks.

About the device:

Xiaomi 12S is a mobile/cell phone with dimensions of 152.7 x 69.9 x 8.2 mm or 8.7 mm, a weight of 179 grams, a screen size of 6.28 inches, 95.2 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio) and a screen resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~419 ppi density).

It has a processor Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), a graphics card Adreno 730, a RAM memory 8/12 GB and an internal memory of 128 GB, 256 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB.

The Xiaomi 12S comes from the factory with the Android 12, MIUI 13 operating system.

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