2009-02-03, Tue

Capture a screenshot on the Apple iPhone 3G

I was fiddling around with a friend’s iPhone 3G, looking for undocumented functions and features (it’s a pastime of mine).

I found out that if you press and hold the Home button and press the Sleep/Wake button, the screen flashes, and a screen grab (or screenshot) is taken of what’s currently displayed on the iPhone screen.

  1. Press and hold the Home button below the screen.
  2. Press the Sleep/Wake Up button at the top edge of the phone.
  3. Flash!

The screen grabs are stored in the Camera Roll library in the Photos App.

Apparently this only works on version 2.0 firmware and up.

Isaac Su

tags: apple iphone screen-capture screen-grab screenshot tip undocumented

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