The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is the best Samsung flip phone to date. It comes with extra screenshot options to accommodate the cover screen and foldable inner screen. However, many of these aren’t obvious, and Samsung doesn’t explicitly tell you where to find them.
This guide contains all the ways you can take a screenshot on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Some of these methods work better than others when you pair your phone with one of the most reliable Z Flip 5 cases.
Pressing the power and volume down buttonssimultaneously takes a screenshot on your Galaxy Z Fold 5. It’s the same action that most Android phones use to take a screenshot. The form factor of the Z Flip 5 doesn’t change anything for three reasons:
Flex Mode kicks in when you bend your Galaxy Z Flip 5 inward. This position is perfect for watching media hands-free. It creates a taskbar of useful shortcuts, including a screenshot button.
Tapping the screenshot button in Flex Mode only screenshots the top half of the screen. If Flex Mode doesn’t appear when you open your Z Flip 5, here’s how to activate the feature for more apps.
The Edge Panel on Samsung phones is a handy pop-up window for quickly accessing shortcuts for apps and actions, including screenshots. Edge Panel isn’t turned on by default on your Z Flip 5. Here’s how to activate the feature and take a screenshot with it.
You can screenshot the whole inner screen by swiping inward and tapping the screenshot button. Alternatively, use the Rectangle task to screenshot a custom selection.
You can use your preferred voice assistant to take a screenshot. Depending on which one you activated, say “Hi, Bixby” or “Hey, Google,” followed by “Take a screenshot” to screenshot your active screen.
The palm swipe gesture lets you drag the side of your hand across the Galaxy Z Flip 5’s screen to take a screenshot. You’ll turn on this feature first. Here’s how:
Now you know the methods to take a screenshot on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. Here’s how to take longer screenshots, edit screenshots, find saved screenshots, and record your screen.
Scroll Capture lets you screenshot more than what appears on your screen. It’s handy for scrolling websites or long recipes. To use Scroll Capture, take a screenshot using any method covered here.
After taking the screenshot, tap the Scroll Capture button that appears in the screenshot preview window. Drag your finger down the screen and select everything you want. Tap the Save button to finish.
You’ll go into Samsung Gallery’s editing tools to make advanced edits. However, you can make quick tweaks immediately after taking a screenshot with your Galaxy Z Flip 5. After taking a screenshot, tap the Edit button in the preview window.
All screenshots taken on your Galaxy Z Flip 5 are found in the Screenshots album in the Samsung Gallery app. If you use another photo storage app like Google Photos, screenshots may be stored there.
You can record your screen on the Galaxy Z Flip 5 by tapping the Record screen button from the Quick Access panel. Access this panel by swiping down from the top of your Z Flip 5’s screen. Your screen recording is saved in the Samsung Gallery app alongside your screenshots.
The Galaxy Z Flip 5 is Samsung’s best flip phone, but it’s up against stiff competition. Many of the best foldable Android phones solve many of the problems Samsung has yet to fix on its devices.
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