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Here’s a quick and easy guide on how to take a screenshot on apple watch
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Taking a Screenshot the Old-Fashioned Way
Use the Digital Crown and side button to take a screenshot on apple watch First, make sure your screen is visible and that you’re on the screen you want to capture. Then, press and hold the side button and turn the Digital Crown at the same time. You’ll see the screen flash and hear a shutter sound.
Pressing the Side Button and Digital Crown Simultaneously
To take a screenshot, press and hold the Side button on apple watch At the same time, press and hold the Digital Crown—which is the dial on the right side of the watch. You’ll see the screen flash and hear a shutter sound. (If you’ve muted your watch, you won’t hear any sound.) The screenshot is automatically saved in the Screenshots album in the Photos app on your iPhone.
Editing and Sharing a Screenshot
Once you have taken a screenshot, a thumbnail of it temporarily appears in the bottom left corner of your Apple Watch’s display. You can tap on this thumbnail to edit the screenshot and share it using the Share Sheet. If you don’t want to do anything with the screenshot, you can just ignore the thumbnail and it will disappear after a few seconds.
If you tap on the thumbnail, you will be taken to a new screen where you can edit the screenshot. Here, you can crop the screenshot by dragging the edges of the picture. You can also add drawings or text to the screenshot by tapping on the “(+) Add” button.
When you are done editing the screenshot, tap on the “Share” button to share it using the Share Sheet. The Share Sheet lets you share the screenshot using a variety of methods such as Messages, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
New Screenshot Features in watchOS 3
With watchOS 3, Apple has made some changes to how you take screenshots on apple watch In the past, you had to press the side button and the Digital Crown at the same time. Now, you just need to press the side button and the display will turn white.
Using the Screenshot Tool
The new watchOS 3 has a handy tool for taking screenshots of your watch face or current app view. Here’s how to use it:
1. First, make sure your Apple Watch is on and unlocked.
2. Press and hold the side button (the one below the digital crown) and then tap the digital crown. You should see a white flash and hear camera shutter sound indicating that a screenshot has been taken.
3. To view your screenshot, open watch app on your iPhone and go to the watch tab Screenshots are saved in the Photos app on your iPhone under the Screenshots album.
Note that you can also take screenshots on your Apple Watch by using the connected iPhone instead of the side button/digital crown method described above. Just open the app or screen you want to capture on your watch, then press and hold both the sleep/wake (or power) button and home button on your connected iPhone simultaneously.
Editing and Sharing a Screenshot
Apple Watch’s screenshot feature has come a long way in just a few short years. In watchOS 3, you can finally edit and share your screenshots without having to transfer them to your iPhone first.
Here’s how it works:
1. Take a screenshot on your Apple Watch by pressing the side button and digital crown simultaneously.
2. The screenshot will automatically be saved in your photo album.
3. To edit the screenshot, open the Photos app and tap on the screenshot you want to edit.
4. Tap the edit button (the one that looks like a pencil).
5. You can now crop, rotate, or add filters to your screenshot. Tap “Done” when you’re finished editing.
6. To share your screenshot, tap the share button (the one that looks like a square with an arrow pointing out of it).
7. You can now share your screenshot via Messages, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, or any other app that supports sharing images.
Conclusion
Apple Watch is a great device for everyday use, and it has a convenient feature that allows you to take screenshots. This can be useful if you want to share something you see on your Watch with someone else, or if you want to save a screenshot for future reference.
To take a screenshot on your Apple Watch, simply press and hold the Side Button and the Digital Crown simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in the Photos app on your iPhone. From there, you can share it with someone else or keep it for yourself.
If you have an Apple Watch Series 2 or later, you can also take a screenshot by using the Force Touch feature. To do this, press firmly on the display and tap the Screenshot option that appears.
