Monday, July 14, 2008

iPod Touch Tip: How to take screenshots with iPod Touch

Update: An anonymous reader mentioned that you don't have to hold down the home button, all you have to do is make sure you hit the home button with the sleep/wake button together.  Thanks for the tip!

Last week TUAW reported that with the new iPhone 2.0 software you can take and share screen shots on the iPhone. Once I got the 2.0 software on my iPod Touch, I tried it and it works!

To take a screenshot:
  1. Hold down the home button
  2. Press and release the sleep/wake button on the top left of the Touch
  3. The screen will flash.
  4. Go to Photos, and you will find the screenshot under Saved Photos.
How to get the screenshots off the iPod Touch
The following are ways you can get screenshots off your iPod Touch to your computer.
  1. Inside the Photos app, you can send it thru email. If you have MobileMe, you can send it to your web gallery. 


  2. If you are a Mac user, connect your iPod to your Mac. iPhoto will launch and iPod Touch will come up as an device. Although you won’t be able to see the screenshots, go ahead and import them. 



    Once you’re done, you’ll have the screenshots in your iPhoto library.




Source: TUAW
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 2, 2008 at 10:11 AM

    does it require the 2.0 upgrade

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  2. AnonymousAugust 6, 2008 at 12:24 PM

    Actually all you have to do is press Home and Hold at the same time, you don't need to hold down or anything :D

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  3. JustinAugust 15, 2008 at 5:22 PM

    Hi guys, thanks for leaving the comments! It does require the 2.0 upgrade. And thanks for the tip that you don't need to hold down.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 11, 2008 at 2:42 PM

    sweeeeeet

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2009 at 11:47 PM

    If you've taken a screenshot, Windows also sees the touch as a digital camera, and you can open it in My Computer and import the shots that way.

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  6. JustinFebruary 26, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    hi goof, thanks!

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  7. AnonymousApril 5, 2009 at 5:22 PM

    it won't work, my iPod just keeps turning off. what do I do?

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  8. JustinApril 6, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    Try this: hold down the home button first, and press the sleep button on the top of your touch.

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