Update: If you Galaxy S II is already upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 ( or other version of 4.0), to do screen shot: Press at the same time the Volume Down button and Power button for about 2-3 seconds.
What we mean here by using Home and Power keys combination on making screenshot in Samsung Galaxy S II GT I9100 is that there is a built in screenshot application feature on this SGS2 without additional trick or applications needed. Just using the combination of Home key and Power Key, you would able to capture the screen display on your Galaxy S2 and automatically stored and saved onto SGS2’s gallery images. Although there is also available for software to do screenshot on the Android Market (Google Play).
Here are the tutorial and instructional steps that you had to follow:
Note to success: Make it the 4 steps being done less than A SECOND
Use your both hand to handle the Samsung Galaxy S2 body. Forefinger of your left hand ready to press the POWER / LOCK button, and thumb finger of your Right Hand ready to push and hold the HOME BUTTON.
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Steps #1
Second Step: Use your Thumb (Right hand) to PRESS and HOLD the HOME BUTTON.
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Steps #2
Third Step: While HOME button hold up, PRESS the POWER Key with your Forefinger or middle finger (Left hand), and immediately release it!
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Steps #3
Fourth Step: Release the POWER button. Done. You should make it all the steps under 1 second to make it 100% succeeded of screenshot action.
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Steps #4
And for the example result you can see at the images below
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Result: Home Screen
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Result: Google Search Keyboard Type
Capture Screenshot Samsung Galaxy S II 2 - Result: Angry Bird
This trick would also works on other version of Samsung Galaxy S2, such as on SGS2 SGH-i777 for ATT, SGS2 SGH T989 for T-Mobile, SGS2 SPH D710 for Sprint (Galaxy S2 Epic 4G Touch), and even SGS2 SGH i727 Skyrocket 4G for AT&T.
Remember: PRACTICE MAKE IT PERFECT!
PS: The image captured and edited using Samsung Galaxy Note with its S-Pen
Rainer says
Does work different with SGS2 and 4.0.4:
I really tried hard to find out and finally it works very well. It’s all a matter of timing. You have to hold the SGS2 like displayed in step #1. I tried to hold it in different ways and was not able to be successful. Then press and hold home and power button together as in step #3. The screen will shrinks together with a white frame. That’s it. Now you can release the buttons. As I sad it’s all a matter of timing. If you press the home button to early the task manager appears. If you press the power button to early the power menue appear and eventually the task manager on top.
TEST says
Genuinely when someone doesn’t be aware of afterward its up to other visitors that they will assist, so here it happens.