Sony Xperia 5 Plus

Sony Xperia 5 Plus

How to take screenshot or screen capture in a Xperia 5 Plus

An essential feature of modern mobile phones and tablets is the ability to take screenshots, or capture an image of what is currently displayed on the screen of your Sony Xperia 5 Plus.

While there are apps that can perform this function, you don't need to install any additional apps as it is already included in the Android 10 operating system.

When you take a screenshot, you can save a WhatsApp conversation, Tinder message, Instagram story, Facebook photo, or video frame in the memory of your Sony device.

On the contrary, if you want to record a video of what is shown on the screen of your Sony Xperia 5 Plus, for example to record a video call, a story or a web page or piece of an internet video, you can follow the next tutorial: Record screen from Sony Xperia 5 Plus

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Sony Xperia 5 Plus you have to follow these simple steps:

Estimated time: 2 minutes.

1- First step:

First, go to the screen that you want to capture a screenshot of on your Sony Xperia 5 Plus, whether it's a web page, chat, or application.

Home screen

2- Second step:

Press the power key simultaneously and the volume key down in your Sony Xperia 5 Plus.

Screenshot in  Sony Xperia 5 Plus

3- Third step:

The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your mobile/cell phone Sony Xperia 5 Plus.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen, it should have a photo icon, an instant photo or depending on the version of the software installed, your image gallery application may be Google Photos, in which case look for the icon of a four-pointed star made of paper with four colors, one for each point.

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4- Fourth step:

Open the image gallery, the images and photos will appear sorted by date, click on the capture that you just made on your Xperia 5 Plus, and you will be able to edit it, trim it or send it to your contacts or through your preferred social network.

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Video instructions

Second method to make a screenshot in Xperia 5 Plus:

1- Go to the screen or application you want to capture the screen on your Sony.

2- Open the notification bar or quick setting bar of your Sony Xperia 5 Plus by sliding your finger from the top of the screen down and pressing the “Screenshot” icon.

3- The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your phone or tablet Sony.

You can find the image gallery on the home screen, it should have a photo icon, an instant photo or depending on the version of the software installed, your image gallery application may be Google Photos, in which case look for the icon of a four-pointed star made of paper with four colors, one for each point.

About the device:

It has a processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), a graphics card Adreno 640, a RAM memory 6 GB and an internal memory of 128 GB.

The Sony Xperia 5 Plus comes from the factory with the Android 10 operating system.

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