Vivo Y21

How to take screenshot or screen capture in a Y21

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 Vivo Y21.

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 Funtouch 2.1 OS (Android 5.1 Lollipop) 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 Vivo device.

On the contrary, if you want to record a video of what is shown on the screen of your Vivo Y21, 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 Vivo Y21

First method:

If you want to make a screenshot to your Vivo Y21 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 Vivo Y21, 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 Vivo Y21. If you want to capture a video the procedure is the same but pressing the power key and the volume key up.

Screenshot in  Vivo Y21

3- Third step:

The captured image is automatically saved in the gallery of your mobile/cell phone Vivo Y21.

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 Y21, 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 Y21:

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

2- Open the notification bar or quick setting bar of your Vivo Y21 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 Vivo.

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 ARM Cortex-A7, a graphics card ARM Mali-400 MP and an internal memory of 16 GB (gigabytes).

The Vivo Y21 comes from the factory with the Funtouch 2.1 OS (Android 5.1 Lollipop) operating system.

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