Screenshots are really important both for work and for personal uses. No matter which smartphone you are using, taking a screenshot is fairly simple. It all comes down to pressing the power and the volume down button together, and voila, you have got yourself a screenshot. Some smartphones nowadays even allow you to take a long screenshot for any apps that are scrollable, so you can get the whole picture in.
A regular person takes at least one screenshot per day. Nowadays, android smartphones are causing some problems while taking screenshots. Sometimes an error is flashed that says ‘Couldn’t take screenshot,’ and other times, the picture is totally blank. If you are experiencing these problems as well, then don’t worry! We’ve got you. Here are the best fixes for screenshots not working for android.
Basic fixes
Before we go deep into your smartphone’s settings, we should look at some basic fixes which can solve the problem. Try these out first and then move on to the complex fixes:
Clear all applications
As you all know, Android phones keep all of the apps open in the background. Sometimes the ram usage from these apps can be a lot which may be causing the problem. Go to the recent apps screen and close all of the apps.
Restart your phone
There are some processes that sometimes don’t allow other processes to function normally. There is generally no way of pointing them out, and the only thing you can do is restart your device. Long hold the power button, and choose restart device from the pop-up window.
Try taking a screenshot now, and if the problem still exists, then follow on with some of the other fixes mentioned below.
Internal storage
If you don’t clean your smartphone regularly, then data from apps, videos, photos, etc., can fill up your storage quite quickly. If you don’t have enough space for more data, your system won’t be able to take a screenshot.
To check your storage, go to settings and search for storage in the search bar. If your storage is full, then go to your file manager and delete some data. After freeing up some storage, you should be able to take a screenshot.
Media storage
Media storage needs to be enabled if you want to take screenshots. You will face problems if the media storage app is disabled. Here’s how you enable it:
- Go to settings, then search for apps in the search bar.
- Go to All apps, and try to filter out the system apps.
- Find Media storage from the system apps and click on it.
- If there is an option saying “Enable,” then click on it. If it shows “disable,” then it means it was already enabled.
Restricted apps
There are some apps that don’t allow users to take a screenshot. For example, streaming services like Netflix don’t allow any kind of screenshots or screen recording. In this case, your phone isn’t facing any issue; it’s just that it doesn’t have permission to perform the action. Google the app that you are using, and you can find the permissions in the security policy section.
If you are trying to take a screenshot in the tab of incognito mode, then you will again face the same issue. If you want to take a screenshot of that webpage, then you need to open the webpage in a normal tab.
Conclusion
If you are still facing issues after following each of the steps, then the problem is possibly in your UI. You can visit forums for your user interface and check if the others are facing the same issues. If yes, it will likely be solved in the next updates.
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