iPhone X: How to capture the screen and edit the image

A complete tutorial to take a screenshot and edit the image with the Apple iPhone

With the arrival of iPhone X and its new driving options, many users do not know how to perform the simplest actions due to the particular design of the smartphone itself. Manzana, since discards the now traditional Home button, the typical physical button on Apple terminals, in favor of a front where the screen takes center stage. Actions as seemingly simple as take a screenshot They require a method that has never been seen before on smartphones iOS. And not only that; and the latest Apple model offers numerous options to edit our screenshots through a complete editor which has nothing to envy of third-party applications especially dedicated to image editing. Therefore, we offer you a complete tutorial to learn how to take screenshots with the iPhone, as well as edit these captures with a few simple steps.

How to take screenshots on iPhone X?

How to take a screenshot with iPhone

To take a screenshot with the iPhone perform a combination of physical buttons, this time, from the sides of the terminal; and unlike previous iOS devices where we had to press the physical Home button and the on/off button the terminal, the new method is different as the iPhone X does not have a physical button on the front.

To do this, we just have to press the on/off button and the volume up button at the same time, both located on opposite sides of the iPhone Android users will have this method cooler, since for captures in Google devices it is necessary Press the volume down button and the power button at the same time.

iPhone X: How to capture the screen and edit the image

How to edit screenshots with iPhone

Once a screenshot has been taken with the iPhone a good number of options to edit said image without the need to resort to third-party applications. Thus, if we want to edit the screenshot immediately after taking the capture, we must Tap on the image thumbnail that will appear in the lower left corner from the screen; We must be quick, since it will disappear after a few seconds. If we want to edit it at another time, we can access it through iOS Photos.

iPhone X: How to capture the screen and edit the image

Thanks to the image capture editor we can make a good number of adjustments to the image through simple and very accessible commands. Thus, we have several virtual pencils and markers to paint over the image; Furthermore, we can resort to + icon to display more extra options, such as text, signature and magnifying glass tool, among others geometric figures and arrows, among other.

iPhone X: How to capture the screen and edit the image

Thus, the text tool allows us add our own texts to the capture through a selection of fonts, with various sizes and alignments, as if it were a standard text editor. The magnifying glass, for its part, allows us enlarge areas of the image to have more control over it and edit what we see fit. Finally, we can add various geometric shapes, as well as our sign if we want to edit documents that need it.

iPhone X: How to capture the screen and edit the image

How to share a screenshot with iPhone

Once we have taken a screenshot and edited the image we can Share the result with our contacts, either through messaging applications or through social networks. To do this, we just have to click on the icon Share from the editor itself, located in the lower left corner, represented by a square with an arrow pointing up. Before taking this last step, we recommend carefully reviewing the image in case we have added any type of sensitive or confidential personal information; If so, we can always turn to the editor to hide any data that we want it to be hidden before sharing the image with other people.

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