How to Take Screenshots without Using Any Buttons on iPhone

Oct. 29, 2020

While it’s pretty straightforward tocapture screenshots on iPhonewith the combination of home/volume and side buttons, it doesn’t always seem to be the right or convenient way. Times when the buttons of the iPhone get damaged/don’t work or the pronounced buttons of the case installed on the device seem to be too stiff to offer a quick click, an alternative way to take screenshots without using any buttons on the iPhone become the preferred method. And that’s precisely what I’m going to talk about in this article.

Take Screenshots without Using Any Buttons on iPhone

Some people have difficulty in pressing the physical buttons, especially the differently abled ones. Therefore, it’s apt to have alternate methods that can make it painless to capture screenshots on the iPhone without having to deal with physical buttons.

Thanks toAssistiveTouch, snapping screenshots on an iOS device is incredibly easy. Once you have set it up, all you need to do to snap the screen is just a quick tap. What’s more, the all-newback-tap featureintroduced iniOS 14, also lets you take screenshots by just tapping twice or thrice on the back of your iPhone.

In this guide, we have discussed both the methods so that you can pick the one that fits your convenience. So, let’s get going!

First off, we have to enable AssistiveTouch and ideally set it up to snap screenshots.

2. Tap onAccessibility.

3. Tap onTouch.

4. Tap onAssistiveTouchand then turn on the toggle.

5. Now, the AssistiveTouch button will appear on the screen. If you want to take a screenshot with just a single tap, tap on theSingle-Tapoption under the Custom Actions section. After that, selectScreenshot. From now onwards, all you need to do to snap the screen is to just tap on theAssistiveTouch button.

Similarly, you can also choose to customize the double-tap or long-press actions to take a screenshot on your device.

Note:

To begin with, we need to set up the Back Tap feature to capture screenshots.

2. Now, tap onAccessibility.

3. Next, tap onTouch.

4. Next up, tap on theBack Tapoption at the bottom.

5. Up next, selectDouble Tap or Triple Tapoption and then selectScreenshot. After that, quit the settings.

Going forward, you can snap the screenshot on your iOS device just by double or triple tapping on the back of your device.

So, that’s how you can make the process of taking screenshots a tad easier on your iPhone. Personally, I prefer to use AssistiveTouch to snap screenshots as I find it super convenient.

By the way, what’s your favorite method of taking a screenshot on iPhone? It would be great to have your feedback.

An old school bibliophile who turned a tech nerd out of obsession. When he is not digging into hacks and tracking down stories that are breaking the internet, you may find him reciting poems.