You can take a picture (screenshot) or record a video of your Pixel phone's screen. After you capture your screen, you can view, edit, and share the image or video.
Important: Some of these steps work only on Android 11 and up. Learn how to check your Android version.
How to take a Google Pixel screenshot
- Open the screen that you want to capture.
- Press the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time.
- Your phone will take a picture of the screen and save it.
- At the bottom left, you'll find a preview of your screenshot.
Take a screenshot without buttons
Depending on your navigation, you can take a screenshot without buttons. Learn how to change your navigation.
- Gesture navigation: From the bottom of the screen, swipe up and hold. Choose an open app to screenshot. Tap Screenshot
.
- 3-button navigation: Tap Overview
. Choose an open app to screenshot. Tap Screenshot
.
- 2-button navigation (Pixel 3a & earlier): Press the Power button. Tap Screenshot
.
How to find, share & edit your Google Pixel screenshot
To find a screenshot you just took, at the bottom left, tap the preview of your screenshot.
How to find all your screenshots
- Open your phone's Photos app
.
- Tap Library
Screenshots.
- To share a screenshot, tap Share
.
- To edit a screenshot, tap Edit
.
- To share a screenshot, tap Share
How to share your screenshot
To share a screenshot, find it and tap Share .
How to edit your screenshot
- Find your screenshot in your phone's Photos app
.
- Tap Edit
.
How to translate your screenshot (Pixel 3 & later)
Important: You can only translate screenshots in these languages:
- Chinese
- French
- German
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- On your Pixel 3 or later phone, go to the website or app you want to translate.
- Take a screenshot. Learn how to take a screenshot.
- Open the Google Photos app
.
- Select the screenshot you want to translate, then tap Lens
Translate.
How to record your Google Pixel screen
- Swipe down twice from the top of your screen.
- Tap Screen record
.
- You might need to swipe right to find it.
- If it's not there, tap Edit
and drag Screen record
to your Quick Settings.
- Choose what you want to record and tap Start. The recording begins after the countdown.
- To stop recording, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the Screen recorder notification
.
Find screen recordings
- Open your phone's Photos app
.
- Tap Library
Movies.