---
title: "How to take Screenshot on an Iphone or Ipad touch"  
description: "In this I am telling you How to take Screenshot on an Iphoe or Ipad touch"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-03-27  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1692/how-to-take-screenshot-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-touch  
category: "mobile/tablet"  
tags: ["mobile device"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# How to take Screenshot on an Iphone or Ipad touch

Taking a snap shot in apple I phone and iPod is a very easy and simple task. Apple save your screenshot as png file and you can share it via emails, social sites.\

##### Here I am explaining how to take screenshot in iPhone and iPad.

Step 1: For take screenshot you have need only two buttons first Home [button](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/63/how-to-add-button-in-datagridview-in-csharp-dot-net) and Sleep/Wake button. Home button which is located at the bottom of the device and [second](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82433/the-second-wave-new-covid-19-vs-old-covid-19) is Sleep/Wake button, located on the top of most Apple [devices](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/301912/how-smart-devices-are-changing-our-lives) and on the right-hand side of either iPhone 6 model.

Step 2: [Capture](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30907/which-phone-is-better-between-billion-capture-plus-and-xiaomi-mi-a1-and-moto-g5s-plus) the screenshot — now press Home and Sleep button simultaneously. You can do it the other way around, but if you're trying to take a screenshot of you [Lock screen](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2585/spotify-launches-lock-screen-and-notification-area-support-for-android-13-s-redesigned-media-player), [Touch ID](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51483/how-to-fix-my-apple-iphone-se-touch-id-that-responds-slowly-or-not-working-at-all) might kick in and ruin it for you.

##### In IPad

![How to take Screenshot on an Iphone or Ipad touch](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/12f6e385-c53a-447c-bf69-2566316f6821/images/85fe1c60-008f-4621-8721-d7ac32b7c094.png)

##### In IPhone

![How to take Screenshot on an Iphone or Ipad touch](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/12f6e385-c53a-447c-bf69-2566316f6821/images/f7159914-8a8a-467f-a8c8-0f92e4892f89.png)

Step 3: View and share the [screenshots](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2115/twitter-encourages-users-to-share-tweets-rather-than-copy-links-from-screenshots) — after press both button screenshot will save on [your Photos](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32564/how-do-you-get-your-photos-to-appear-in-tweets) app. You can see your screenshot just tap your Photos app.

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