Why doesn’t my screenshot work? I press the vol up button then top button and either nothing happens or screen goes black. Same issue on my iPhone X. It worked a few times but never again
iPad Pro, 13
Do the physical buttons otherwise work normally - i.e., can adjust volume up and down - and for the top button, lock and wake the iPad?
nope. doesn't work any more. it did once....also swiping from the corner to the centre with Apple pencil creates a screenshot but I can't do anything with it and it vanishes
Z1——x wrote:
I press the vol up button then top button
You must press them together.
Thanks but I have an iPad Pro 2020 without a home button. that's why i presents vol up and top button but nothing happens anymore. it did work at the start
Screenshot timing of buttons is critical.
Assuming that your iPad has a Home button - to trigger a screenshot, you simultaneously press both the “top” (Sleep/Wake) button and the Home Button. If the timing isn’t right (simultaneous button push, in practice, is difficult) something other than a screenshot is achieved.
So, to break this down to reliable sequence that consistently works...
1) Press-and-hold the Top Button
2) Press-and-release the Home Button
3) Release the Top Button
Now, press the buttons in the stated sequence - quickly; the screenshot is triggered at (2). After a little practice, the sequence becomes second-nature - and you will trigger a reliable screenshot every time.
I hope this insight and clarification proves to be helpful.
iPad Pro 2020 screenshot
