I can't take a "full page" iPhone screenshot of text message

Desperately want to take a pdf or html of two long text message screens. Want to use them, showing date, time, user, etc as evidence for restraining order because of threats in some of messages.

Restrictions:

Use only iphone SE 2020, ios16, no mac.

I avoid all corporate servers, aka "cloud", including icloud.

Use Linux Ubuntu for my PC's. Can dual boot to Windows 10 (under duress), but prefer not to.


It appears that some iphone apps have a feature on a tab that allows "Full Page" on when doing a screenshot.

That would be WONDERFUL for capturing my message string!

I can't seem to find that tab when I do a screenshot.


Multiple screenshots and try to string together a single pdf is HORRIBLE!

Just taking one screenshot on the SE is problematic because I keep turning it off or going to main screen.


Another method, copying individual messages and emailing or whatever, doesn't seem to have date/time, user.


Why can't I do a "full page" screenshot in Messages?

iPhone SE, iOS 15

Posted on Apr 12, 2023 3:04 PM

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Posted on Apr 12, 2023 4:02 PM

Consider using Picsew Pro ($1.99 In-App Purchase). The app cleverly uses iOS Control Center's Screen Recording feature to record you slowly scrolling through whatever multi-screen content you want to grab into a single "screenshot" image. Picsew calls it Scrollshot Recording – see this video demo. It will even auto-remove the right-side scrollbar in the resulting screenshot.


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Apr 12, 2023 4:02 PM in response to bobstanl7

Consider using Picsew Pro ($1.99 In-App Purchase). The app cleverly uses iOS Control Center's Screen Recording feature to record you slowly scrolling through whatever multi-screen content you want to grab into a single "screenshot" image. Picsew calls it Scrollshot Recording – see this video demo. It will even auto-remove the right-side scrollbar in the resulting screenshot.


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Apr 12, 2023 8:36 PM in response to bobstanl7

bobstanl7 Said:

"I can't take a 'full page' iPhone screenshot of text message: Desperately want to take a pdf or html of two long text message screens. Want to use them, showing date, time, user, etc as evidence for restraining order because of threats in some of messages. [...]Why can't I do a 'full page' screenshot in Messages?"

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Recommend this to Apple:

Being not an option, recommend this to AppleApple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is their customers prefer, and what features to include in models to come.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
  2. Select: "Feature Request" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: that you want this to be an option and why. Include the URL of this thread.
  4. Proceed from there as necessary

Apr 12, 2023 8:36 PM in response to bobstanl7

bobstanl7 Said:

"I can't take a 'full page' iPhone screenshot of text message: Desperately want to take a pdf or html of two long text message screens. Want to use them, showing date, time, user, etc as evidence for restraining order because of threats in some of messages. [...]Why can't I do a 'full page' screenshot in Messages?"

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Printing an Entire Messages Thread:


Use the Messages App:

Unfortunately, you cannot print an entire messages thread on an iPhone, as of this post. Your only option is to sync it with a Mac, and print it from there.


Setting Up Messages on Mac:

Go Here:


then...


Restart the Mac:

Next, restart the Mac, having just set this up.

Apr 12, 2023 8:22 PM in response to Raicya

Check if this helps -> Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPhone

Take a screenshot or screen recording on iPhone - Apple Support (IE)

Been there, tried that. On:

"Save a full-page screenshot as a PDF"

"2. Tap the screenshot in the lower-left corner, then tap Full Page."

The Full Page tab does NOT appear in Messages!

APPLE SHOULD CORRECT THAT PAGE WITH LIMITATIONS!



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