How to take a screenshot or a scrolling screenshot on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Files by Google

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Press Power and Volume down together

   Open the screen you want and press the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time. A preview of the screenshot appears at the bottom left.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Capture more for a long page

   Under the preview there are three buttons: Share, Edit (the pencil) and Capture more. Tap Capture more, the one with the up and down arrows.

   Done

3. 

   Drag the frame to choose what to keep

   The whole page appears. Drag the bottom edge of the frame down to include more, or the top edge to cut.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Save

   Tap Save at the top left. Cancel throws the long screenshot away. The same screen has a share icon at the top right and a pencil at the bottom right to edit before saving.

   Done

5. 

   Or take one without buttons

   Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to see your open apps. Tap Screenshot under the app you want. Select, next to it, lets you pick text or images from the app instead.

   Done

6. 

   Find your screenshots

   In Files by Google, tap Images, then the Screenshots tab: ours were listed under Today, in the Pictures, Screenshots folder. In Google Photos they are under Collections, On this device, Screenshots.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Capture more button? Google says it works on Android 12 and later, and only on screens you can scroll. Source: Take a screenshot on your Pixel phone or tablet
• No Screenshot button in your open apps? That button belongs to gesture navigation. With 3-button navigation, tap the square Overview button first, then Screenshot. Source: Take a screenshot on your Pixel phone or tablet

If this does not work

• Buttons open the power menu or change the volume? Press Power and Volume down at the same time, as Google describes; Power with Volume up opens the power menu instead. Source: Take a screenshot on your Pixel phone or tablet · Source: Turn your Pixel phone on & off
• Buttons awkward to press together? Use the Screenshot button in your open apps (step 5), or say Hey Google, take a screenshot, as Google suggests. Source: Take a screenshot on your Pixel phone or tablet

About this guide

A Pixel takes a screenshot with two buttons. On pages you can scroll, Capture more turns it into one long picture.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We deleted our test screenshots afterwards.

Good to know

To record a video of the screen instead: how to screen record on a Google Pixel.

Switching between gestures and buttons: how to switch to 3-button navigation on Android.

In short: Power and Volume down. Capture more, drag the frame, Save. Or swipe up and hold, Screenshot.