10 Screenshot Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know

We may earn a commission from links on this page. While the Mac has the best screenshot tools of any Apple device, it's not quite the same story on iPhone. Your iOS device is mostly restricted to built-in tools for taking screenshots and screen recordings , which makes it hard to bypass apps that block those features. Having said that, your iPhone's screenshot tool is anything but basic, supporting editing, annotations, and even extracting text from images. If you want to take better screenshots on iOS, these 10 hacks can help. iPhone 17 Pro (256GB) $1,047.00 at Amazon $1,099.00 Save $52.00 Shop Now Shop Now $1,047.00 at Amazon $1,099.00 Save $52.00 Use AssistiveTouch to take screenshots without pressing any buttons I've always found it unintuitive to take screenshots using hardware buttons on a device with a touchscreen. There are two easy ways to avoid pressing those buttons to take screenshots. The first one relies on a virtual Home button, which you can enable by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch . From here, enable AssistiveTouch to add a virtual Home button to your iPhone. Next, tap Customize Top Level Menu , then, if you're only interested in using this option for screenshots, reduce the number of icons from six to one by tapping the minus button. From here, tap the remaining icon on this settings page. Go to Device > Screenshot , and tap the blue checkmark in the top-right corner. The next time you tap the virtual Home button, your…