The screenshots They are a quick and efficient way to store something important. Instead of extracting a text and copying it, you directly make a capture and you will already extract that text later, when you have time. and the same for images or photographs that catch your attention. It’s more. You can capture the screen of any device. Without going any further, it is possible take a screenshot of an apple watch.
On the Mac we have been taking screenshots for a long time. Also, you can customize what you want to show: the entire desktop, a window or a fragment that you draw on the screen yourself. And on iPhone and iPad, the same thing happens. Pushing a couple of buttonsthe one to increase the volume and the power one, you will make a practical screenshot that you can later edit and save or share it.
The Apple Watch is the latest display device to join the Apple ecosystem. and you can too capture an image from your screen. Whether it’s to save an important appointment, to record something you’ve seen or because it’s faster to capture to extract or export the information you are currently viewing.
Turn on screenshots
To start, we have to activate this function. It is not activated by default to avoid problems if we accidentally or inadvertently touch buttons. In any case, you can activate the screenshots from your iPhone or directly from the Apple Watch.
For enable captures from your iPhone:
- open the Apple Watch app from your iPhone
- Enter the tab My watch
- Tap on General
- Scroll down the screen until you find the option Allow screenshots
- Click on the button on the right to activate it if it is not
For enable captures from your Apple Watch:
- open the app Setting from your Apple Watch
- Tap on General
- Go into Screenshots
- Click on the activation button if it is not green yet
Take a screenshot of your Apple Watch
Once you have activated the possibility of saving an image of the screen of your Apple Watch, making the capture is very simple. If on iPhone or iPad you only have to press two buttons at the same time, the same thing happens on Apple Watch. Specifically, the buttons to press simultaneously are the side buttons and the digital crown -either Digital Crown in English-.
You’ll know you’ve taken the screenshot because the screen of your Apple Watch will blink. You can make the captures that you think are convenient. Just like in iOS and iPadOS, your screenshots are saved as if they were a photo you’ve taken with your camera. That is are saved in the Photos app on your iPhone. You will be able to see the captures if you enter the photo library or if you go directly to the album of Screenshots.
And like any photograph stored there, you will have the possibility to edit it, add changes and share it through other applications such as Mail, WhatsApp, Instagram or whatever you can think of. Yes indeed. Try not to share screenshots that contain personal or sensitive information, such as bank details or passwords.