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How to take a screenshot on Moto E?

 You can press and hold both the Power and Volume down key simultaneously to take a screenshot on Moto E

moto-e-how-to-take-screenshotIf you are new to Android, you probably are not aware that it is very simple to take a screenshot on Moto E.

This guide applies to all Moto E generation including Moto E, Moto E 2nd Gen, Moto E3, Moto E4, Moto E5, and Moto E6.

Contents hide
1) How to take a screenshot on Moto E?
2) Where are the screenshots saved on Moto E?
3) Why can I not take a screenshot on Moto E?
4) Are there any other methods to take screenshots on Moto E?
4.1) Do you have any problems to take a screenshot on Moto E?

How to take a screenshot on Moto E?

To take a screenshot for Moto E, you simply press and hold both the Power and Volume down key simultaneously for about three seconds. You should hear the camera shutter sound once the screenshot is taken.

The most important requirement is “simultaneously”.

If you press and hold power key too early, you get power options, instead of taking screenshots.

If you press and hold volume down key too early, you get volume adjustment screen and decrease the volume.

In practice, you can press and hold power key  “slightly” earlier than pressing the volume down key, because power option will be triggered slower than the volume adjusting screen.

Where are the screenshots saved on Moto E?

The screenshot is always saved in the internal storage of the phone.

You can check the screenshots from Gallery/Photos app–screenshots.

You can edit the screenshot as normal photos using the Gallery app or Google+ Photos app.

In the Gallery or Photos app, you can also share the screenshot as normal photos to many apps, for example, email, SMS, or Google drive.

Why can I not take a screenshot on Moto E?

This method is the standard method to take a screenshot on almost all Android phones (without physical home buttons).

It should work on your Moto E.

If you get volume adjusting screen or power options, it means the timing of pressing the two keys is not right.  You need to practise it a while.

Once you get your screenshot, you will find it is actually so easy to take a screenshot in Moto E.

Are there any other methods to take screenshots on Moto E?

There are a few other methods  of taking screenshots on Moto E:

  • Use an app. Most of such apps require rooted Moto E.
  • Use Android Debug Bridge (ADB)  shell command (adb shell screencap ) from a PC.
  • Use the monitors.bat (under tools folder) in Android SDK from a PC. You need to install the Motorola USB driver on the PC.
  • If you Moto E (for example, Moto E6) is running Android Pie (Android 9) or Android 10, there is a screenshot shortcut in the Power menu. You can use the screenshot shortcut to take screenshots on Moto E, are explained in this guide.

Of course, the last two methods require that you enable the developer options.

Do you have any problems to take a screenshot on Moto E?

Please let us know your question or problem in the comment box below.

For more guides, tips and tricks of using Moto E, please check our Moto E How-to Guides page.

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  1. charles bronson says

    June 3, 2014 at 4:52 pm

    I did press the power button and volume down button, it never took a screenshot (I checked gallery) neither did it invoke power or volume down options.
    No sound came indicating a screenshot. Please help.

    Reply
    • simon says

      June 4, 2014 at 11:22 am

      You need press and “hold”.


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      • nilay says

        July 31, 2014 at 6:34 pm

        Same happen to me…. Its not work…. Only volume increase or decrease… One time also switch off….

        Reply
        • simon says

          August 1, 2014 at 12:01 am

          The timing. Once you get it, you will find it’s so simple.


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          • Ravi says

            August 26, 2016 at 1:38 am

            How to take a screen short

          • simon says

            August 26, 2016 at 5:41 am

            Did you follow the guide? What error did you get when taking the screenshot?


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        • SHASHIDHARAN says

          August 11, 2014 at 5:13 pm

          It worked thank u

          Reply
    • Abhishek Soam says

      October 14, 2015 at 1:36 pm

      It is working
      Thank you very much

      Reply
  2. avapkaanit2 says

    June 4, 2014 at 7:04 am

    try it again buddy,it works …

    Reply
  3. nandan says

    June 5, 2014 at 10:59 am

    Work on my moto e

    Reply
  4. matheen says

    June 11, 2014 at 8:53 am

    It as u said….

    Reply
  5. Aakash Verma says

    June 11, 2014 at 4:57 pm

    i had tried it, and yes i got it in first time a screen shot goes to your gallery and while you also get to know that screenshot is taken by screenshot animation.

    Reply
  6. KC says

    June 18, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    2 times mobile got switched off.. 🙁

    Reply
    • simon says

      June 19, 2014 at 12:06 am

      It means you press and hold power button too early. In other words, you press and hold the volume down burro too late.

      You need pay attention to the power option window.


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  7. akash says

    June 18, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Where are the picture which are received by Bluetooth

    Reply
    • simon says

      June 19, 2014 at 12:08 am

      You can find them in the gallery app.


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  8. shiva4338 says

    June 26, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    ohh thank u soooooooooooo much

    Reply
  9. Abhishek says

    July 4, 2014 at 9:22 pm

    I am first time android user…and Moto E is my first Android phone….I tried was surprised that it worked well.

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 5, 2014 at 12:49 am

      Enjoy your screenshot.


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  10. Vedant says

    July 10, 2014 at 5:29 pm

    how to skip a line in moto e while writing a message

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 11, 2014 at 12:07 am

      Because sms is length limited, Google keyboard does not provide enter key of it detects you are writing sms.

      Please note, longer and will be split into several messages. Some mobile phones may not combine them into one once received.


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  11. vidya says

    July 11, 2014 at 9:45 am

    its perfectt

    Reply
  12. NEHA says

    August 1, 2014 at 8:16 am

    I AM UNABLE TO TAKE SCREEN SHOT…IS THERE ANY NEED TO DOWNLOAD ANY SOFTWARE FOR THIS????????

    Reply
    • simon says

      August 1, 2014 at 10:12 am

      No apps needed to take screenshot on Moto E. Actually most screenshot taking apps require root.

      Just practice.

      Another way to take screenshot for Moto E is using pc. You need install android see in your pc and connect your Moto E to the pc through USB cable.


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  13. umme yousuf says

    August 10, 2014 at 6:45 pm

    Use UC browser. It has a screen shot add on on right hand.

    Reply
  14. mukur says

    August 16, 2014 at 4:39 am

    its very very easy!!

    Reply
  15. Abhijit says

    August 20, 2014 at 5:13 am

    Thanks. It worked very rightly. Its really easy.

    Reply
  16. Rishi Kumar says

    August 25, 2014 at 8:57 am

    thank you very much… it work well..enjoy screenshot..

    Reply
  17. dennis hauzel says

    August 29, 2014 at 10:25 am

    Press it together at once.

    Reply
  18. Aryan says

    August 31, 2014 at 4:10 am

    I tried it work!!!!! This phone is awesome

    Reply
  19. Pushkar says

    September 6, 2014 at 3:57 am

    Worked on first try!!!!!! thank you people.

    Reply
  20. mayur says

    September 22, 2014 at 6:17 pm

    It works thank u

    Reply
  21. hirdesh says

    September 23, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    It works well… Thank you team..

    Reply
  22. Roxie says

    September 28, 2014 at 11:12 pm

    I was pressing vol increase button!! Lol!! Oh gosh!! Finally it works and Im really happy!!

    Reply
    • simon says

      September 29, 2014 at 10:18 am

      Thank you for sharing your experience.


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  23. Divya says

    October 21, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    Its workin thanks buddy… 😉

    Reply
  24. shreyas says

    October 28, 2014 at 6:51 pm

    Yaa ..
    It’s to much good ..
    I really more and more deeply fall in love with my moto E .

    Reply
  25. Subin Rano says

    November 4, 2014 at 4:47 am

    how to take screenshort moto E?

    Reply
    • simon says

      November 4, 2014 at 9:59 am

      Can you follow the guide?


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      • Megan says

        October 18, 2015 at 12:34 pm

        Every time I take a screen shot the volume adjuster is in the picture. What am I doing wrong???

        Reply
        • simon says

          October 18, 2015 at 10:32 pm

          You pressed the volume button too early. If you see the volume slider, you should stop, wait till it’s gone, and try again.


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  26. Rafael A. Pereira (@ProxAlestorm) says

    November 25, 2014 at 12:28 pm

    Works perfectly. Thanx dude!

    Reply
  27. Amy says

    November 25, 2014 at 1:18 pm

    How do you take off that Google logo when taking the screenshot? There’s always that logo on the bottom of the screen

    Reply
    • simon says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:58 pm

      What Google logo? What page are you trying to take the screenshot?


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  28. New says

    December 3, 2014 at 1:33 am

    It doesn’t work for me. Few times I am able to take screenshot. Resolve it or find out an alternative options for it.

    Reply
    • simon says

      December 3, 2014 at 5:34 am

      On moto e, probably there are no simpler solutions yet.


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  29. lucky says

    December 11, 2014 at 10:07 am

    you just have to keep ur camera setting which is hdr in auto mode than you can do it easily 🙂

    Reply
  30. Divya says

    December 11, 2014 at 6:01 pm

    Yes dear ….

    Reply
  31. lovely rani says

    December 25, 2014 at 10:52 am

    I am still not able to do so..
    Help..

    Reply
    • simon says

      December 25, 2014 at 11:35 am

      Read the tips in the comments and try again.


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  32. Indian says

    December 26, 2014 at 4:20 pm

    I have tried taking a snaphot on the MotoE it NEVER works.
    I bought the MotoE as a 2nd phone (main phone is an iPhone) the main criteria was the price .
    The low price is justified by a low grade product
    There are issues with the charging port
    Should have bought a Chinese make Gionee or similar product

    Reply
    • simon says

      December 27, 2014 at 12:40 pm

      All Android phones use similar method to take screenshots. If you can practice to take one, you will then realize how simple it is.

      Some vendors, for example, Samsung, may provide a few additional options to take a screenshot.


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  33. Snigdha says

    December 27, 2014 at 12:51 pm

    I am sorry that you are having this problem with your set but if you follow the tips its actually very simple. I say so cause this article helped me use my phone better. Just because the price is low is not an indication that the product is low grade as well.
    I would recommend that you go through the instructions again.

    Reply
  34. Maya Lestari says

    January 7, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    This method is same on take a screenshot on moto g motorola, right?

    Reply
    • simon says

      January 8, 2015 at 12:23 am

      Yes, it works on almost all android devices. This is the common method of taking screenshot on android devices. Some vendors may add other methods to take screenshot.


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  35. sunny says

    January 28, 2015 at 12:28 pm

    i am not able to take a snapshot on moto e, but easily taking snap shot on moto g mobile. Is there any problem in some of moto e sets

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    • simon says

      January 28, 2015 at 1:37 pm

      No, you use exact the identical way to take screenshot in Moto G and Moto E. Just a bit more practice.


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  36. prabin says

    February 14, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    well even i think that you need practice to take a screen shot to b honest even i cannot take a screen shot if i try normally using moto e .. it does work for me when i take time to relax and then make sure both buttons together .. in other phones its very easy on this phone i found that u really need to put all you attention on getting the timing correct.

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  37. Srikanth says

    February 17, 2015 at 11:30 am

    Guys am not able to screen shot any of my screens on my MotoE
    Please help .. tried all above said .. but still it doesn’t work for me .. am sorry 🙁

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  38. Srikanth says

    February 17, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Hurrrreeee i got it … guys its simple …

    press and hold both the Power and Volume down key for three seconds, or until you hear the camera shutter click.

    Reply
  39. supersans says

    March 14, 2015 at 2:52 pm

    How to disable the Google search which pops up when we press home button in moto E ?

    Reply
    • simon says

      March 15, 2015 at 1:19 am

      I think, if you press the home button, it should bring you to the home screen. It opens Google search only when you swipe up from the bottom of the screen (or from the home button), This is part of Google now launcher.

      You can install Firefox browser in your phone. Now it should ask you to choose “Complete action using”, you can then choose Nothing.


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  40. Jayan says

    April 7, 2015 at 4:38 am

    How to take video of a game while playing in moto e…??? Pls help…

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    • simon says

      April 7, 2015 at 5:29 am

      You can user adb commands to record the screen from your pc.


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  41. Alan says

    April 7, 2015 at 8:49 am

    Thanxx a lot
    It worked …..

    Reply
  42. Ruth Anshuman Roczz says

    April 17, 2015 at 10:50 am

    it works
    just make a gap of 0.5 sec in pressin de buttons

    Reply
  43. Sanchita Guha says

    May 6, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Tried taking screenshot with the above mentioned method. Didn’t work. Screen went black and then phone switched itself off.

    Reply
    • simon says

      May 6, 2015 at 2:11 pm

      You pressed volume button too late. Always look at the screen. If the power option comes, or volume option comes, try again.

      Practice, practice.


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  44. chandru says

    May 22, 2015 at 2:05 am

    Hi Thanks.. It works..

    Reply
  45. Amar Jadhav says

    June 25, 2015 at 12:11 pm

    hi thanks first press volume key down then immediately press power button..definitely .it will work

    Reply
  46. Nisit Datta says

    July 2, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    thankzzz man…its worked

    Reply
  47. Neera says

    July 11, 2015 at 11:22 am

    Is any free full version app available for auto call record in moto E on kitkat4.4

    Reply
    • simon says

      July 11, 2015 at 12:41 pm

      Call recording is illegal in some regions. Android disable such functions purposely. Most apps will not work properly. Most require root as well. Try your luck.


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  48. Kevin says

    July 30, 2015 at 4:11 am

    It doesn’t work on ALL Moto E phones regardless of how much you practice. There’s another issue affecting some phones.

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    • simon says

      July 30, 2015 at 5:29 am

      There are no known problems on this method of taking screenshot. It works on Moto E and Moto E 2nd Gen ( Moto G and Moto X as well) without issues.

      What exactly did you get?


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  49. Gaurav Thapliyal says

    August 3, 2015 at 6:22 am

    Yes I got the solution of screenshot in my moto e. There is no problem at all.I clicked from the very first time without any issue.

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  50. Yadukumar says

    August 21, 2015 at 8:00 am

    Thanks i could take the screen shot as suggested by you.

    Reply
  51. Moira Curtis says

    August 24, 2015 at 1:29 am

    I still can’t screen shot and it I get the timing perfect almost every time. I have spent over an hour trying to screen shot and haven’t got a single one. Please put something in the top drop down menu or a help button on screen.

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    • simon says

      August 24, 2015 at 5:27 am

      As mentioned, you may get the power option if you press power key to early, or volume options if you press the volume key too early.

      Nobody wants to get screenshot overlayed with some buttons or menus.

      Also, you may want to take screenshot for lock screen. This makes it impractical to assign the screenshot taking feature to an app.


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    • sef says

      November 10, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      I really think that some of the Moto e phones are not working well for screen shots. I think the technology is crude and spasmodic

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      • simon says

        November 11, 2015 at 12:53 am

        This feature has been in Android for long time.

        If you need take a lot of screenshots, you can take screenshot from pc using Android device monitor (part of Android studio).


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  52. Jana says

    August 25, 2015 at 10:51 am

    It worked .. Thank you Bro

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  53. Eric says

    October 21, 2015 at 3:11 am

    I was able to take the screen shots. However, I went to Gallery and Photos and nothing appeared there. Where else could the pics have gone?

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    • simon says

      October 21, 2015 at 11:36 am

      The screenshots are always saved in the Pictures/Screenshots folder in the internal storage. Normally, Gallery and Photos apps should show them by default.


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      • Eric says

        October 21, 2015 at 8:50 pm

        What button do I press on the phone to access the Pictures/Screen Shots folder? Like I said I see “Photos” and “Gallery” but the pics didn’t show up there.

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        • simon says

          October 22, 2015 at 12:54 am

          You need install a file manager, e.g., es file explorer. Please follow this guide http://motoeguide.com/moto-e-guides/manage-files-moto-e-es-file-explorer-file-manager/


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  54. naveen kumar says

    October 27, 2015 at 4:09 am

    Thanks

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  55. Xabi says

    October 31, 2015 at 1:42 am

    It helped me a lot. I didn’t know how to take screenshots before this. Thank you for the info. Completley helpful.

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  56. RAj says

    November 2, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    nice its working fine

    Reply
  57. sef says

    November 10, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    I was able at first to take screen shots. Now no.
    If you say it takes practice, I would say its a bit of undeveloped technology.
    Its just not working now however I do it and do what you say.
    I think its dodgy and variable

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  58. Amit says

    December 22, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    I accidently erased all data fromy SD card. However an important PIC was saved as my mobile wall paper. I can see the PIC but cannot save it or access it. Screenshot of the pic loses clarity and it also captures a lot of other mobile information. Is there anyway to retrieve or save the wall paper data.

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    • simon says

      December 23, 2015 at 10:02 am

      When you set an image as wallpaper, it will be copied into /data. However, this folder and subfolders are not accessible for users unless the phones is rooted.


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  59. Dennis Primm says

    April 12, 2016 at 9:42 pm

    Hey guys and gals!

    I just purchased a brand new first generation Moto e and I tried taking a screenshot on my old Huawei Glory and my brand new Moto e. It worked PERFECTLY on both the old Huawei Glory and the Moto e the first time around!!! If it’ll work on the old Glory, then it’ll work on just about anything else out there!!! Just follow the instructions! It’s SO simple a MONKEY can do it! Just press the LOWER VOLUME and POWER BUTTONS at the SAME TIME. Get it -> the SAME TIME! That’s what SIMULTANEOUSLY means.

    GOOD LUCK to all you Screenshooters out there!

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  60. Abhijit Chakrabarty says

    August 1, 2016 at 9:59 am

    thanks for this solution,Its work

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  61. captain paranoia says

    October 27, 2016 at 5:53 pm

    It is very, very, very fussy about the timing of the two presses. Other Android devices I have are much more forgiving. Has someone forgotten to adjust the interval timing when some internal clock has been increased…?

    Pressing the power button and vol down together seems to reverse the sense of the volume button.

    Very frustrating trying to capture a dynamic screen event.

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    • simon says

      October 28, 2016 at 12:35 am

      If you need to take a lot of screenshots or screenshots with some headup notifications, you can do so on a PC. Install Android studio (and Motorola USB drive on the PC), you can then use the monitor screen to take screenshots for the phone. This works on all Android phones because it uses ADB.

      If you don’t want to install Android studio (it requires a few GBs storage on the PC), you can just download ADB package.

      To install Motorola USB drive, please follow this guide: http://allaboutmotog.com/moto-g-how-to-guide/how-to-connect-moto-g-with-pc-through-usb-cable-for-moto-e-and-moto-x-as-well/

      You also need enabled USB debugging under developer options on the phone. You may follow this guide to enable developer options on Moto E: http://motoeguide.com/moto-e-guides/enable-developer-options-moto-e/


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