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On iOS devices you can take a screenshot by pressing the home & sleep buttons at the same time. Is there a similar way to take a screenshot with Windows Phone?

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You can cast a vote here. That's the official place to make requests. – Louis Apr 25 '12 at 9:51
Yes, this functionality will appear in WP8. – peSHIr Aug 9 '12 at 8:10
i don't know why microsoft won't allow screen shots on wp7.5 free of charge too bad for them – Toby Allen Mar 2 at 14:54

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Hold the power button and then press the Windows key to take a screenshot on a Windows Phone 8 device.

The screenshot will then be stored into a "Screenshots" album in the photos.

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Ref: youtube.com/watch?v=Pxi5uYX-5-E – db42 Jan 7 at 7:56
On my phone I have to press the buttons at the exact same time or else both the shutdown screen and Microsoft Speak pop up. – Louis Jan 16 at 0:17
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There are a few ways to take screenshots:

  1. If you're just a developer and just want to take screenshots for marketing your app, you can use the emulator's screenshot tool.
  2. If you have a developer-unlocked phone ($99 a year from Microsoft, or via unofficial tools) you can use third-party apps like the one described here.
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Nothing for normal users? – Matthew Read Apr 25 '12 at 3:25
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Unfortunately, no. – Juliana Peña Apr 25 '12 at 3:45
You can use labs.chevronwp7.com to unlock your phone for development (only 9$). It's not forbidden by Microsoft. You can't publish to the appstore, for this you would need the 99$ account. But I think if take services from MS (uploading, store, etc.) it's fair to pay for it. – Sascha Apr 25 '12 at 11:33
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@Sascha: False, ChevronWP7 is no more. Sold out, see their last blog post. – Tom Wijsman Apr 25 '12 at 12:38
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Chevron no longer exists at the moment. – peSHIr Aug 9 '12 at 8:11
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In Windows Phone 8 you are able to save a screenshot by holding both the power button (often side of phone) and the Windows button (middle button under the screen) for some time. Such screenshots are saved in the Screenshot album of the Picture Hub.

For normal users (no developers) in Windows Phone 7.5 and earlier there is no way to make a screenshot of your phone except using another camera(phone) to do it. I think this is still the case in the Windows Phone 7.8 update that brings the smaller home screen tiles from Windows Phone 8.

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For wp8 isn't POWER BUTTON and Home key? – Andrei Rinea Mar 26 at 12:01

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