How to take a long screenshot on Xiaomi Redmi 8: all ways with pictures

Making long screenshots on Xiaomi Redmi 8 is a useful feature that allows you to capture the entire page you are scrolling at once, not just the visible part of the screen. This is especially convenient for saving long correspondence, articles, lists of products or search results. However, not everyone knows that this feature is not as obvious on Redmi 8 as on newer Xiaomi models.

In this article, we’ll look at all the ways you can create scrolling screenshots, from standard MIUI tools to third-party apps, how to get around system limitations, what settings to check before you start, and what to do if the feature doesn’t work, and we’ll also share life hacks to edit and save long screenshots in different formats.

Why Redmi 8 doesn’t have a standard long screen feature

Many users find that the Xiaomi Redmi 8 does not have a built-in “Scroll” button after creating a regular screenshot, the reason lies in the version of the MIUI shell and hardware limitations:

• 📱 Redmi 8 is coming out in 2019 with MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie, where the feature of long screenshots was experimental and did not work on all devices.
• 🔄 In later versions MIUI (11+) The feature has become stable, but for older models (including Redmi). 8/8A) It was removed due to productivity problems.
• 📉 Hardware limitations: Snapdragon 439 and 3GB of RAM can’t always handle real-time rendering of long pages.

However, there are workarounds, for example, in some firmware, the function is hidden in the developer settings, and in others it can be activated through ADB. But the easiest way to use third-party applications is to talk about them below.

Method 1: Standard long screenshot via MIUI (if available)

Before installing third-party utilities, check if the feature is hidden in your version of MIUI. Here's how to do it:

1. Take a regular screenshot: simultaneously press the Power button + Volume Down.
2. After the thumbnail appears, the screenshot in the upper right corner tap on it.
3. If there is a "Scroll" button in the bottom panel, click on it.
4. Wait until the system automatically scrolls through the page and connects the parts into one long screen.

If you don't have a Scroll button, your firmware doesn't support it, so then move on to the following ways.

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Before creating a long screen, close all pop-ups and notifications – they may interrupt the scrolling process.

Method 2: Using Reading Mode in MIUI

Little-known life hack: In some versions of MIUI, long screenshots can be taken via read mode, which works for web pages and text documents:

• 🌐 Open the desired page in the Mi Browser browser (standard Xiaomi browser).
• 📖 In the address bar tap on the icon "Reading Mode" (book).
• 📱 Take a screenshot in the standard way (food) + Loudness down).
• 🔄 In the screen editing panel, a button "Scroll" should appear".

It's not universal -- it only works for text content, it's not suitable for instant messengers or social media, and it doesn't require you to install additional apps.

⚠️ Warning: If you click "Scroll" and the screen breaks in the middle of the page, try to manually scroll it all the way to the end before creating the screen. MIUI It does not recognize the full length of the content.

Method 3: Applications for Long Screenshots (TOP-3)

If the standard methods don't work, third-party utilities will come to the rescue, and we've tested dozens of apps and selected the three most reliable ones for Redmi 8:

How to use (in the example of LongShot):

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Open the page that you want to capture.
3. Run LongShot and select Auto Scroll mode.
4. Click "Start" and wait for the app to scroll through the page.
5. Edit the result (trimming, blurring, adding text) and save.

Method 4: Manual connection of screenshots

If the automatic methods don't work, you can take a series of normal screenshots and put them together manually.

• 📸 Take a few screenshots by scrolling the page so that the parts overlap on the 20-30%.
• 🖼️ Use gluing apps: PhotoScan (from Google) – automatically aligns and connects fragments. PicStitch – allows you to manually adjust the order and overlay. Adobe Photoshop Express – for accurate trimming and correction.

Important: when connecting manually, avoid strong distortions - even a slight displacement of 2-3 pixels will spoil the final screen. For best results, fix the smartphone in one position (for example, put it on the table) and scroll only vertically, without moving the device itself.

⚠️ Note: When you connect screenshots to text content (e.g., correspondence), make sure that the font at the joints is the same size. In some messengers (e.g. WhatsApp), when scrolling, the font may slightly change the scale.

Method 5: Long screenshot via ADB (for advanced)

This method is suitable for those who are ready to work with the command line, it allows you to activate the hidden feature of long screenshots through Android Debug Bridge (ADB):

What you need:

• 🖥️ A computer with installed Xiaomi drivers and ADB.
• 📱 Included debugging by USB Redmi 8 (Settings) → The phone. → Version. MIUI — Tap 7 times, then go back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers → Debugging by USB).
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Instructions:

1. Connect Redmi 8 to your computer and allow debugging.
2. Open the command line (Windows) or the terminal (macOS/Linux) Enter: adb shell settings put global capture_long_screenshot 1
3. Reboot the phone.
4. Try to take a screenshot in the standard way - a "Scroll" button should appear.

If the team fails, try an alternative method:

adb shell am start -n com.android.systemui/.screenshot.LongScreenshotService

Tips for editing and saving long screenshots

To create a long screen is only half the battle, so that it looks professional and takes up little space, follow these guidelines:

• 🎨 Cutting: Remove unnecessary items (navigation panels, ads) using Google Photos or Snapseed.
• 📄 Format: It is better for the text PDF (Maintains quality when scaling, for images — PNG (free of loss of quality; or JPEG (small size is important).
• 🔍 Permission: For web pages sufficient 1080p, paper-based — 1440p higher.
• 🔒 Privacy: If there is personal data on the screen, blur it with Blurr or Pixelate.

Example of a command to convert a screen to PDF via ADB:

adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d file:///sdcard/Download/longscreenshot.jpg -t application/pdf

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To save space on the device, long screenshots can be uploaded to the cloud (Google Drive, Mi Cloud) instead of saving to the gallery.

Frequent problems and their solutions

When creating long screenshots on Redmi 8, users encounter typical errors.

If none of the methods worked, check:

• 📱 Version MIUI: Update your firmware to the latest stable version via Settings → Updating the system.
• 🧹 Free space: The internal drive must have at least 1 GB of free space.
• 🔋 Battery Charge: At a charge level below 20%, some functions MIUI switch off.

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