How to Take a Screenshot on Xiaomi 11: All Ways (2026)

Xiaomi 11 is the flagship smartphone series, which is still popular thanks to its powerful hardware and up-to-date firmware. But even experienced users sometimes don’t know all the ways to create screenshots on this device. Unlike budget models, there are 5 different methods available here at once, from the classic combination of buttons to voice commands and gestures in MIUI.

In this article, you'll find not only basic instructions, but also hidden features: how to take a long screenshot of a scrolling page where the saved pictures are stored, and why sometimes the screen doesn't respond to clicks, and a unique way to create a screenshot using Google Assistant, which works even with locked physical buttons.

1. Classic method: power and volume buttons

The most reliable method, which works on all versions of Xiaomi 11 (including 11 Lite, 11 Pro and 11 Ultra), is suitable even if the touch screen is jammed or turned off.

Instructions:

• 📱 Open on the screen what you want to shoot (application, web page, dialogue).
• 🔘 Simultaneously press the power button (right) and the volume button (top left).
• 🎯 Hold them down. 1-2 seconds until you hear the shutter sound and see the save animation.

⚠️ Attention: If you press too long (more than 3 seconds), an emergency shutdown will work. On Xiaomi 11 Ultra with an additional display on the back, a screenshot will be taken there - it's normal.

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2. Screenshot by gesture (three fingers)

The screenshot gesture feature is enabled by default in MIUI 12/13/14, but some users turn it off accidentally, a way that is convenient when one hand is holding the phone and the other is pressing buttons.

How to do this:

1. Swipe three fingers across the screen from the bottom up (as when closing the application).
2. Wait for the vibration and the sound signal - the screenshot is ready.

If the gesture doesn't work,

• 🔧 Go to Settings. → Additional functions → Gestures.
• 🔄 Make sure the three-finger screenshot switch is active.
• 📱 Try repeating the gesture from the other side of the screen (sometimes only on the right side).

3. Long screenshot (scrollable page)

If you want to save an entire web page, chat or document that doesn't fit on a single screen, use Scrolling Mode. It's only available after you've created a regular screenshot.

Step-by-step:

1. Take a screenshot of any of the above methods.
2. Immediately after saving the bottom of the screen will appear panel with the Scroll button (icon with two arrows) ⤓⤒).
3. Click on it – the screen will automatically scroll down, fixing the content.
4. To stop the capture, tap the screen anywhere.

⚠️ Note: In some apps (such as VKontakte or Telegram), a long screenshot may crop the bottom part due to restrictions. API. In this case, use external utilities like LongShot (available in Google Play).

4. Screenshot by voice command (Google Assistant)

Little-known life hack: Xiaomi 11 supports screenshots through Google Assistant, even if physical buttons are broken, a method that works on any version of MIUI, as long as access to voice commands is enabled.

How to activate:

1. Say OK, Google or hold the Home button to launch the Assistant.
2. Say the command: Take a screenshot or Make a screenshot (in English it works faster).
3. Confirm the action in the window that appears.

🔹 Pros of the method:

• 🎤 Works without hands – convenient if busy.
• 🔄 You can use it for a series of screenshots (repeat the command).
• 🔒 Does not require unlocking the screen (if access from a locked device is enabled).

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5. Screenshot through the Quick Settings panel

If you're uncomfortable remembering gestures or button combinations, add a screenshot icon to the notification panel. This takes 10 seconds and eliminates unnecessary action.

Setting:

1. Swipe down from the top edge of the screen to open the notification bar.
2. Slap the icon. ⚙️ Edit (pencil).
3. Find in the list Screenshot (icon with scissors) 🖼️) And drag it to the active area.
4. Press Ready.

Now, to take a screenshot:

1. Open the notification panel.
2. Slip the Screenshot icon.
3. Confirm the action (if required).

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If the screenshot icon is missing after the MIUI update, reset the notification panel settings: go to Settings → Notifications → Additional → Reset the order of the icons.

6 Where screenshots are stored and how to find them

By default, all screenshots are saved in the Screenshots folder in the device's internal memory, but the path may vary depending on the firmware and regional settings.

How to open it:

• 📁 Through the Gallery: Open the Gallery app → screenshot.
• 🔍 Through the Conductor: Internal Memory → DCIM → Screenshots
• 🌐 Google Photos: Photos are automatically synced if autoload is enabled.

⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi 11 s MIUI 14 Screenshots can be duplicated in the folder Pictures/Screenshots. To avoid chaos, set up a single location to save:

1. Open the gallery → Settings → folders.
2. Check DCIM/Screenshots only.

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Screenshots take up space in memory! Clean Screenshots folder regularly, especially if you do them often. Use Files by Google (Clean up section) to automatically clean up.

7. Problem Solving: Screenshot Not Working

If none of these methods work, check out these points:

🛠️ Advanced diagnostics:

• 🔄 Restart the device – sometimes helps with temporary crashes.
• 📲 Update. MIUI Up to the latest version: Settings → The phone. → Updating the system.
• 🧹 Clear the Gallery app cache (if screenshots don't show up).

FAQ: Frequent questions