How to take a screenshot on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9: The complete guide

Xiaomi’s modern smartphones have long since ceased to be just callers, becoming powerful multimedia centers where visual processing plays a key role. Owners of the Redmi Note 9 model often need to quickly capture correspondence, an interesting moment in the game or a payment check, and knowing all the available methods for creating screenshots makes life much easier. The standard key combination is not the only and often not the most convenient way to save the content of the display, especially when the user’s hands are busy or busy.

The MIUI operating system that you have installed on your device offers a wide range of image tools, including advanced gestures and voice control. Understanding the intricacies of the clipboard and system settings saves you time by eliminating the need to make unnecessary finger movements on glass. In this article, we will take a detailed look at each method available so that you can choose the most suitable one for your situation.

We will also discuss long screenshots that allow you to save entire web pages or long dialogues in messengers in one file, which is a unique feature of the shell from a Chinese manufacturer. In addition, we will discuss situations where standard methods may not work, and what to do in such cases so as not to lose important information.

Classical Method: Using Physical Buttons

The most common and common way for most Android users to take a screenshot of a Redmi Note 9 is to press two physical keys simultaneously, you need to press the Volume Down button and the Power button simultaneously, holding them for a fraction of a second, until the camera shutter clicks and the device vibrates.

It is important to keep the right timing: if you press the buttons too long, the phone may perceive this as a command to call the emergency menu or turn off the device. On the Redmi Note 9 series models with a side fingerprint scanner built into the power button, the mechanical press should be clear, but not excessively strong. After successfully creating a picture at the top of the screen, a notification with a thumbnail will appear that allows you to quickly move to editing or sharing a file.

This method works even if the touch screen is temporarily unresponsive to touch or in hypersensitive mode. Physical buttons take precedence over software interfaces, making this the most reliable way in critical situations. However, if one hand is uncomfortable using the phone, it is worth considering alternative control options.

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To take a picture with one hand, try pressing the volume button with your thumb, and then quickly pressing the power button with your index finger of the same hand using the claw grip.

Control through notification curtain and control panel

For those who prefer software management or have difficulty pressing physical keys at the same time, MIUI has a special icon. You need to swipe from top to bottom to open the notification curtain, and then deploy the full list of controls (usually swipe down or right, depending on the firmware version).

If you don't see this icon right away, it may be hidden in the second page of the Quick Settings menu, or it may have been removed from the active widget list altogether. To return it, click on the edit button (usually a pencil icon or a tripod in the corner of the panel) and drag the Screenshot icon into the active element area. It will only take a few seconds, but it will save you a lot of time in the future.

This method is particularly convenient when the phone is lying on the table or fixed in the holder, and reaching for the side buttons is physically uncomfortable. In addition, the software method eliminates the risk of accidentally clamping the volume keys while watching a video or playing, when a sharp jump in sound may be undesirable.

Screenshots with three fingers and advanced gestures

One of the most convenient features of the MIUI shell is the ability to create a screenshot by simply swiping three fingers across the screen. This feature is not activated by default on all devices, so you need to turn it on in the settings. To do this, go to the Settings menu, select the Additional (or "Advanced Settings") section, then find the Screenshot and activate the Screenshot switch with three fingers.

Once activated, you just swipe your three fingers down on any area of the screen to take a snapshot instantly, a gesture that is particularly useful for users with large smartphones, where reaching the top edge of the screen with one hand is difficult, and the system also allows you to customize the action when you hold three fingers long, for example, starting a screen recording or taking a screenshot of the selected area.

⚠️ Note: A three-finger gesture may conflict with the features of some reading apps or browsers where a three-finger swipe is used to switch tabs. If you notice strange interface behavior, try turning off the gesture or changing the sensor sensitivity in the engineering menu.

You can also create a screenshot of the selected area, which eliminates the need for subsequent cropping of the image, and by activating the corresponding option in the gesture menu, you can select the right sized rectangle with your fingers immediately when you create the image, which greatly speeds up the work with documents and correspondence, where privacy or specificity is important.

Voice control and Google Assistant

In situations where your hands are full (e.g., you’re holding the device in one hand and typing the other, or the phone is attached to the car), voice control comes to the rescue. Redmi Note 9 owners can use the built-in Google Assistant or Mi Assistant. Just say “Ok Google, take a screenshot” or “Take a screenshot” if the assistant is configured in Russian and waiting for commands.

To activate this feature, make sure that Google Assistant settings enable Voice Match and allow access to the lock screen, allowing you to take screenshots without fully unlocking the phone, which is sometimes required to quickly confirm a transaction or save an error. Voice commands work even in Handless mode if it is activated.

Some users prefer to use third-party assistant apps or macros that respond to voice commands by running a screenshot script through ADB or system APIs. However, for most tasks, the built-in capabilities of the system are more than enough, and they work more stable than any third-party add-ons.

Long screenshot and screen recording

Long Screenshot (or Scrolling Screenshot) is one of the most popular features in MIUI. It allows you to save the content of web pages, long articles or correspondence in messengers as one continuous image. Immediately after you create a regular screenshot (any of the methods described above), a floating menu with several icons will appear in the upper right corner.

In this menu, you need to select an icon that resembles a scroll or a down arrow. Once you click, the system will automatically start scrolling down the screen contents, stitching the frames into a single image. The process will stop when you touch the screen, reach the end of the page, or the maximum pixel limit for a single image file is filled.

The Screen Recording feature, which is also built into the shell, allows you to record not only a static image, but also video from the screen with sound (system or microphone), is an indispensable tool for creating training videos or fixing bugs in games. The launch icon is in the same notification curtain as the button of a regular screenshot.

Where do files are stored and how to edit them

All images created are automatically saved in the device gallery. The path to the folder usually looks like Internal Memory → DCIM → Screenshots. In the Gallery app, they are sorted by date and time of creation, which allows you to quickly find the desired file.

Once you've created a screenshot, if you click on the thumbnail in the notification, the built-in editor opens, and it allows you to do basic things like cropping, overlaying, drawing with a marker, or adding stickers. Moreover, the MIUI editor can automatically blur sensitive data (card numbers, passwords) with artificial intelligence if you turn on this option.

To organize order, it is recommended to periodically clean the folder of screenshots, as they take up space in memory and are not always needed after a long time. You can set up automatic synchronization of this folder with the cloud storage of Google Photos or Xiaomi Cloud, so as not to lose important data when resetting or breaking the device.

Frequent problems and their solution

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the screenshot is not created or saved, most often due to overcrowded memory of the device, if the free space in the internal storage is exhausted, the system will not physically be able to write a new file, in which case you need to delete unnecessary applications or clear the cache.

Another common problem is the prohibition of screenshots in certain applications, such as banking programs, incognito browsers and secure content in streaming services (DRM-In such cases, instead of an image, you will receive a black screen or a notification that you cannot save, and you cannot circumvent this by standard methods without root rights.

⚠️ Note: If screenshots are no longer created after the system update, check the permissions for the Screenshot or Gallery app in the Settings section. → Annexes → All applications. Sometimes, after an update, you reset the memory rights.

Also, consider that in some game modes (Game Turbo), standard keyboard shortcuts can be reassigned or blocked to prevent accidental exits from the game. In such cases, use the floating menu of the game mode, which is called by a swipe from the corner of the screen.

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If none of these methods work, try restarting the device, which eliminates the temporary software failures of the screenshot service in 90% of cases.

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