Xiaomi smartphone owners often face the need to save the contents of long pages, whether it is correspondence in the messenger, an article in the browser or a social network tape. Standard screenshot captures only the visible area, which forces you to take many individual frames. Fortunately, the MIUI shell installed on the Redmi Note 9 provides a convenient scrolling feature that allows you to combine several screens into one long image.
This feature is built into the system interface and does not require the installation of third-party applications that often overload memory or contain advertising. To take advantage of it, you need to know the correct algorithm of actions and understand how the mechanism of advanced screenshot works. In this article, we will discuss in detail the process of creating such images, consider the nuances of working with different applications and answer frequent user questions.
Xiaomi’s camera and screenshot system are constantly being improved, but the basic principles remain the same for the Redmi Note series. Understanding these principles will help you manage information efficiently on your device.
Preparation of the device and checking the settings
Before you start creating composite images, make sure your Redmi Note 9 is working correctly.The long screenshot feature activates automatically under certain conditions, but sometimes users can accidentally disable associated interface elements.
It's also worth making sure that there's space in the memory of the device. Although a single file takes up a little space, a series of ten glued frames can weigh a few megabytes, especially if there's a lot of graphics on the screen. RAM also plays a role: if too many heavy applications are running, the system may not have time to process the scrolling request.
⚠️ Warning: If the scroll function doesn't appear, try restarting your smartphone.This will clear the cache of system processes and often solves the problem of missing the button".
For comfortable work, it is recommended to set the brightness of the screen to an average level so that when glued, there are no sharp color transitions, which sometimes occur when automatically adjusting the backlight during shooting. AMOLED-The screens are used in Redmi Note 9. IPS-A matrix where such artifacts are less visible, but still possible.
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Use a dark theme in the MIUI interface before creating a long screenshot – this will not only save battery power, but also make the text on the final image more contrasting and readable.
The basic way to create a screenshot with scrolling
The most common method that works in most standard applications, such as the Chrome browser, Telegram or system settings, involves using a preview panel. After you take a normal screenshot, a smaller copy of the image appears in the corner, and that's where the key to creating a long version lies.
Immediately after you create the base frame, click on the "More" button (sometimes denoted by the down arrow or the word "Scroll"), which will appear under the thumbnail. The system will automatically start scrolling the content down, taking new pictures and stitching them together, and you will see the process on the screen in real time.
- 📱 Press the combination of power and volume buttons down at the same time.
- 👇 In the preview menu that appears, tap the “More” button or the arrow icon.
- 📜 Wait for the system to scroll the page to the right moment or to the end.
- ✅ Press the stop button when all the necessary content is captured.
It's important not to touch the screen during the scrolling process, otherwise the system will interpret it as a command to stop recording. If you need to capture a particular section, wait for the scroll to pass the desired fragment, and immediately stop the process. The quality of the final file will depend on the stability of your hands and the speed of the Snapdragon processor at the time of processing.
☑️ Pre-screening
Alternative methods and gestures
In addition to the standard menu, MIUI has alternative ways to trigger screenshots that may be more convenient for some users, such as using triple tapping on the screen, which must be activated in the special feature menu.
To enable this feature, go to Settings → Additional Settings → Special Features → Shortcuts. Here you can assign an action on triple tap or long press of the menu button (if virtual), which allows you to take pictures with one hand, which is especially convenient for wearable devices.
Another method is to use Google Assistant or Xiao AI (depending on the firmware region) and simply say “Take a screenshot” and the system will perform the action, but it may require additional scripting adjustments to run a long screenshot with voice, since the standard command only takes one frame.
⚠️ Warning: Be careful when using triple tap gestures – accidentally touching can lead to unwanted creation of multiple files in the gallery, cluttering the storage.
Working with different applications and limitations
Not all apps support long screenshots equally well, for example, on social networks like Instagram or TikTok, scrolling may be interrupted due to dynamic content loading, in which case the system may break the image or stop recording ahead of time.
In banking applications and some data-protected messengers (Incognito mode or secure folders), screenshots can be completely blocked by Android security, in which case you will see a black image or a ban notification.
To bypass browser restrictions, you can use the PC Version mode, which rebuilds the page and often allows you to take a better long shot without breaking into the interface elements of the mobile application, and it also helps to clean the app cache before you try to shoot.
| Annex | Scrolling support | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Complete. | Automatically determines the end of the page |
| Telegram | Complete. | You may need to manually stop. |
| Partial | Sometimes cuts off media investments | |
| Limited. | Frequent breaks when loading tape |
Why do some apps not have a scroll button?
Editing and preserving results
Once you've stopped scrolling, Redmi Note 9 will prompt you to save the result. Before the final save, framing is often available. This is useful if the automatic scrolling has captured unnecessary interface elements from above or below.
The finished image is saved in the gallery in the Screenshots folder. The file is PNG format, which provides high quality lossless, but can take up more space than JPG. If you plan to send screenshots through messengers, it is worth considering that they can compress the image, making the text unreadable.
You can use a built-in MIUI editor to edit, which allows you to add text, draw arrows, or blur sensitive data (card numbers, addresses), either immediately after you create a picture or later through a gallery.
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A long screenshot in PNG format takes up more space, but retains the clarity of small text, which is critical for documents and instructions.
Solutions and problems
Sometimes users experience a screenshot that is blurred or black, often because a notification pops up or the screen brightness changes during the shot creation. To avoid this, activate Do Not Disturb mode before the procedure begins.
If the scroll button doesn’t appear at all, check to see if you have an outdated version of MIUI. Updating to the latest available version often fixes bugs in system functions, including the composite image creation mechanism.
In rare cases, cleaning the Screenshots system application data (if such a separate application is on the installed list) or resetting the interface settings helps, but this is an extreme measure that should be resorted to only if other methods have not worked.
⚠️ Warning: Do not try to take a long screenshot while playing video or animation - the result will be distorted by motion artifacts and blurring.