Xiaomi smartphone owners often face the need to save the image from the display for further transmission or analysis. The Redmi Note 10S model is equipped with a modern shell MIUI, which provides several options for implementing this feature, beyond the standard solutions. Understanding all available methods allows you to significantly speed up the workflow and makes interaction with the gadget more comfortable in everyday use.
A screenshot can be taken at any time, whether it’s saving important correspondence, fixing an error in the application or simply wanting to share an interesting moment from the game. Screenshots on this device are created instantly, but many users are not aware of additional options such as a long screenshot or automatic save. In this article, we will take a detailed look at each available method so that you can choose the most convenient for yourself.
Combination of physical buttons
The most traditional and reliable method, familiar to Android users for many years, is to press two mechanical keys simultaneously. On the side of the Redmi Note 10S are the on button and volume control. To create a picture, you need to press the power key and the volume down button (bottom) simultaneously.
Holding the buttons is literally a fraction of a second, until the camera shutter sounds and the screen flashes visually, and if you hold them too tightly or for too long, the phone may perceive this as a command to call the emergency call menu or turn off the device, so short-term and accurate pressing is important.
Once the action is successfully completed, a thumbnail of the image will appear at the top of the display, allowing you to quickly edit, share a file or immediately delete it if the image fails, even when the touch screen is temporarily unresponsive or blocked by third-party applications.
⚠️ Note: If you don’t create a screenshot when you press the buttons, check if In-Pack mode or special game modes are enabled that can block standard keyboard shortcuts to avoid accidental presses.
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Using three fingers
The MIUI shell is famous for its clever gestures, and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S is no exception. One of the most convenient ways to capture a screenshot is by putting three fingers down from the top down the screen, a technique that is especially relevant when the phone is lying on a table or holding one hand, and reaching for the side buttons is physically uncomfortable.
To activate this function, you need to swipe three closed fingers from the top edge of the display to the bottom. The system instantly responds to the gesture command, saving the current image. It is important to note that the gesture must be smooth and cover enough screen area for the touchpad to correctly recognize the three touchpoints.
If the standard gesture doesn't work, it may be disabled in the default settings, so you go to the settings menu, select "More" and find "Screenshot" to make sure that the "Three Fingers" switch is activated, and you can set up additional actions in this menu, such as creating a screenshot when you tap your knuckle if this option is supported by the current firmware version.
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For convenience, you can configure the screen area where the preview will appear after the screenshot is created, so that it does not overlap important interface elements.
Control panel and notification curtain
A third, often overlooked, is hidden in the Quick Access Panel, swiping from top to bottom of the screen, and getting the user to the notification and system function management menu, and among the many icons, there's a special screenshot button that lets you take a picture with one touch.
This is ideal for situations where physical buttons are tightly pressed or when using three-finger gestures seems inconvenient due to the large screen size, but there is a caveat to this method: if the desired icon is not in the visible part of the panel, it must be added manually through the button editing menu, which is called by swiping to the right or clicking on the pencil icon.
In addition, some versions of MIUI, with a long press on the screenshot icon in the curtain, opens an extended menu that allows you to choose the type of shot (normal or long) or assign a timer, which gives you more control over the process and allows you to prepare the screen for shooting, for example, by folding excess windows.
| Method | Speed. | Convenience | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons | Tall. | Average. | Always. |
| Three fingers. | Very high. | High. | Requires customization |
| Curtain. | Low. | Average. | Always. |
| Voice. | Medium | Low. | Demands the Internet. |
Voice control and assistants
Modern smartphones, including the Redmi Note 10S, have powerful voice control systems, so you can just say a command and the phone will perform an action, and it uses the built-in Google Assistant or Mi Assistant, and you just have to say, "OK, Google, take a screenshot," or you activate the assistant with a button and say a command.
This may seem redundant for simple surgery, but it becomes indispensable in situations where the user's hands are busy or contaminated, and voice control is useful for people with disabilities who have difficulty performing precise mechanical actions or complex gestures.
The function needs to be able to function properly, so that the microphone is active and the assistant has the appropriate permissions in the system. Sometimes an Internet connection is required to recognize speech, although the basic commands are often processed locally on the device. Language and voice recognition are set up in the Google -> Settings -> Voice control section.
⚠️ Warning: Voice commands may not work in Do Not Disturb mode or if the microphone is busy with another application, such as a voice recorder or messenger during a call.
Long screenshot function
One of the most useful features in Xiaomi’s ecosystem is the ability to create a “long” screenshot, or scrolling, which allows you to capture not only the visible part of the screen, but also the content that is below, such as long correspondence in the messenger, an article on the site or a list of contacts.
Immediately after you've created a normal screenshot (in any of the ways described above), a thumbnail appears in the top corner, and there's a button on it that shows the scroll or arrows down, and you click on it, you start scrolling, and the phone automatically starts to scroll down the page, stitching the frames together into one long image.
You can stop the process at any time by touching the screen, the system will automatically crop the image at the bottom of the last frame, and a long screenshot is saved in the gallery as a separate file, usually in PNG format, which ensures high text quality even after zooming.
What to do if a long screenshot is cut?
Set up and manage screenshots
All images created are automatically saved in the gallery, but MIUI offers flexible settings to manage this process. In the Settings menu -> Additional -> Screenshot, you can change the format of the save, select the destination folder or adjust the behavior of the preview.
And it's also worth mentioning that you can edit right after you've created it, so you can cut edges, draw arrows, blur sensitive information, or add text, and you don't have to open separate applications for basic image processing.
For those who often work with documents, the text recognition (OCR) feature on screenshots is useful. When you open an image in a gallery, the system can suggest copying text from a picture, which makes it much easier to transfer data. Screenshot files take up space in memory, so it is recommended to periodically clean the Screenshots folder from outdated images.
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Regularly cleaning the folder with screenshots helps to free up space and speeds up the gallery, since the system does not need to index thousands of extra files.