Modern smartphones like the Xiaomi Redmi 10 have become an integral part of our digital lives, where visual information plays a key role. Users constantly exchange correspondence, save interesting offers from stores, capture errors in applications or simply share highlights from games. Screenshot (or screenshot) is a basic feature that allows you to instantly save what you see on the display as an image. Despite the apparent simplicity, there are many nuances and alternative ways to create such pictures in the MIUI shell, which not all owners know about.
In this article, we will take a look at all the available methods so that you can choose the most convenient for yourself in a particular situation. Standard button combinations can be uncomfortable when using a phone with one hand or in cases with tight buttons, so the developers have provided flexible settings. Redmi 10 can take a screenshot even without using physical buttons, using only touching the screen. Understanding all the options will save you time and make interaction with the interface more productive.
We're going to look at not only the process of creating an image, but what happens to it next. Xiaomi's Android shell offers advanced tools to work with captured content, including instant editing, long-shots and fast-sending. Once you master these techniques, you'll turn your smartphone into a powerful tool for working with information. Let's move from theory to practice and learn the basic techniques.
Classical method: a combination of physical buttons
The most common and time-tested way to take a screenshot on any Android device is to use a combination of mechanical buttons. On Xiaomi Redmi 10, this feature works at the system level and does not require additional settings. You need to simultaneously press the on button (located on the right side) and the volume button (located on the left side).
If you do everything right, the screen will blink for a split second and you will hear the characteristic sound of the camera shutter (if the sound is not turned off). In the upper right corner, a thumbnail of the created image will appear, which can be immediately edited or sent. It is important to press buttons at the same time: if you delay the on button for too long, instead of a screenshot, the turn off menu will open or the voice assistant will start.
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This is a universal technique that works even when the touch screen is temporarily unresponsive or frozen, but it has its drawbacks: when you use the phone with one hand, it can be difficult to reach the opposite edge of the device, and on some protective cases, the buttons can be too tight, which leads to image lubrication or other functions.
Gesture control: creating a screenshot with three fingers
For those who don't like reaching for buttons or prefer one-handed control, MIUI has a convenient three-fingered approach that looks spectacular and is much faster than a mechanical one, and you just swipe it with three fingers down the center of the screen to activate it, and it instantly recognizes the gesture and saves the current image.
However, by default, this function can be disabled. To enable it, you need to go to the system settings. Find the Additional Features section, then select Screenshot. That's where the three-finger Screenshot switch is located. Make sure it's activated (the slider is blue).
⚠️ Note: A three-finger gesture may conflict with features in some games or drawing apps that use multi-touch. If you notice that screenshots are created randomly during play, it is better to temporarily disable the feature in the settings.
The advantage of the method is speed and ergonomics. You don't have to change the grip of the device, which is especially true when watching news feeds or reading long articles. The Redmi 10 touch screen is sensitive enough to recognize this gesture even when using high-quality protective glasses. If the gesture stops working, check if the screen is dirty, since greasy spots can disrupt the conductivity and recognition of multi-touch commands.
What to do if the gesture does not work?
Menu power button: quick access without combinations
The latest versions of the MIUI have another handy option that allows you to take screenshots directly from the lock menu or the off menu. This is especially useful when the phone is on the table and you want to quickly save information without grabbing the volume buttons. To use this method, you just need to press and hold the on button to call the menu, and select the appropriate icon.
To make this feature available, you need to activate it in the settings. The path is: Settings → Additional Features → Screenshot → Shutdown button. Here you will see a list of actions that will be available with a long press on the power button. Make sure that you select the screenshot, although in new versions it is often added to the default menu.
This is ideal for situations where you hold your phone with one hand and only press one side button with the other hand. It also eliminates the risk of random media volume or call changes, which sometimes happens when using a classic keyboard combination. Xiaomi's interface functionality is constantly improving, and such trifles make using the smartphone more comfortable.
Long screenshot: Capturing the entire page
Often, you need to save not just one frame, but an entire page of a website, a long correspondence in a messenger or a document. Taking many ordinary screenshots and gluing them manually is a long and uncomfortable task. Xiaomi Redmi 10 offers an integrated feature called “Extended Screenshot”, which automatically scrolls the screen and creates a single long image.
The process starts as usual: you take a screenshot in any convenient way (buttons or gestures), immediately after that, a floating window with a thumbnail appears in the upper right corner, and at the bottom of this window you press a button that says "Yet" or an icon that resembles a scroll of paper with an arrow down, and after pressing, the screen will automatically scroll.
You can stop scrolling at any time by tapping the screen or pressing the stop button. The system will crop the image in the right place. It is an indispensable tool for saving articles, recipes or contact lists. The resolution of the final file will be high, but it is worth remembering that too long images may not be supported by some messengers when sent without compression.
| Parameter | A typical screenshot. | Long screenshot. |
|---|---|---|
| File format | PNG / JPG | PNG (vertical) |
| Image size | Screen size | Arbitrary height |
| Use of memory | Minimum | Depends on the length. |
| Complexity of creation | Low. | Medium (requires control) |
Voice control and additional methods
Not everyone knows, but on the Xiaomi Redmi 10, you can take a screenshot without touching the buttons or the screen at all, using voice commands. To do this, you need to activate Google Assistant. Just say the phrase "OK, Google, take a screenshot" (or "Make a screenshot" in English), and the phone will execute a command. This is especially convenient when your hands are busy or dirty.
Another exotic but useful method is to use a stylus (if it's Bluetooth-connected) or third-party applications, although MIUI rarely requires them because of the rich functionality of the system. Voice control requires an Internet connection for the best speech recognition work, but basic commands can work offline if the language pack is loaded.
⚠️ Warning: When using a voice assistant, make sure the microphone is not closed and the room is quiet enough. background noise can cause the phone to fail to recognize a command or perform an incorrect action.
Voice commands open up new possibilities for people with disabilities, making the smartphone more accessible. Speech recognition technologies are becoming more accurate, and using such features is no longer just gimmick, becoming a real tool for everyday use.
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Save important screenshots to the cloud immediately after creation so you don't lose them in the event of a settings reset or phone breakdown. Xiaomi offers 5GB of free space in the Mi Cloud.
Where to look and how to edit saved images
Once you've taken a picture, the system saves it to a special folder, and you can find it through the Gallery app in the Screenshots album or through the file manager on the Internal path. Storage/DCIM/Screenshots. Files are usually named by date and time of creation, for example, Screenshot_20231025_143000.png, This makes it easier to find them in chronological order.
Once you've created a screenshot, if you click on the thumbnail, it opens up a built-in editor, and it allows you to do basic things like framing an image, drawing over it with a marker, adding text or stickers, and it's very convenient for highlighting important information before you send it to the person, so you don't have to make them look for the right line with their eyes.
Mi Drop (or ShareMe) is also available, which allows you to instantly transfer screenshots to other Xiaomi devices or computers without using the Internet. In the editor, you can quickly call the Share menu and select the desired contact or application. Image processing on the Helio G88 processor installed in Redmi 10 is instantaneous, without delay.
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With all of these techniques, you can feel confident with the Xiaomi Redmi 10, and choose the one that suits you in the moment: a quick gesture for social media, a long screenshot for documents, or a voice command for difficult situations. Technology should serve the human being, making life easier and more convenient.
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The fastest way is to gesture with three fingers, the most reliable is to buttons, and for long pages use the function “More” immediately after the photo.