You can easily share with your friends or family members whatever is shown on your Kind Fire (including Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HDX) screen: web pages, product images, photos, book pages, app screen, and game achievement screen.
Of course, what can be shared is the screenshot, not the video file, or the app itself. This Kindle Fire Guide will show you how to take screenshots on your Kindle Fire tablet easily.
Taking screenshots on Kindle Fire tablets is really very easy and simple. You do not need any apps.
In fact, most screen capture apps require a rooted tablet. So, don’t consider any apps to take screenshots on Kindle Fire tablets.
You do not need ADB, which requires a USB connection to a PC for your Kindle Fire tablet. Many app developers like to use this heavy tool.
You will hear the camera shutter click. Then, the screenshot is saved into your Photos. You can check the screenshot taken in Photos at any time.
If you want, you can edit it on Kindle Fire using all available photo editing tools on the tablet. The screenshot is saved as just a normal image file.
Is taking screenshots for Kindle Fire very simple? This method of taking screenshots is native to all Android phones (Kindle Fire is powered by Fire OS, which is a customized Android) . So if you have other Android phones, you can try this method to take a screenshot next time. It should work.
If you have any questions about capturing the screen for Kindle Fire, please let us know in the comment box below.
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when I try this technique while watching a movie I get an image with all the controls showing but the actual scene is black. Is there a way to make a screenshot of an movie?
Amazon disable this for movies for possible copyright issues.
You have to use ADB on your pc to do such things.
What abou the original Kindle Fire? doesnt have a volume button?
It doesn't work :(
You should be able to take screenshots on the first generation
I don't have a volume button so how can you take the screenshot without the volume button??
How did you adjust volume?
In the settings.
Yes it's works perfectly.
I recently got an OS update for kindle fire HDX and 2-button trick no longer works
It still works.
Umm see i just have a kindle fire. And you have to slide the top down to ctrl the volume so whae i do this it automatically says shut down or cancel plz help btw you lied for the title
Didn't you find the hardware volume rocker on the opposite site of power button?
Only the very old kindle fire lacks the volume rocker. In this case, you have took install amazon usb driver and use adb tools to take screenshot.
No, no volume rocker button on KIndle fire first gen. It's a soft setting on the screen only.
Thank you for pointing it out.
When I tried to take a screenshot, all I got was my volume adjustments and no picture. How do I get rid of this and just take a screenshot?
It indicates you pressed the power button too late. You can try to press the power button slightly earlier than the volume down.
On my kindle fire hex it doesn't work it just changes the volume
it means you pressed the power button too late. To take screenshot on Fire HDX or Kindle FGire HDX, you need press and hold both buttons (power and volume down) simultaneously. In practice, you can press the power button slightly (less than 1 second) earlier.
Worked flawlessly on my Kindle HDX 8.9 with all latest updates. Works in both landscape and portrait mode
I have a Kindle Fire HDX 8'9 and recently my screenshots are not showing up anymore in Photos (but still are saved). Anyone else have this problem too?
Reboot the tablet.
Does anyone know how I can transfer the screenshot to my email?
You can send them as attachment directly.
If you have any file explorer installed (if not, use ES File Explorer), you can find screenshots in picture/screenshot folder. Select any files, then share them to email.
I DON'T HAVE A VOLUME DOWN BUTTEN HOW CAN I TAKE A SCREENSHOT
You can try some apps. But I am not sure which apps works for the first generation kindle fire tablet.
Or you can use computer if you install android developer tools on the PC.
Kindle Fire HDX 7 3rd gen. Tried many times before getting it to work. It's all in the timing - power button slightly before volume down. Captures in Photos. Thanks!
I am getting nothing using this method. I have the newest 10 inch Fire HD from Amazon and can't get a screen shot.
Did you hold the two keys long enough? You need hold the two keys for about 2 seconds to take a screenshot.
I get the image I'm capturing as a "pop up" and then in shrinks and vanishes. I get the shutter click, too but it's not saving to my photos. I've tried several times with the same results. I have the 8" HD 2016 kindle. Thanks.
Ok so I found the images but they only show up in my prime photos and not my camera roll which is annoying because it's harder to get to. You'd think whatever I took ON my kindle would save to the camera roll. 🤔
The screenshot is always saved in the folder of pictures/screenshot in the phone storage. It's up to individual app to "see" it. You need a Gallery app which can show all photos and videos on the tablet. Prime photos only show pictures after it's synced with cloud. It's not designed as local gallery app.
After I edit a screenshot how do I save the edited version?
It depends on the editing app. Which app are you using to edit them? Prime photo or third-party apps?
Where will I find screen shots taken on the kids profile? I’ve looked in my photos from my adult profile hoping there would be a tab or menu to take me to them but couldn’t see anything. It’s an old kindle fire HD 3rd generation. Thank you.
You can install a file explorer app to manage all files.
I have the Amazon Kindle Fire 7 (2015) n it doesn’t work no matter which techniques you’ve mentioned…ALL of them. It just caused the system & notification volume screen to pop up or if I push the power button beforehand it just causes the power off/shutdown screen to pop up. IT DOES NOT WORK! This friggin sucks!
You just need to try a few more times.
Nope it doesn’t.. N I’ve got a Amazon Kindle Fire 7. I’ve done EVERYTHING n it doesn’t do anything but then up the volume of system & notification or causes the power off/shutdown screen to pop up.
You need to hold the two buttons simultaneously.
After I’ve saved a screenshot is there some way to change the title info to be more easily recognized?
Nope. But you can rename them in any file apps.
Dear Simon, Have used this 2 button system for a while. Now it does like the other person’s and up comes the shutdown screen. Tried 3 sec. ,more and less time ,vol up button ,and still does not work. Any more suggestions?
Thanks
It's just about timing. If you get the power off option, it means you press the volume down button too late. If you get the volume settings, then you press the volume down button too early (earlier than pressing the power button).
If you need to take a lot of screenshots, you can take it from the PC with adb tools. It's easier.