Do you know you can take a screenshot on Kindle Fire, Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD, Kindel Fire HDX 7 and Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 without using any apps?
You can easily share with your friends or family members whatever shown on your Kind Fire (including Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HDX) screen: web pages, product images, photos, book pages, app screen, 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.
To take screenshot on Kindle Fire (including Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HDX), you can simply press and hold both the Power and Volume down key for about three seconds.
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 in Kindle Fire using all available photo editing tools in the tablet. The screenshot is saved 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 on capturing screen for Kindle Fire, please let us know in the comment box below.
You may check other guides and tutorials on Ultimate Kindle Fire Guide page.
mavfan1980 says
April 10, 2014 at 12:42 amwhen 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?
simon says
April 10, 2014 at 5:14 amAmazon disable this for movies for possible copyright issues.
You have to use ADB on your pc to do such things.
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Angie says
May 23, 2014 at 3:13 pmWhat abou the original Kindle Fire? doesnt have a volume button?
Camry Thomas says
May 25, 2014 at 2:11 pmIt doesn’t work 🙁
janaya says
June 3, 2014 at 10:25 pmYou should be able to take screenshots on the first generation
kourtneejohnson says
June 26, 2014 at 3:44 amI don’t have a volume button so how can you take the screenshot without the volume button??
simon says
June 27, 2014 at 12:09 amHow did you adjust volume?
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Angela says
June 30, 2014 at 4:26 pmIn the settings.
tweetbird55 says
August 23, 2014 at 7:03 amYes it’s works perfectly.
jf kelley says
November 9, 2014 at 2:41 pmI recently got an OS update for kindle fire HDX and 2-button trick no longer works
simon says
November 14, 2014 at 1:51 pmIt still works.
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ariana graham says
January 7, 2015 at 12:06 amUmm 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
simon says
January 7, 2015 at 5:29 amDidn’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.
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SWilson says
July 22, 2015 at 5:17 amNo, no volume rocker button on KIndle fire first gen. It’s a soft setting on the screen only.
simon says
July 22, 2015 at 10:33 amThank you for pointing it out.
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Shari says
January 26, 2015 at 10:09 pmWhen 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?
simon says
January 27, 2015 at 12:44 amIt indicates you pressed the power button too late. You can try to press the power button slightly earlier than the volume down.
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rosie says
April 29, 2015 at 4:02 pmOn my kindle fire hex it doesn’t work it just changes the volume
simon says
May 1, 2015 at 2:34 amit 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.
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Morey says
February 4, 2015 at 4:38 pmWorked flawlessly on my Kindle HDX 8.9 with all latest updates. Works in both landscape and portrait mode
Fernando says
March 7, 2015 at 10:32 amI 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?
simon says
March 8, 2015 at 11:55 amReboot the tablet.
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Lisa says
May 19, 2015 at 5:52 pmDoes anyone know how I can transfer the screenshot to my email?
simon says
May 20, 2015 at 1:22 amYou 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.
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Miles says
October 13, 2015 at 1:53 amI DON’T HAVE A VOLUME DOWN BUTTEN HOW CAN I TAKE A SCREENSHOT
simon says
October 13, 2015 at 5:22 amYou 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.
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Xoinx says
October 6, 2015 at 6:25 amKindle 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!
jake says
March 11, 2016 at 11:34 pmI am getting nothing using this method. I have the newest 10 inch Fire HD from Amazon and can’t get a screen shot.
simon says
March 13, 2016 at 8:48 amDid you hold the two keys long enough? You need hold the two keys for about 2 seconds to take a screenshot.
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Jb Dean says
February 11, 2017 at 11:25 pmI 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.
Jb Dean says
February 11, 2017 at 11:36 pmOk 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. 🤔
simon says
February 12, 2017 at 4:39 amThe 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.
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Carolyn Edington says
August 7, 2017 at 4:27 pmAfter I edit a screenshot how do I save the edited version?
simon says
August 7, 2017 at 11:41 pmIt depends on the editing app. Which app are you using to edit them? Prime photo or third-party apps?
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Jo says
November 27, 2017 at 10:08 amWhere 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.
simon says
December 4, 2017 at 12:43 pmYou can install a file explorer app to manage all files.
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Candice Nicole Lott says
June 16, 2018 at 10:39 amI 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!
simon says
June 17, 2018 at 11:51 pmYou just need to try a few more times.
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Candice Nicole Lott says
June 16, 2018 at 10:45 amNope 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.
simon says
June 17, 2018 at 11:52 pmYou need to hold the two buttons simultaneously.
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rick salzman says
June 17, 2018 at 1:03 amAfter I’ve saved a screenshot is there some way to change the title info to be more easily recognized?
simon says
June 17, 2018 at 11:53 pmNope. But you can rename them in any file apps.
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