How to do hand swipe for screenshot save?

**Casey Cheung** · 12-01-2012, 01:44 AM

I seem to recall the Galaxy S3 can do a hand swipe motion for a screenshot? Is the same possible for the Note 2 ?

**DroidXcon** · 12-01-2012, 01:54 AM

Yes it can. I love that feature.

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**gafly** · 12-01-2012, 05:54 AM

I tried to take a screen shot with my palm for about 20 minutes and gave up. How exactly do you do it (after checking the option in motion settings of course)?

**DroidXcon** · 12-01-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by gafly

I tried to take a screen shot with my palm for about 20 minutes and gave up. How exactly do you do it (after checking the option in motion settings of course)?

Well like you said check the option and make sure motion is on. Then on the right side of the screen place your hand perpendicular to the screen like a butter knife, then swipe across the screen this way.

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**ibcop** · 12-01-2012, 10:10 AM

I had a hard time with this on my S3. I just use the fail proof method - press the power and home buttons together and hold until the shot is taken.

**gafly** · 12-01-2012, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by DroidXcon

Well like you said check the option and make sure motion is on. Then on the right side of the screen place your hand perpendicular to the screen like a butter knife, then swipe across the screen this way.

I think my note hates my hand. haha. I'm doing exactly as you say and I'm getting no where. I even went back and unchecked and rechecked the option to see if that would do any good. How far away is your hand from the phone when you do it? I've tried at various distances.
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**DroidXcon** · 12-01-2012, 11:05 AM

Touching the screen

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**gafly** · 12-01-2012, 11:25 AM

Ahh. It works! Thanks, Xcon.

**Casey Cheung** · 12-01-2012, 12:24 PM

This is driving me crazy, I give up! I was only able to do the hand swipe screenshot one time and had trouble replicating it. The power and home button press does work however.

**Casey Cheung** · 12-01-2012, 10:11 PM

All right, I've gotten slightly better at this hand swiping thing. I noticed if I hold my hand in such a way as to give a karate chop to the phone, then just lightly tap the far right of the phone with the bottom of the hand (in same position as a handshake), then move hand across from right to left of screen. The problem is that I can only do this correctly maybe 2 or 3 tries out of 5, so it certainly isn't consistent.

**brentj** · 12-02-2012, 04:48 AM

The swipe works for me in either direction, and it works every time. Hand completely straight, like a karate chop to the phone, set the edge of little finger and hand down to touch either side of the screen and then swipe that edge of the hand across the surface to the opposite side of the screen. Very easy on my phone with my hand . . .

**brandonx1000** · 12-02-2012, 07:26 AM

I tell people to karate chop the screen, then slide across the phone. My coworker struggled with this very instance, and then did it with no problem.

**The Hustleman** · 12-02-2012, 08:48 AM

I really don't see how people have a problem with this lol.

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**cjc2k** · 12-02-2012, 04:33 PM

Omg that's so cool , thanks!

**KB Entertainer** · 03-02-2013, 01:50 PM

It doesnt work for me AT ALL! It shouldnt be that difficult to see why people are having a hard time with it. It isnt like those of us who cant do it are idiots. Sometime with machines things go wrong dont be judgemental. All the proper functioning buttons have been pushed. Its in motion hand gesture mode. The hand screen shot box is check. It simpky does not work for me. Perhaps my hands are too small. Whatever I give up. It sucks

**Josphe72** · 03-02-2013, 04:44 PM

How to do hand swipe for screenshot save?-uploadfromtaptalk1362263929107.jpg

Assume the Karate Chop position with your dominate hand. Place it on the far most edge of the phone , make contact with the screen and drag your hand across it.

**GregMargie** · 03-02-2013, 08:49 PM

Thank you for bringing this topic up..... cool feature and the hand swipe worked perfectly on my Note 2. Karate chop position, press down firmly as you swipe across. I swyped right to left.

I was using the "press spen and button down on the screen" method which works great too! Only difference is the swipe sends it to the clip board and the spen press brings it up right away with the edit and save screen.

Margie
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**GregMargie** · 03-02-2013, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by KB Entertainer

It doesnt work for me AT ALL! It shouldnt be that difficult to see why people are having a hard time with it. It isnt like those of us who cant do it are idiots. Sometime with machines things go wrong dont be judgemental. All the proper functioning buttons have been pushed. Its in motion hand gesture mode. The hand screen shot box is check. It simpky does not work for me. Perhaps my hands are too small. Whatever I give up. It sucks

Don't pay attention to those negative replies and don't give up!

I had to press down pretty firmly as I swiped across. Try applying more pressure as you move across the screen.

Margie
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**DroidXcon** · 03-02-2013, 10:09 PM

I think maybe people are not touching the screen instead they may be floating their hands over.

Like mentioned above in karate chop position make sure the length of your hand is touching from top to bottom then slide your whole hand across.

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