How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot - 5 Efficient Ways

The screenshot on our phone is commonly used in our life and work. There are various ways to take screenshots for different devices and models. You can take a screenshot on iPad, computer, phone, or other intelligent devices. If you come across the screenshot not working on iPhone, here is a fix for you.

Taking a screenshot on the phone is a basic and necessary skill that every phone user is expected to understand and master. Now Let's explore how to take iPhone 13 screenshot.

Way 1. How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot with Buttons

You can take a screenshot with buttons on iPhone 13 series and all previous iPhone models. This is the preferred and most straightforward approach. Especially when your screen is frozen or there's something wrong with the server, using the two hardware buttons to take a screenshot is the most effective way.

Step 1. Press the side button and the volume up button simultaneously.

Step 2. It will take a screenshot on iPhone 13 automatically.

Step 3. After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail would temporarily appear in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Step 4. Tap the thumbnail to preview it or swipe left to skip it.

You are expected to press and release both buttons swiftly, or you'll trigger the Power Off action.

Way 2. How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot with Siri

There are actually a lot of effective methods to take a screenshot on iPhone 13 without buttons. The second way is to use Apple's virtual assistant, Siri to take a screenshot on iPhone 13. Siri employs voice queries, gesture-based control, focus-tracking, and a natural-language user interface to answer questions, offer suggestions, and take some actions for you.

How to take a screenshot on iPhone 13 with Siri:

Step 1. Enable 'Hey Siri' in Settings.

Step 2. Say "Hey Siri, take a screenshot" or "Hey Siri, take screenshot" to your iPhone 13.

Alternatively:

Step 1. Enable 'Press Side Button for Siri' in Settings.

Step 2. Long-press the side button to activate Siri.

Step 3. Then say "take a screenshot" or "take screenshot" to your iPhone 13.

This method is applicable to situations when you are not available at the moment to take a screenshot with buttons using your hands.

Way 3. How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot with Back Tap

Taking advantage of the Back Tap to take a screenshot is also a common way. Apple introduced this useful feature "Back Tap" in iOS 14 and it is still available in iOS 15. By double or triple tapping on the back side of your iPhone, you can perform a variety of actions, and you are allowed to select the tapping purposes.

By default, Back Tap is disabled on iPhone 13. To enable it to take screenshots on iPhone 13:

Step 1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap.

Step 2. Turn on the slider of Bach Tap.

Step 3. Choose Double Tap or Triple Tap to take a screenshot.

Step 4. Then select Screenshot from the functions list.

 

Once you complete the Back Tap setup, just double or triple tap on the back side of your iPhone to take a screenshot on iPhone 13 at any time.

Way 4. How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot with Voice Control

The Voice Control method is quite similar to the visual assistant Siri. The principle of both methods is to take a screenshot via voice command. The Voice Control is also disabled by default at the beginning.

Now turn on the Voice Control:

Step 1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control.

Step 2. Turn on the Voice Control. Once it's enabled, a blue speakerphone icon will appear beside the time in the status bar.

Step 3. Say "take screenshot" according to the above step of Siri.

You can also turn off Voice Control when it is not required at any moment.

Way 5. How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot with AssistiveTouch

AssistiveTouch is another helpful feature available on iPhone 13 models. You can use AssistiveTouch to adjust the volume, lock your screen, use multi-finger gestures, restart your device, or take a screenshot.

To turn on AssistiveTouch to take a screenshot:

Step 1. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut.

Step 2. Enable AssistiveTouch. In this way, AssistiveTouch is turned on once you triple-tap the side button.

Step 3. Triple-tap the side button to go to the AssistiveTouch menu, and a circle would appear on the screen. Tap that circle.

Step 4. Then select Device > More > Screenshot to take a screenshot.

For more functions of the AssidtiveTouch feature, refer to Use AssistiveTouch on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

The Bottom Line

In this tutorial, we have introduced five methods for you to take iPhone 13 screenshots. Furthermore, there are other complicated methods. For example, you can download a screenshot app, use the Screen Mirroring feature to take an iPhone screenshot on your Mac or use QuickTime Player to snap. These methods are quite complex, so here we recommend you use the five ways above to take a screenshot on iPhone 13.

In addition, if you delete a screenshot that you need by mistake, you can also quickly recover iPhone screenshots with EaseUS iOS data recovery software.

FAQs on How to Take iPhone 13 Screenshot

Have any doubts? Let's clear all of them in this section by checking some commonly asked questions on today's topic - how to take iPhone 13 screenshot. We hope this section clears all the doubts. Let's check FAQs now.

1. Where can I find screenshots on my iPhone?

Open Photos, then go to Albums > Media Types > Screenshots.

2. How to take a screenshot on your Mac?

• Press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3. 
• You will see a thumbnail in the corner of your screen.
• Click it to edit the screenshot. Or wait for the screenshot to save to your desktop.

3. How to take a screenshot on iPhone with Touch ID and side button?

• Press the side button and the Home button at the same time.
• Quickly release both buttons.
• After you take a screenshot, a thumbnail would appear in the lower-left corner of the screen.
• Tap the thumbnail to check it or swipe left to ignore it.