TUAW reader Scott writes that he's discovered how to grab screen shots from the iPhone or iPod touch running the new beta developer release. While attempting to reboot the phone, he noticed the "infamous" white flash I wrote about a few weeks ago. A little experimentation revealed the magic key combo was Power Button followed by Home Button. Unknowingly, he had shot about 5 of these due to several lockup-reboots.
We have no way to confirm this because none of us are running 1.2/2.0 but let us know if this magic key combo works for you.
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3-31-2008 @ 3:02PM
aaron Alexander said...
its actually, home button, and then sleep/wake and itll take a snap.. this is tested on 2.0 :D
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3-31-2008 @ 3:10PM
Peter Zich said...
I wish I could get the SDK so I can do multi-touch, accelerometer, and Open GL, but I'm still very early in the Obj-C learning process and the $99/year isn't a good investment for me now.
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3-31-2008 @ 4:20PM
Hemant said...
The SDK is free to download. The iPhone 2.0 software is available to the folks who want to sign up for the enterprise Beta program ($99) to try out developed software on 4-5 phones their company wants to use in their pilot program.
Go to developer.apple.com and download the SDK to your heart's content, mon friend. It even comes with a simulator. But if you want to test an application on an actual iPhone, yeah, it'll cost you the big bucks; one aformentioned c-note.
3-31-2008 @ 4:24PM
Peter Zich said...
Right, I mean 2.0 firmware, I've been messing with the SDK but it's limited.
3-31-2008 @ 3:15PM
aaron Alexander said...
http://gallery.mac.com/monsterandfriends/100008/photo1206990121982/web.jpg
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3-31-2008 @ 3:15PM
lanejasper69 said...
well my iphone 1.1.4 took a snap, but don't see it in the camera rool, photos, or wallpaper....where does it go?
Thanks,
Lane
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3-31-2008 @ 3:28PM
bob.francis said...
I don't think it does it on 1.1.4 my 2.0 phone flashes and the picture ends up in the camera roll. My 1.1.4 phone just shuts off.
3-31-2008 @ 3:22PM
iPhoneGuy said...
I can confirm that under the 2.0 beta SDK pressing power and then immediately pressing home does indeed make the screen flash white and drops a screen-shot into the photos folder. Very Useful! (Thanks!)
Here is a question however, can anyone confirm that under 2.0 the iTunes store and Apps store icons are gone? When I installed 2.0, I get the new Contacts icon, but both the store icons are absent.
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3-31-2008 @ 3:40PM
Gregory Pierce said...
Confirmation received.
3-31-2008 @ 3:32PM
Ben K. said...
Hope they leave this in when June rolls around.
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3-31-2008 @ 3:58PM
mingistech said...
I first read about this a few weeks ago here:
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/showthread.php?t=34459
To take a screenshot, hold down Home (Menu) button on the phone and toggle the Mute button. The screen will flash and the screenshot will be saved to the Camera Roll. Simple as that!
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3-31-2008 @ 3:59PM
mingistech said...
And yes... it works in 1.1.4
4-01-2008 @ 4:18AM
Danny said...
i'm afraid it's not working in 1.1.4.
3-31-2008 @ 4:07PM
aaron Alexander said...
yes, but you have to do a modification to make the home/mute trick to work, this works out of the box, no hacks required.
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4-02-2008 @ 5:04PM
James said...
I wish someone could do something similar on the iPod as we lack a "mute toggle".
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