Skip to Content

Submit your nominations for the Luxist Awards' Best in Decor
AOL Tech

screen shots posts

Filed under: iPod Family, Developer, iPhone

iPhone beta screen-shotting

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Mar 31st, 2008

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.

Tags: screen shots, ScreenShots

Filed under: Hacks, iPhone

RipDev discovers how to activate iPhone Screen Shots

by Erica Sadun (RSS feed) on Mar 18th, 2008

A lot of iPhone dev types have known about the SBMobileScreenshotr preference for a very long time. What we didn't know was how to make it do anything. The software programming site RipDev solved the mystery.

After setting the preference in /var/mobile/Library/Preferences/com.apple.springboard.plist, just restart Springboard and use the following super-secret key combination: Hold down the Home key and toggle the mute switch. Your screen flashes white, a screen shot appears on your camera roll. How did they figure this out? Given the relative unlikelihood of coming across this key combination by chance, I'm guessing they might have had some human direction. Or maybe they're just really really good at disassembling code.

If you'd rather not edit your property lists directly, add http://repository.ripdev.com as an Installer repository and install Apple Screenshot Enabler. Warning: trying to remove the mod via Installer.app caused my phone to reboot. It just would not uninstall properly.

Thanks TJ

Tags: hacks, iphone, screen shots, ScreenShots

Filed under: OS, Rumors, Software

Leopard screen shots?

by Dan Pourhadi (RSS feed) on Jun 20th, 2006

Powermac99 over at LeopardTracker sent me this link to some supposed Leopard screen shots. He -- and I -- can't verify their authenticity, but we've seen nothing that immediately strikes us as fake (aside from the "1983-2005" copyright on the About This Mac window, but as he points out, that could just mean that Leopard development started in 2005). And we've pretty much ruled out the "it's just a skin" factor because of the "Places" label and the "~/" mark in the Finder. There's probably a 90% chance this is photoshopped and I know you, dear detail-mincing readers, will tell me exactly why.

But hey, WWDC is right around the corner and with these screen shots we can officially declare Leopard Rumor Season open. Let the speculation begin!

Tags: leapard, screen shots, ScreenShots

Tip of the Day

Use Spotlight as a reference tool. Type any word in the Spotlight box and one of the top entries will be a definition. Click on it, and it will bring up the dictionary application to check the word in either the dictionary, thesaurus, Apple database, or Wikipedia.

Learn More

Follow us on Twitter!

TUAW flickr Pool

www.flickr.com
 TUAW [Cafepress]

Featured Galleries

DNC Macs
Macworld 2008 Keynote
Macworld 2008 Build-up
Google Earth for iPhone
Podcaster
Storyist 2.0
AT&T Navigator Road Test
Bento for iPhone 1.0
Scrabble for iPhone
Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer Briefcase
Apple Vanity Plates
Apple booth Macworld 07
WorldVoice Radio
Quickoffice for iPhone 1.1.1
Daylite 3.9 Review
DiscPainter
Mariner Calc for iPhone
2009CupertinoBus
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D
MLB.com At Bat 2009
Macworld Expo 2007 show floor

 

Most Commented On (7 days)

Recent Comments

More Apple Analysis

More from AOL Money and Finance

AOL Radio TUAW on Stitcher