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Samsung Galaxy S Duos S7562 was one of the most selling low budget Android mobile which was available in 9k in Indian market. As a low end device lags and occasional hangs were a part of it. Its successor Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582 released in India on November last week and available for a price tag of 10,999/- INR.

Even Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582 is an upgraded version , It has not much improvement over Galaxy S Duos S7562. Some of the improvements of S Duos 2 S7582 over S Duos S7562 are Android 4.2 Jellybean, Dual-core 1.2 GHz CPU, HD Video Recording (1280 x 720 PX), Faster Download Speed 21 Mbps etc.

In this post I included the steps to take screenshot in Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582 without using any third party software. In this latest model too Samsung provides the same key combo which used in the Android Jellybean of Galaxy S4, S3, S2, etc.

Take Screenshot in Galaxy S Duos 2 S7582

1. Go to the desired screen you want to capture.
2. Then, Simultaneously press and hold the Power and Home button for 2-3 seconds.

Thats... You will hear a capture sound...if its success.

To get the captured picture Go to
Gallery -> Screenshots
Or
Go to /storage/sdcard0/Pictures/Screenshots
using any file manager.

Yesterday I bought a new Galaxy Core Prime priced 9,000 INR in India. For the price tag you will get a 5 MP camera, 1.2 GH Quad Core processor, 1 GB RAM, Android Kitkat 4.4.4 etc. After using a day I feel the device has better performance, decent battery life. I wish the Auto brightness feature should be there, but, no. In this post I include the available screen capture methods in Galaxy Core Prime.

Here is the simple and common method to take screenshot on Galaxy Core Prime. Like some other Galaxy devices Galaxy Core Prime does not have an option to screen shot using palm swipe. Here is the key combo method to screen capture Galaxy Core Prime.

How To Take Screen Shot in Galaxy Core Prime SM-G360H?

1. Go to the desired screen you want to take a screenshot.
2. Now, simultaneously press and hold the Power and Home button for 2-3 seconds.



Thats it... both of the method above tested and works great.

To get the captured picture Go to Gallery -> Screenshots
Or
Go to /storage/Pictures/Screenshots using any file manager.

Yesterday my friend brought his Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 to update to Official Stock Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2. He was really suffering with many hangs and lags with his previous firmware Android Gingerbread. After Flashing Official Android 4.1.2, Now the phone is really smooth in touch and performance. The update will bring Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.2 like TouchWiz Nature UX UI, improved battery backup and some performance tweaks.

You can update your Galaxy S Advance to Official Android 4.1.2 via OTA or using Kies. If both of the methods not working to you follow this post to manually update Galaxy S Advance GT-I9070 to Official stock Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 using Odin v1.85.

Note:
1. Backup your important data.
2. Enable USB debugging in your phone.
3. Battery must have 60% or more charge.
4. Disable or Exit Antivirus and Kies if you are installed.
5. Your PC must install Kies or Galaxy S Advance driver.
6. This method is only tested with Galaxy S Advance I9070 International version.

How To Update Galaxy S Advance to Official Stock Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Using Odin?

1. Download latest Galaxy S Advance Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 for your country here.

* If you have any trouble finding firmware from the link, just comment below with your country, then i will post the firmware link.

2. Extract the downloaded firmware zip.

3. Download Odin v1.85 - Download

4. Now, Extract and Open odin3 v1.85.exe.

5. Power off Galaxy your phone.

6. Now boot into download mode. ( Volume down + Home + Power )

7. In download mode connect your phone to PC.

8. Now look in to Odin... ID:COM box, it will be yellow with a port name and Added! message will be displayed.
( If not it will the problem of driver or USB ... check both )



9. In Odin..Click PDA button and browse to the extracted firmware folder and select the tar.md5 file eg. I9070XXXXXX_I9070XXXXXXX_HOME.tar.md5 finally Click Start button.

10. After complete update Odin will show PASS on top left and phone will reboot. now unplug phone from USB.

Thats it .... Done .

If you want to root the S Advance i9070 Android 4.1.2, follow the below post.

Galaxy S Advance i9070 Android 4.1.2, Root And Delete Unwanted System Apps To Speed Up The Device.

Download dulu file yg diperlukan di bawah ini
Tools Root Pocket
Setelah di download akan ada 2 file zip
1. Update.zip
2.Cwm.zip
Simpan kedua file tersebut di memori internal hp tanpa folder.
Matikan hp samsungnya.
Dalam keadaan mati, tekan tombol volume atas + home + power, itu bertujuan untuk masuk ke dalam recovery.nya.
Setelah masuk, pilih aply update from sd card, lalu pilih file cwm.zip
Setelah terinstall cwm.nya, baru pilih file update.zip.
Jika sudah, pilih reboot system.
Ta daaaa…… Sukses root samsung galaxy pocketnya. :-)
Gampang kan!!!

On 4.0.4 ICS update Samsung changed Galaxy S2 screen capture key combination. The previous combo was Volume down (-) key and power button. The new method is also a two key combination. I feel its a bit faster than the previous combo.

Follow the simple steps to take screen shot in Galaxy S2 Stock 4.0.4 ROM.

Steps
1. Go to the screen you want to capture.
2. Simultaneously press and hold the Home Button + Power Button for 2 seconds.



Thats it. You will hear a capture sound and a Toast message. To get the captured image go to /sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots.

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Samsung not included an option to Turn Off the Camera shutter sound in all regions Galaxy Note 3 and Note 2. In some region the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 2 have the option to turn off the shutter sound. Even the shutter sound is not a big deal sometimes its a bit annoying.

In this post I included all the available methods to disable camera shutter sound in Galaxy Note 3 and Note 2. If you have a different android phone try any of the method available in this post. Any of the method may work.

Method 1:
For those users of Galaxy Note 2 and Note 3 which have enabled the option to turn off the camera shutter sound by default.

1. Open your Camera Application.
2. In the camera app, click the Settings softkey.
3. On the next dialog...select settings tab ( third tab )



4. Finally Scroll down and tap on Shutter sound to off it.

Method 2 ( Require Root )
This method enables the hidden Shutter sound menu in Galaxy Note 3 and Note 2. You need to root the phone to get it work.

1. Download and install Note 2 Hidden Settings app from Play Store
2. Open the installed app and scroll down to get CAMERA SETTINGS
3. Under camera settings Toggle ON Add shutter sound menu and tap on Apply button.



4. Exit the app...and follow the Method 1.

Method 3
This method uses the app Enforced Stream Silencer to mute the camera shutter sound. This method works with many android devices other than Note 3 and Note 2..try your luck.

1. Download and install Enforced Stream Silencer from here
2. Open the app and check Disable STREAM_SYSTEM_ENFORCED.



3. Finally exit the app...done..

When we look into successful Android mobiles Samsungs Galaxy series stays at top. In every new release Samsung tries to implement new features. Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 2 are the current top selling Samsung models in the market. All these models are came with decent spec and features.

In this post i am included the simple two methods to take screenshot in Samsung Galaxy S2, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 2. The methods includes the common key combination and the Palm swipe method.

How To Take Screenshot in Galaxy S3, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 2 ?

Method 1 ( Key combo method )
1. Go to the desired screen you want to capture.
2. Now , simultaneously press and hold the Power and Home button for 2-3 seconds.

thats it..on success capture you will see Saving screenshot... notification with capture sound.

Method 2 ( Palm Swipe Method )
1. Go to Settings -> Motion ( Enable it if not enabled )
2. In Motion check Palm swipe to capture.
3. Now go to the desired screen you want to capture.
4. Finally Swipe your parm from right to left or left to right.

thats it... on success capture you will see a capturing effect on the screen with capture sound.

To get the captured picture Go to Gallery -> Screenshots Or Go to /storage/sdcard0/Pictures/Screenshots using any file manager.

Today my friend got his first Android phone Galaxy Grand Duos.It comes with Android 4.1.2 and it gives great spec for the price. When exploring the features I started with screen capture. On recent updates and phones Samsung gives better key combo to capture screen than before. Here is the simple method to take screenshot in Galaxy Grand Duos.

Update:
I was forget to include the Palm swipe method. Thanks Bayu Widyasanyata for mentioning it. Now the post updated with common Key combo and Palm swipe method.

How Take Screen Shot in Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 ?

Method 1 ( Key Combo Method )
1. Go to the desired screen you want to capture.
2. Now , simultaneously press and hold the Power and Home button for 2-3 seconds.



Method 2 ( Palm Swipe Method )
1. Go to Settings -> Motion ( Enable it if not enabled )
2. In Motion check Palm swipe to capture.
3. Now go to the desired screen you want to capture.
4. Finally Swipe your parm from right to left or left to right.

Thats it... both of the method above tested and works great.

To get the captured picture Go to Gallery -> Screenshots Or Go to /storage/sdcard0/Pictures/Screenshots using any file manager.

Taking screen shot in Samsung Galaxy S2 is very easy. No application needed to capture the screen.

How To:
1. Press and Hold down the HOME button and then press the POWER button immediately before launching the recent apps window.
- You should hear a sound of a screenshot being taken and you should see a text that shows it has been captured and saved.

Done !! Now navigate to /sdcard/ScreenCapture or open galary to get the captured screen.

Tested This method, Works great with ofiicial Rom ( Android 2.3+ ) and not works with Resurrection Remix ics v1.3 Rom.

Samsung Galaxy Core GT-I8262 is one of the most selling budget Smartphone in the Samsungs Galaxy series. Its a dual sim smartphone available for 13,000 INR in Indian market. For this price tag, the device holds some descend specs both software and hardware level. The Galaxy core shipped with Android 4.1.2 Jelly bean and it have the same TouchWiz Nature UX UI which was included in the Galaxy S3 Android 4.1.2.

In this post i included the steps to capture screenshot in Galaxy Core GT-I8262 without using any third party app. We can take the screenshot of Galaxy Core duos using the same key combo uses in other Galaxy devices like Galaxy S3,Galaxy S4,Note 2, etc.

Samsung Galaxy Core Duos GT-I8262 Screenshot

1. Go to the screen you want to capture.
2. Now , Press and hold the Power and Home button for 2-3 seconds.



Thats it...On successful capture you will hear a capture sound and will see a white border animation in the screen.

To get the captured picture
Go to Gallery -> Screenshots
Or
Go to /storage/sdcard0/Pictures/Screenshots using any file manager.