Taking screenshots on Android devices generally requires either the SDK or root access. The HTC EVO View 4G, however, needs neither of these things. As with iOS devices, screenshot capabilities are built right into the 7-inch tablet.
Sure, the HTC Scribe digital pen lets you capture any page so that you can scribble on it, but it's an $80 optional accessory (currently free when the View is purchased with a two-year contract) that not everyone will want, use, and/or carry with them at all times. Fortunately, taking screenshots can be done without the pen. Here's how:
- Quickly press the power button and Home button at the same time.
That's it. And yes, this is the same method used on iOS devices.
The View has two sets of capacitive buttons (Home, Menu, Back, Pen options), one for use in portrait mode and one for landscape. The power + Home combination works in both orientations.
If only the EVO 4G and EVO 3D had this basic functionality . . .
