How to Screenshot on Motorola: Every Method That Works
How to take a screenshot on a Motorola phone: button combo, three-finger gesture, Moto gestures, and scrolling screenshots — plus where they save and how to use them.
Motorola keeps it simple — with a couple of extras
Motorola phones run close to stock Android, so the basics are familiar, but Moto adds its own three-finger gesture that many people never discover. Here is every way to screenshot on a Motorola phone and what to do with the captures.
The short version
On any Motorola phone, press Power + Volume Down together and release quickly. Motorola also offers a three-finger swipe-down gesture (enabled in the Moto app) and scroll capture for long pages.
Method 1: Button combination
Press Power and Volume Down at the same time, then release. The screen flashes and a preview appears with options to edit, share, or scroll-capture. This is the universal method and works on every Moto model.
Method 2: Three-finger screenshot gesture
Motorola's signature shortcut is a three-finger touch:
- Open the Moto app (or Settings → Gestures).
- Turn on Three finger screenshot.
- Touch the screen with three fingers to capture.
Once you are used to it, this is faster and more reliable than the button combo.
Method 3: Scrolling screenshot
To capture a full page that runs past the screen:
- Take a normal screenshot.
- In the preview that appears, tap the scroll or capture more option.
- The page scrolls and stitches into one long image.
For the full cross-phone guide, see how to take a scrolling screenshot on Android.
Where Motorola saves screenshots
Motorola saves captures to Internal storage → Pictures → Screenshots, visible in the Photos app's Screenshots album. For how this compares across brands, see where screenshots are stored on Android.
Capturing is easy — remembering isn't
Motorola makes it quick to grab anything on screen. The harder problem is the same on every phone: a useful screenshot — a receipt, a code, an address, a deal — disappears into a date-sorted gallery and gets forgotten before you act on it.
A screenshot reminder app fixes that. It reads the text in each capture with OCR so you can search it, gives it a clear title and category, and lets you set a reminder so it resurfaces exactly when you need it. RemindShot turns your Motorola captures into reminders you can actually act on.
Frequently asked questions
How do I take a screenshot on a Motorola phone?
Press Power and Volume Down together and release quickly. You can also enable Motorola's three-finger screenshot gesture in the Moto app or Settings → Gestures, then touch the screen with three fingers.
How do I enable the three-finger screenshot on Motorola?
Open the Moto app (or Settings → Gestures), find Three finger screenshot, and turn it on. Then touch the screen with three fingers whenever you want to capture.
How do I take a scrolling screenshot on Motorola?
Take a normal screenshot, then tap the scroll or "capture more" option in the preview. The page scrolls and stitches into a single long image.
Where are Motorola screenshots saved?
They are stored in Internal storage → Pictures → Screenshots and appear in the Photos app's Screenshots album. See where screenshots are stored on Android.
How do I remember what a screenshot was for on Motorola?
Use a screenshot reminder app that runs OCR and lets you set a reminder time, so the capture is searchable and resurfaces when it matters. See how to set reminders for screenshots on Android.
Next step
Now that capturing is second nature, make your captures resurface on time. Explore RemindShot's features, see the best screenshot reminder app for Android, or learn how to stop forgetting things you screenshot.