How to Take a Scrolling Screenshot on Android (Full Page Capture)
Learn how to capture a full-page scrolling screenshot on Android across Samsung, Pixel, and other phones, then keep those long captures searchable and reminder-ready.
When one screen isn't enough
A single screenshot captures one screen. But the things worth saving rarely fit in one screen — a long receipt, a full chat thread, an entire recipe, a confirmation page with the details buried at the bottom. That is what a scrolling screenshot is for: it stitches several screens into one tall image so nothing important gets cut off.
The feature has different names on different phones — "scroll capture," "capture more," "long screenshot" — but it works the same way everywhere. Here is how to use it, and how to make sure those tall captures don't get lost like every other screenshot.
The short version
Take a normal screenshot, then tap the scroll-capture or "Capture more" button that appears in the preview before it disappears. Keep tapping (or hold) until you've captured the full page. On Samsung it's the down-arrow icon; on Pixel and most Android 12+ phones it's the "Capture more" button. Once saved, treat the long screenshot like any other — make it searchable with OCR and attach a reminder if it has a deadline.
Samsung (One UI)
1. Take a screenshot the usual way (power + volume down, or a palm swipe) 2. In the toolbar that pops up at the bottom, tap the scroll-capture icon — two downward chevrons in a box 3. The page scrolls automatically; keep tapping the icon to grab more 4. Tap anywhere else, or stop tapping, to finish and save
If the scroll-capture icon never appears, open Settings → Advanced features → Screenshots and screen recorder and make sure the screenshot toolbar is turned on.
Pixel and most Android 12+ phones
1. Take a screenshot 2. Tap Capture more in the preview at the bottom of the screen 3. Drag the crop handles to select how much of the page to include 4. Tap Save
"Capture more" only appears in apps that support it (Chrome, Gmail, most feeds). If you don't see it, the app you're in doesn't allow long screenshots — capture in a supported app or take several normal screenshots instead.
Other Android phones
Xiaomi calls it Scroll, OnePlus and Oppo call it Extended screenshot or Expanded screenshot, and Motorola uses Capture more. In every case, look for the option in the preview toolbar right after you take a screenshot. It vanishes after a few seconds, so tap it quickly.
The problem scrolling screenshots create
A long screenshot solves the "it got cut off" problem but makes the "I'll never find this again" problem worse. A tall image is harder to skim in your gallery, and the detail you actually need — an order number, a date, a total — is somewhere in the middle of a very long picture.
Two habits fix that.
Keep long captures searchable with OCR
The words inside a scrolling screenshot are just pixels until something reads them. When OCR extracts the text, a tall confirmation page becomes searchable by the order number or the company name instead of something you have to scroll through. The mechanics are covered in searching screenshots on Android with OCR and Android screen OCR.
Attach a reminder if it has a deadline
If your long screenshot is a booking, a bill, or anything with a "when," a reminder makes it resurface at the right moment instead of being buried in your gallery. See how to set reminders for screenshots on Android for the full workflow, and how to use screenshots as a to-do list for deciding which captures deserve a reminder at all.
An app like RemindShot is a natural home for scrolling screenshots: it reads the text so the long capture stays searchable, and it lets you set a reminder so a full-page booking or receipt doesn't get forgotten.
Frequently asked questions
How do I take a scrolling screenshot on Android?
Take a normal screenshot, then tap the scroll-capture or "Capture more" button in the preview toolbar before it disappears. Keep tapping to capture more of the page, then save.
Why is there no scrolling screenshot option on my phone?
Either the feature is turned off in your screenshot settings, or the app you're in doesn't support long screenshots. Enable the screenshot toolbar in settings, and try capturing in a browser or email app, which usually support it.
Where are scrolling screenshots saved on Android?
In the same place as normal screenshots — usually the Pictures/Screenshots or DCIM/Screenshots folder. See how to find screenshots on Android if you can't locate them.
How do I find text inside a long screenshot later?
Use OCR. When the text in a scrolling screenshot is extracted and indexed, you can search by any word it contains — an order number, a name, a date — instead of scrolling through the whole image.
Can I set a reminder on a scrolling screenshot?
Yes. If the long capture is a booking, bill, or deadline, a screenshot reminder app can attach a reminder so it resurfaces when you need to act, not when you happen to scroll past it.