July 10, 2008 12:00 AM PDT

Tip: taking screenshots under iPhone OS 2.0

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Here's an interesting, undocumented feature in iPhone OS 2.0 that was discovered by iPhone Atlas reader Joe: you can take a device screenshot by pressing the Home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously. The screen will momentarily flash, and the iPhone's current screen contents will be saved to the Camera Roll.

For iPhone OS 2.0 installation instructions, see our previous coverage.

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by hoffernator July 10, 2008 1:15 PM PDT: I believe it was documented...but was originally going to be vibrate/home; Like this Reply to this comment


by bernie90210 July 10, 2008 3:09 PM PDT: This is a feature that can easily be enabled in 1.1.4 through a .plist file.; Like this Reply to this comment


by seika7 July 11, 2008 11:43 AM PDT: Does that .plist mod for 1.1.4 require the iPhone to be jailbroken?; Like this Reply to this comment


by joker_jh_dotmac July 12, 2008 7:56 AM PDT: works with Ipod Touch too.; Like this Reply to this comment


by Elmo151 July 13, 2008 11:59 AM PDT: very handy; didn't know it was there.

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