Unable to screen shot after latest iPad update

8/22/2025 After a recent iPad update I can no longer screen shot. Did a restart with no change. Volume up and powere button pressed together used to work. What gives?


iPad, iPadOS 18

Posted on Aug 22, 2025 08:03 AM

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Posted on Aug 22, 2025 09:57 AM

By far the easiest method to trigger and save a screenshot is to set-up and use the corner-swipe gesture.


iPadOS 17/18

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures >

  • Swipe Finger from Corner - set to ON
  • Bottom Left Corner > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required
  • Bottom Right Corner > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required


iPadOS 16 and earlier

Settings > General > Gestures > 

  • Allow Finger Swipe From Corner - set to ON
  • Left Corner Swipe > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required
  • Right Corner Swipe > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required



Now that you have enabled the corner swipe, you can easily capture a screenshot with just your finger. Just swipe diagonally from the lower-left or lower-right corner of the screen towards the centre; this will immediately trigger the screenshot.


You can also trigger a screenshot using an Apple Pencil:

Settings > Apple Pencil > [Pencil Gestures] Left | Right Corner Swipe - select Screenshot for one, other or both gestures


The other ways to trigger a screenshot from an iPad are described here:

Take a screenshot on your iPad - Apple Support

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Aug 22, 2025 09:57 AM in response to Cedar Song

By far the easiest method to trigger and save a screenshot is to set-up and use the corner-swipe gesture.


iPadOS 17/18

Settings > Multitasking & Gestures >

  • Swipe Finger from Corner - set to ON
  • Bottom Left Corner > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required
  • Bottom Right Corner > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required


iPadOS 16 and earlier

Settings > General > Gestures > 

  • Allow Finger Swipe From Corner - set to ON
  • Left Corner Swipe > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required
  • Right Corner Swipe > select Screenshot or Quick Note as required



Now that you have enabled the corner swipe, you can easily capture a screenshot with just your finger. Just swipe diagonally from the lower-left or lower-right corner of the screen towards the centre; this will immediately trigger the screenshot.


You can also trigger a screenshot using an Apple Pencil:

Settings > Apple Pencil > [Pencil Gestures] Left | Right Corner Swipe - select Screenshot for one, other or both gestures


The other ways to trigger a screenshot from an iPad are described here:

Take a screenshot on your iPad - Apple Support

Unable to screen shot after latest iPad update

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