Your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 gives you a bunch of ways to grab screenshots, and some of them are surprisingly clever for a foldable. Whether you're capturing a conversation on the cover screen or saving a recipe on the main display, you've got options. Here are six reliable methods that work on this device.
Press and Hold the Button Combo
The fastest way to take a screenshot is with the physical keys. Press and hold the Side key and the Volume Down button at the same time for about a second. The screen flashes, you hear a shutter sound (unless the phone's on silent), and a toolbar appears at the bottom with options to crop, draw, or share.
This works the same whether the phone is fully open or partially folded in Flex Mode. It also works when the Z Flip 7 is closed, press both buttons to capture exactly what's shown on the cover screen. The screenshot saves to the Gallery under the Screenshots album.
Try Palm Swipe for One‑Handed Use
Samsung's palm swipe gesture is a lifesaver when you're holding the phone with one hand and can't easily reach both buttons. Head to Settings > Advanced features > Motions and gestures. Toggle Palm swipe to capture on. Now slide the edge of your hand horizontally across the screen, from one side to the other. The phone captures whatever is on the display.
This gesture works on both the main screen and the cover screen. Just make sure your hand contacts the screen evenly, a quick, flat swipe does the trick.
Use the Edge Panel’s Smart Select
If you have the Edge panel turned on, swipe inward from the edge handle to open it. Look for the Smart select panel. Tap it and you can draw a rectangle, an oval, or even record a GIF of a specific area. This is perfect when you don't want the whole screen, just a part of a webpage or a photo.
To enable the Edge panel, go to Settings > Display > Edge panels and switch it on. You can also add a screenshot shortcut via the Tasks panel if Smart select isn't your thing.
Ask Your Voice Assistant
When your hands are full or the phone is sitting on a table, just say the word. Say "Hey Bixby, take a screenshot" or "Hey Google, take a screenshot" and the Z Flip 7 captures whatever is on screen. The screenshot saves automatically to the Gallery.
This method works even when the phone is closed, the microphone picks up your voice through the cover screen's small speaker grille. Just make sure your voice assistant is set up and active.
Add a Screenshot Tile to Quick Settings
Swipe down twice from the top of the screen to open the full Quick Settings panel. If you don't see a Screenshot tile, tap the pencil icon (or the + button) to edit the panel. Drag the Screenshot tile into your active row. Now tap it anytime to capture the current screen.
This is handy when you're using the phone in Flex Mode and the buttons are awkward to reach. The tile is always one swipe away.
Capture Scroll Screenshots for Long Pages
After you take a normal screenshot, a toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen. Tap the scroll capture icon (two downward arrows) to start extending the screenshot. Keep tapping it until you've captured the full webpage, chat thread, or document. The Z Flip 7 stitches everything into one long image.
You can repeat this multiple times, the phone keeps scrolling and adding to the capture. The final image saves in the Gallery as a single file. It's ideal for saving entire articles or long conversations.
Customize Your Screenshot Settings
Open Settings > Advanced features > Screenshots and screen recordings. Here you can turn off the toolbar after captures, switch the file format from PNG to JPEG to save space, or choose where screenshots are saved. If the shutter sound bothers you, put the phone in silent mode, the sound follows the ring profile.
One Z Flip 7 specific tip: because the phone's cover screen runs a separate interface, screenshots taken while the phone is closed only capture the cover screen. For the main screen, you need to open the phone first. All screenshots go to the same album in Gallery, so finding them is easy.
