Xiaomi mobile devices have undoubtedly achieved great popularity in the smartphone industry due to its efficient system and striking design, in addition to the fact that it is considered a good purchase option when you need to buy a new phone, since it has the best values in terms of quality and price.
The Xiaomi brand has also managed to develop various devices and accessories that can be connected and linked to its smartphones, as in the case of its own Airdots wireless headphones, which offer an easy and fast pairing system with any mobile device, whether Android or iOS.
In addition, Xiaomi phones have a very striking operating system and that at the same time has a great diversity of functions capable of meeting most of the needs of users who use a device of this same brand.
We are talking about the MIUI system which is installed by default on all Xiaomi branded Android phones, allowing users to perform various activities and improving the functionality of the device.
To start using this system and access all the functions of your device you will have to create an account on the MIUI platform, normally this is done in the initial configuration of the phone, or if not it can also be done through the device settings .
However, there is a function that very few users are unaware of, and it is about making a panoramic or long screen capture of the content of the device.
Discover widescreen captures on Xiaomi devices
Panoramic screenshots are elongated screenshots of a specific content, in case we want to take a screenshot of a page we can capture the full content of said page, unlike normal screenshots that are simply a photo about of what was seen on the device screen at that very moment.
Performing this function is not something from another world, but if it is necessary that you first update your phone’s software to its latest version, in this case update the MIUI system on your Xiaomi device so that you do not have problems performing this capture action panoramic, to make this capture you can follow the steps that we will show you later.
In what situation are panoramic screenshots usually used?
Like ordinary screenshots, panoramic screenshots are made in order to save some information or image without the need to be directly in the place where it is obtained.
The difference is that panorama screenshots have the ability to save a larger image than ordinary screenshots, since ordinary screenshots only cover what is currently visible, whereas in panoramic screenshots you can swipe and capturing such an image is not completely visible at that instant.
These types of captures are usually made in images or writings with a very extensive content where it is necessary to slide to obtain all the information, such as web pages, digital book pages, among others.
Take a panoramic screenshot on your Xiaomi phone
- The first thing you should do is take a normal screenshot of the page you want, for this you can slide the three fingers from top to bottom on your device, or you can also find the option to capture the screen in the task bar that appears when you slide the screen from the top down.
- Once the screenshot is taken, a preview of the screenshot will be displayed in the right corner of the screen
- Press on the image of the capture you have made to be able to access the options and actions of the same image
- Among the options that appear we will have to select one that says “move” to be able to lengthen the capture made.
- After having pressed on the scroll option, the screen capture function will begin to record the same screen vertically, at this point we can let it perform the panoramic capture automatically or we can also speed up the process by sliding the screen down
- Once the screenshot process is finished, click on the “Done” button to save the image
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And ready! We will be able to see the result of our panoramic screen capture, and likewise we can obtain all the information that we need from a page with a single capture
There is also a function in Xiaomi devices that allows us to record the screen in real time, this is known as screen sharing, which will allow us to record everything we are doing on the device.
In order to enable this option we will have to access the taskbar by sliding the upper panel down, and then we look among the functions that we can execute one that says “Screen Recorder”, pressing on it will automatically start the screen recording process of our device.
With this action you will be able to record all the actions that are carried out on the phone screen, to finish the video we will have to press the red button located in the lower right part, once saved we can find the video in the gallery.
How to take a wide screen capture on different models
We can take a panoramic screen capture in any of the different Xiaomi models, it is only enough to update the operating system, if necessary, take a screenshot in the common way and then press the “move” option. It will automatically start recording the screen where you can slide until you reach the point where you collect the image or information you need.
Then you can find this screenshot in the folder where screenshots are normally saved. In case your Xiaomi does not have this option, you can download an application from the Play Store that allows you to take panoramic screenshots.
Panoramic screenshot on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8
It is basically the same procedure to perform from any other Xiaomi model, since this option is available for computers with the MIUI 11 operating system onwards.
Without the need to download any extra application we can take a more extensive capture of the content that is needed and automatically save it as a common screenshot.
To achieve this, we first access the control panel where the option to take the screenshot is located, or we use any other method, such as shortcut buttons for this. Once we make the traditional capture, we click on the “move” option and you will be able to move and focus all the content required to appear on the screenshot.
Screenshot with sliding on Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
In the same way, said before, this Xiaomi model comes with this capacity integrated from the factory, it is not necessary to update the operating system or download extra applications. However, we can always use the Play Store and download an application to take screenshots with sliding if necessary.
Generally this swipe screenshot function has no problem on Xiaomi models, it is recommended to use the built-in option by default.
What to do if you can’t take widescreen shots on your Xiaomi?
This function is integrated in the Xiaomi, however, like everything, sometimes it may not work as we want, it may be slow or the captures may not be saved when taking them. We can correct this from the Xiaomi configuration panel, in the screenshots option.
Within this option we can customize the way we want to use to take a screenshot and its storage. If the problems persist, we can simply download an additional app to take panoramic screenshots from the Play Store.
Apps to take long screenshots on your Xiaomi
These apps are simple and usually quick to download. They allow you to capture the screen and slide so that all the information or images required remain on it. Some of the most popular and efficient are:
Longshot
It is one of the most downloaded applications for this purpose. Since it is totally free, it can be easily obtained in the Play Store, it does not take up much space in the storage of your Xiaomi and it is super easy to use.
To take a panoramic screenshot with Longshot you just have to download it from the Play Store and install it, once this is done the same application when you open it for the first time will guide you to some settings where you will have to activate the “Auto-scroll” option .
Then from the window that opens, you are going to access the web page that you want to capture and slide until you collect everything you need, you start capturing the screen when you press the floating “Start” button and it ends when you press the orange ” End Here” and proceed to save the panoramic screen capture.
LongScreenShot
This application to take panoramic screenshots is another favorite of Xiaomi users. With this application you can capture everything you need, sliding up and down so that LongScreenshot later converts it into an image and saves it in the gallery of your Xiaomi.
LongScreenshot can be downloaded from the Play Store for free. And once installed, you just have to accept the application’s recording permissions and activate the floating button to capture panoramic screens at any time. To start recording press the floating button, slide the screen so that the content is captured and when finished press the floating button again and wait for the elongated image to be generated to be saved later.
