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A7ce OP t1_jd9lkfz wrote

Reply to comment by -bobak in [Discussion] I was wondering, how would a design idea (both hardware wise and software wise) would be that could conveniently with one thumb face could take a screen shot? by A7ce

Thank you. I have edited my question for a better purpose. Please have a look.

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-bobak t1_jd9ntln wrote

Can you provide context as to the “why”? What is the actual problem you’re trying to solve? If you’re asking people to consider “energy efficiency” in relation to a mechanism for taking a screenshot with one physical button, it sounds like a needlessly over engineered solution.

The buttons you’re referring to already do more than one function. The button that turns the device on is also used to activate Siri. The buttons used to control volume are also used to take pictures. Together, these buttons take screenshots, power down the phone, etc.

The fastest method is for there to be a dedicated, physical screenshot button.

If you needed to do one-thumb screenshot taking with existing hardware, my solution would be to use the power/Siri button with a click-long hold press (imagine the same method for bringing up a card for ApplePay but the second click is held until the screenshot is taken.

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