DOES FACEBOOK NOTIFY USERS WHEN A SCREENSHOT IS TAKEN?

by Oliver Smith Sr. SEO Executive

Facebook is a popular social media network best known for its vast field of features for its billions of users. This social media network is responsible for providing a platform for users to virtually connect with their friends, family, colleagues, and acquaintances. Facebook is undoubtedly a dominator amongst its competitors as it had previously acquired extensive social media networks like Instagram and Whatsapp. Facebook is the largest network currently. Since it is the largest and has over two billion active users, the content on Facebook is also downloading worthy. Unfortunately, Facebook does not authorize downloading or saving any picture directly into your Smartphone – this is due to its users' privacy. However, with the advanced technology that we have, you can use your Smartphone to directly take a screenshot of your Facebook photo. The Facebook screenshot is easy to take when provided with correct instruction, so we have curated this blog. You will find the steps to take screenshots on Facebook in this blog.

STEPS TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT ON FACEBOOK

The steps to take a screenshot on Facebook are reasonably easy. In this blog, we will mainly focus on taking a Facebook story screenshot, and you will find the steps to do just that using your Smartphone or desktop. Find below all the steps for the same.

HOW TO: FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT WITH IPHONE

• Open the Facebook story that you wish to take a screenshot of

• While the story is on the screen, press and hold the power button and the home button simultaneously

• Release when you hear a shutter sound and see a slight flash on your screen

• The screenshot automatically saves itself in the Gallery of your iPhone

Using these steps, you can take a screenshot using your iPhone.

HOW TO: FACEBOOK SCREENSHOT WITH ANDROID

• Open the story on Facebook that you wish to take a screenshot of

• While the report displays on your screen, press and hold power and the volume down buttons

• Release only when you see a slight flash and a shutter sound

• Screenshot saves itself in the Gallery of your Android Smartphone

Now that you know how to take a Facebook screenshot using your android Smartphone, you may go and relish this feature.

HOW TO: SCREENSHOT FACEBOOK WITH DESKTOP BROWSER

• Open Facebook on your browser and open the Facebook webpage to login into your account

• Now open the story that you wish to take a screenshot of and press the Print Screen button

• Open Microsoft Paint and paste the image on it

• Save the screenshot by clicking on File and save as, then enter a name and desired location to save

Now the main question that is commonly asked – Does Facebook notifies screenshots? The answer – No, Facebook does not. Since Facebook is available on a desktop browser, it is impossible to track every screenshot taken, so Facebook does inform the user if any screenshot is taken.

Using the instructions mentioned above, you shall now be able to complete the Facebook story screenshot with zero hassle. Kindly read all steps thoroughly and implement them properly. You can find more information in our other blog.