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How to take a screenshot with the Nexus 7 (2013)

You might not think much about how to take a screenshot on your Nexus 7 (2013) until you really need one — perhaps there’s a bug that you want to report online, or a high score that you want to be able to save for all time. The good news is that taking a screenshot on this Android tablet is very simple. 

 Taking a screenshot on the Nexus 7 doesn’t take much practice.

You don’t need any special software, there are no difficult hacks to work through — a button shortcut is all that’s required. What’s more, the trick works no matter what you’re doing with your Nexus 7, so you can take screengrabs of games, the lock screen, websites and so on.

The two-button shortcut

Here’s how you do it: Press and hold the Power button and the Volume Down button together. After a second or two, the border of the screen turns white, and your screenshot is saved, before the tablet returns you back to whatever it was you were doing (you’ll also hear a sound if the volume is turned up).

You’ll see a notification if everything worked.

You should see a notification that the screenshot was successfully grabbed, and the image is automatically saved to the roll of photos on your tablet — from there you can edit it, move it or share it elsewhere just as you can with any other image stored in the Photos app on the Nexus 7.

You can find numerous screenshot apps in the Google Play Store, but they don’t really add anything beyond the native functionality already built into your tablet: take a look at Screenshot or Screenshot Ultimate, for example, which add extras like screenshot annotations and custom shortcuts.

Screenshot

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How to connect Bluetooth speakers and headphones to Android

No matter how good the speakers built into your smartphone or tablet, they probably can’t compete with a full-sized speaker set or some dedicated headphones for a more intimate listening experience. Thanks to the magic of Bluetooth you can easily hook up external players from your Android device.

 You can connect up a Bluetooth device in minutes.

We’ll show you the settings and configuration options you need to be aware of, but all speakers and headphones work slightly differently, so you’ll also need to consult the instructions that came with your other hardware. Once a connection is established, it should reconnect automatically when needed.

Android’s Bluetooth settings

The easiest place to access the Bluetooth settings is from the quick settings panel in the notification drawer: Drag it open and tap the Bluetooth symbol to turn it on or off. Tap the drop-down arrow below the symbol to change the Bluetooth device you’re connected to or to add a new device.

Paired devices stay paired until you forget them.

Tap More settings for a more detailed page of options — you can reach the same screen by choosing Bluetooth from the Settings app. The top toggle shows you whether Bluetooth is on or off, and immediately below is a list of devices that have already been paired.

Tap on the cog icon to the right of any paired device to rename it, forget it, or change the parts of your phone it has access to (you can use Bluetooth speakers to play your music but not your ringtones, for example). Available devices refers to hardware that offers a Bluetooth connection but hasn’t yet connected to your phone or tablet.

Adding new devices

Some devices (like a computer) will broadcast a Bluetooth signal all the time unless you specifically turn it off; others (like most headphones) must be put in a special receiving mode before a connection can be made. Remember Bluetooth is used for file transfers and various other purposes as well as piping your music around.

You can simply pick new devices from the list.

If you don’t immediately see the speakers or headphones you want to connect to listed as an available device then consult the instructions that came with it — you’ll probably have to press a button or combination of buttons to get in the right mode.

When the device is shown in the list, tap once to connect. You may have to enter a PIN to confirm the connection, though this depends on the hardware — if a PIN is required, it should be listed in the documentation supplied with your speakers or headphones. After a few moments, you should see a confirmation message on your smartphone or tablet.

Using Bluetooth

Your music, podcasts and other audio will now be sent through the Bluetooth device you’ve connected, whether it’s a set of speakers, a pair of headphones or a car stereo. If it isn’t working, try forgetting the device and reconnecting again from scratch.

You should get some indication when an app is using Bluetooth.

To break the connection, you can turn off the external device, turn off Bluetooth on your Android phone or tablet, or forget the device as we outlined above. Most devices will automatically reconnect when Bluetooth becomes available again, but that won’t happen if you’ve told your phone to forget whichever speakers or headphones it was connected to.