Can't do screenshots anymore

[jimholcomb]

iPad Air 2 and iPhone 6s, PB5. On the iPad the screen just goes dark, on the 6s the Siri screen comes up if I hit the home button first, if I hit the lock button first then the home button nothing happens.

Worked once on my 5s but can't get it to work there other than the one time.

 

[John Mcgregor]

Latest public beta works just fine on 6s plus.

 

[C DM]

Have you tried restarting? (Just going by basic troubleshooting and even what came up in a somewhat similar thread at https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/screenshots-disabled.1986000/)

 

[jimholcomb]

Thanks, a restart was the first thing I tried on all 3 devices. I've submitted this issue via Feedback.

 

[jimholcomb]

I have plenty of storage on all the devices - 23gb on the 6s for example.

Thanks,
Jim

 

[one more]

I guess it's a bug that for me has been there since PB 2 (reported it to Apple). I get it every now & then, but not all the time. Probably something wrong with the timing of pressed in buttons, should be fixed before the final release.

 

[kilcher]

Seems like they've changed the timing or something. I never really had any problems on my 6 Plus but since I've been on beta my phone will usually turn off 1-3 times (when hitting power and home at the "same time") before I get it to take a screenshot.

 

[mariusignorello]

I have plenty of storage on all the devices - 23gb on the 6s for example.

Thanks,
Jim

They didn't disable them did they? They shouldn't have, it's not an internal build. Any configuration profiles from your employer installed that disabled them?

 

[one more]

They didn't disable them did they? They shouldn't have, it's not an internal build. Any configuration profiles from your employer installed that disabled them?

I do not have "any configuration profiles from my employer installed" on my device and they still bug. It works if you get just the right amount of pressure time-wise, so it seems to be just a question of timing it right (or as in iOS 9) from Apple's side.

 

[ShUpAC]

You've gotta press both, the home and power buttons, at the same exact time.

 

[jimholcomb]

You've gotta press both, the home and power buttons, at the same exact time.

Exactly, turns out this was my problem. I've always had the reverse problem of taking unintended screenshots and never tried this.

Thanks!

 

[QuarterSwede]

You've gotta press both, the home and power buttons, at the same exact time.

It's easier and more foolproof if you press and hold the sleep button and then press the home button.