My Android Desktop snapped with this method I took a screen capture by mistake once but then struggled to repeat the behaviour. After Googling for a solution I found some very complicated solutions. Probably the best way to do this is to buy an application on the Market, but I don't want to spend money on a toy. If you look in your "Settings » Applications » Running Services" menu you should see a service called "ScreenCaptureService". This allows you to take a screenshot by pressing the "Back" and "Home" buttons simultaneously. What works for me is to press and hold "Back" and then to press and release "Home" (while holding "Back"). This makes a snapshot noise and displays a message. Files are saved to the ScreenCapture directory on your SD card and should appear in your gallery. Of course this is a problem if you try to take a snapshot of a running application because pressing "back" c...