How to Take a Screenshot on Android Wear

we have to show you what's on the screens of those devices—a lot. Capturing these images—interchangeably called screenshots, screen captures, or screen grabs—is just an everyday part of what we do.

But taking screenshots isn't the norm for everyone. In fact, there may be some of you out there who aren't even aware you can do it. But it's easy.

If you need to take a screenshot (or 20), this is the tutorial you need. We run down everything you need to know about capturing screenshots, no matter the platform—Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, iOS, Android, and other mobile operating systems.

Most of the tips require nothing more than the operating system itself—they've all got built-in methods of capturing a screen. However, there are a wealth of third-party software tools that will take your screen-grab game up a notch. We'll even show you some of the tools that make it simple to take an image within the Web browser, which is arguably the most used software on any PC anyway.

How to Take a Screenshot on Android Wear

If you're into the Android-based wearables, good news: taking an image shot of the watch face is much easier than it used to be. You don't use the watch itself—use the app on your Android device.

Open the Android Wear app, hit the ellipsis/overflow menu (the three dots), and choose "Take wearable screenshot." You'll get a notification on the handheld that the "Wearable screenshot finished. Touch to send." You have to do this because the shot isn't stored: you need to send it somewhere for it to be seen, be it another app, a sharing service, or even as a message/email to someone else. Screens are always named "screen.png."