On your iPhone, open theWatchapp.

Tap theslider to enable screenshots(it’s towards the bottom of these prefs).

This could be a watch face, an app, a notification, or something else.

The Enable Screenshots control from the General area of the Apple Watch app for iPhone.

There are two buttons on the side of the Watch: the Digital Crown and the side button.

Use your forefinger and middle finger to press both of them at the same time.

see to it to press both buttons at the exact same time.

Locating Apple Watch screenshots from the Screenshots album in the Photos app for iPhone.

If you press one and then the other, you won’t get the screenshot.

If your watch screen briefly flashes, you’ve successfully captured the screenshot.

Curious about how this process compares to other Apple devices?

Photo and screenshot sharing options from the Photos app in iOS.

Check outHow to Take a Screenshot on Your iPhone.

Your screenshots are also stored in your Library.

This album contains every screenshot taken on both your iPhone and Apple Watch.

You’ll find the Apple Watch screenshot you just took at the bottom of the album.

Tap the screenshot to see a fullscreen view.

Those options include syncing the screenshot to your machine or to youriCloud Photo Libraryor sharing the image.

Tap the sharing button (the square with the arrow coming out of it).

Choose how to share the screenshot.

Options include by text message,sharing files by mail, andAirDrop.