Screenshot Questions, Answered

Short, sourced answers to common App Store and Google Play screenshot questions: sizes, counts, landscape, text, frames, alpha channels and status bars.

• How many screenshots can you upload to the App Store? You can upload 1 to 10 screenshots per display size and localization in App Store Connect. How many you should use, and why the first three matter most.
• How many screenshots does Google Play need? Google Play needs at least 2 screenshots to publish and allows up to 8 per device type; apps need 4+ for recommendation formats.
• Can App Store screenshots be landscape? Yes. Every iPhone and iPad display class accepts landscape sizes, such as 2868 × 1320 and 2752 × 2064. When landscape makes sense.
• Can I use the same screenshots for iOS and Android? Usually not unchanged: iPhone sizes break Google Play’s 2:1 rule, and Apple’s Guideline 2.3.10 bans Android imagery. How to share one design instead.
• How do I remove the alpha channel from a PNG? Three ways to remove a PNG’s alpha channel for App Store screenshots: our free browser tool, Preview on Mac, or exporting as JPEG.
• How do I get a clean 9:41 status bar in screenshots? Use `xcrun simctl status_bar booted override` on the iOS Simulator and System UI demo mode on Android to get 9:41, full battery and no notifications.
• What size are App Store screenshots? iPhone: 1320 × 2868 (6.9-inch, largest); required group 1206 × 2622 (6.3-inch). iPad: 2064 × 2752. Mac: 16:10, up to 2880 × 1800.
• What size are Google Play screenshots? Google Play screenshots can be 320–3840 px per side with at most a 2:1 ratio; use 1080 × 1920 (9:16) or larger for recommendation formats.
• Do I need iPad screenshots? Only if your app runs on iPad: then Apple requires 13-inch iPad screenshots (2064 × 2752 or 2048 × 2732). How to tell and what to do if you don’t support iPad.
• Can App Store screenshots have text on them? Yes: Apple’s Guideline 2.3.3 allows text and image overlays on screenshots of the app in use; Google asks taglines to stay under 20% of the image.
• How do I change App Store screenshots after release? Screenshots belong to an app version, so you change them by submitting a new version, or show different ones through custom product pages and product page optimization.
• Which size should I design App Store screenshots at? Design at 1320 × 2868, the largest iPhone size, and let App Store Connect scale down; add the 6.3-inch size if App Store Connect asks for it.
• Do App Store screenshots need device frames? No store requires device frames. Apple accepts framed or frameless screenshots; Google’s guidelines for recommendation formats ask you to avoid device imagery.