What size should Google Play screenshots be?

For phones, any size where each side is between 320 and 3840 pixels and the longer side is at most twice the shorter. For tablets, between 1080 and 7680 pixels in 16:9 or 9:16.

How many screenshots can I add to Google Play?

Up to 8 per device type. To publish, you need at least two screenshots across different device types.

Can Google Play screenshots be PNG with transparency?

No. Google asks for JPEG or 24-bit PNG with no alpha channel.

Google Play screenshot size: phone and tablet requirements

Updated October 9, 2026 · 2 min read

Short answer

Use JPEG or 24-bit PNG without alpha. For phones, each side must be between 320 and 3840 pixels and the longer side no more than twice the shorter. For tablets, each side must be between 1080 and 7680 pixels in a 16:9 or 9:16 ratio. You can add up to 8 screenshots per device type.

What Google requires

Rule: JPEG or 24-bit PNG, with no alpha.
Rule, phones: each side between 320 and 3840 pixels, and the longer side no more than twice the shorter.
Rule, tablets: each side between 1080 and 7680 pixels, with a 16:9 ratio for landscape or 9:16 for portrait.
Rule: up to 8 screenshots per device type, and at least two across different device types to publish.
Not stated: the page gives no file size limit.

Sizes that pass and fail for a phone

1080 x 1920
Result
Passes
Why
Both sides are between 320 and 3840, and 1920 is under twice 1080.
3840 x 2160
Result
Passes
Why
Both sides are within the range and the ratio is about 1.8.
1000 x 2400
Result
Fails
Why
The longer side is 2.4 times the shorter, and the limit is 2.
4000 x 2000
Result
Fails
Why
4000 is above the 3840 maximum.

Worked out from the phone rules above.
Size	Result	Why
1080 x 1920	Passes	Both sides are between 320 and 3840, and 1920 is under twice 1080.
3840 x 2160	Passes	Both sides are within the range and the ratio is about 1.8.
1000 x 2400	Fails	The longer side is 2.4 times the shorter, and the limit is 2.
4000 x 2000	Fails	4000 is above the 3840 maximum.

One size for phone and tablet portrait

Google sets limits, not one fixed size. 1080 x 1920 pixels (9:16) sits inside the phone limits and also meets the tablet portrait rule, so it is a practical choice when you want one portrait set. That is our choice, not something Google prescribes.

Resize a whole set

SizeSpec has a Google Play screenshot preset that outputs 1080 x 1920 JPEG files, which have no alpha, in one ZIP. It works in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. See the Google Play screenshot guide. If a PNG carries transparency, the free PNG to JPG converter removes it.

Frequently asked questions

What size should Google Play screenshots be?: For phones, any size where each side is between 320 and 3840 pixels and the longer side is at most twice the shorter. For tablets, between 1080 and 7680 pixels in 16:9 or 9:16.
How many screenshots can I add to Google Play?: Up to 8 per device type. To publish, you need at least two screenshots across different device types.
Can Google Play screenshots be PNG with transparency?: No. Google asks for JPEG or 24-bit PNG with no alpha channel.

Sources

Google Play Console Help: Add preview assets to showcase your app, checked October 9, 2026.

Rules change. Check the source before relying on a figure.

Publishing an app? Do the whole set at once

SizeSpec crops and resizes a batch of app screenshots to the size Google Play asks for and gives you one ZIP. It crops from the centre or pads the image on white, and it works in your browser, so your files are never uploaded. It does not offer free-hand cropping of a single picture.

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