How to record phone screen on iphone

How to record phone screen on iphone

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How to record phone screen on iphone

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Step 1: Enable screen recording on your iOS device

  1. Start recording by opening the Settings app on your device

  2. Choose Control Center > Customize Controls 

  3. Scroll down and click the plus sign next to Screen Recording


Step 2: Set up your screen recorder

  1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and press the screen recording button.

  2. Then select TechSmith Capture.

  3. Tap the Microphone Audio button if you would like to record audio.


Step 3: Record your screen

  1. Tap Start Broadcast when you’re ready to start the recording. Close the Control Center and walk through the process you want to record.

  2. When you want to stop recording, swipe up from the bottom of the screen and tap the Screen Recording button, or tap the red status bar at the top of the screen to instantly stop recording.

  3. Finally, your recording is saved and ready to share.

If you want to record your iPhone or iPad screen, the process is simple -- whether you're nearing the rewarding conclusion to your favorite Apple Arcade game and you want to document it, or you're trying to walk a loved one through how to set up their new phone. 

Of course, you can still take screenshots and use its tools to draw and annotate something on your screen, but there are times when a recording -- complete with audio -- is the better route. You'll need to have iOS 11 or a later update installed on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, but that's the only requirement. 

Before you can begin using the screen recorder tool, you'll first need to add the feature's button to the Control Center. On your iOS device go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls then tap the green plus button next to Screen Recording. 

How to record phone screen on iphone

The Screen Recorder button will show a countdown (here it shows "2") after it's selected, allowing you to go to the app or screen you want to record. 

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Record your screen 

After adding the shortcut, you begin by opening Control Center. On iPhones older than the iPhone X ($278 at Amazon), get there by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. On newer iPhones, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen. 

Tap on the Screen Recording button, which will prompt a countdown inside the button followed by it turning red to indicate to begin capturing whatever's on your display. 

You'll know when your screen is being recorded because there will either be a red bar across the top of your screen (on older iPhones) or the time will have a red highlight behind it (on newer iPhones). Tap on the red button or bar to stop recording. 

How to record phone screen on iphone

With a long-press, you can opt to turn on audio recording so you can narrate your video. 

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Spice up a recording with audio

What if you want to walk someone through how to use a feature or get past a bug you keep running into? Well, you can turn on your phone's microphone and have it record for as long as a screen-recording session is active. 

To turn it on, open the Control Center and long-press on the Screen Recording button. A new menu will show up, with a toggle to turn your microphone on at the bottom. Tap on the Microphone Audio button, it will turn red and then select Start Recording

How to record phone screen on iphone

The Screen Recording button turns red when your screen is being captured. 

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OK, I made a recording... now what? 

Once you stop recording, you'll be asked if you want to save the video to the Photos app. Open the Photos app to view, edit, crop, and share the video through Messages, email, or even post it to your favorite social network. 

Apple delivered the ability to record your screen in iOS 11 a few years ago, but iOS 15 brought even more additions. We'll show you how to clean up your FaceTime video. And check out how to get a burner email address from Apple. 

How do I record my phone's screen?

Record your phone screen.
Swipe down twice from the top of your screen..
Tap Screen record . You might need to swipe right to find it. ... .
Choose what you want to record and tap Start. The recording begins after the countdown..
To stop recording, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the Screen recorder notification ..

Can you record iPhone screen with sound?

1) Open the iPhone Control Center. 2) Press firmly (or tap and hold) the Screen Recording button. 3) Tap the red microphone icon to turn On the external audio. 4) Tap Start Recording.

How do I record my screen with sound?

You want to record the whole screen, press a combination of the "Windows," "Shift," and "F" keys. Click "Record" to start screen recording, or alternatively, press a combination of the "Windows," "Shift," and "R" keys. Click "Stop" when you are done to stop the recording.