How do i set up screen recording on my iphone

iOS comes with a handy new Control Center function that allows you to record what you're doing on your screen. It's great if you want to capture gameplay, walk someone through a tutorial in an app, demonstrate a bug, and more, and it's available on both iPhones and iPads.


Enabling Screen Recording Button

If you don't have the screen recording icon in Control Center, you can add it in the Settings app.

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Choose Control Center.
  3. Select "Customize Controls."
    How do i set up screen recording on my iphone
  4. Tap the + button next to "Screen Recording" to add it to the "Include" section.

How to Record Your Screen

  1. Bring up the Control Center.
  2. Tap the icon for screen recording. It's two nested circles.
    How do i set up screen recording on my iphone
  3. Your iPhone or iPad will start recording video of your screen automatically following a three second countdown.

While screen recording is turned on, a red bar is plastered across the top of the display so it's clear when you're recording and when you're not.

How do i set up screen recording on my iphone

Ending a Recording

To stop recording the screen, you can go back to Control Center and toggle the screen recording icon, or your can tap the red bar at the top of the screen and confirm you want to end the recording. The video you made is then saved to the Photos app.

How do i set up screen recording on my iphone

Screen Recording Options

There are a few options that are available when making a screen recording, which can be accessed directly in the Control Center. To bring up these options, simply 3D Touch on the screen recording icon.

How do i set up screen recording on my iphone

From this menu, you can start a screen recording and toggle microphone audio on or off. These are the only options that are available for the feature -- it's fairly basic.

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How do I set my screen record on my iPhone?

You can create a screen recording and capture sound on your iPhone..
Go to Settings > Control Center, then tap. next to Screen Recording..
Open Control Center, tap. , then wait for the three-second countdown..
To stop recording, open Control Center, tap. or the red status bar at the top of the screen, then tap Stop..

How do you set screen record?

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 ..

Where is the record option on iPhone?

With iOS 14 or later, go to Settings > Control Center, then tap the Add button next to Screen Recording. Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPod touch, or on your iPad. , then tap Microphone. Tap Start Recording, then wait for the three-second countdown.