Record your screen

Record your entire screen or just a single app. You can display screen touches and add audio and video commentary while recording.

Record screen

  1. If you want the recording to show when you tap screen elements, turn Record touch points on.
  2. To start recording:

  3. Tap Start to open the recorder and see a 3-second countdown before recording.

    TipTo adjust options before recording, tap the countdown timer to stop and make changes. Tap to restart.
  4. Make your recording. While recording:

    • To adjust recording options, tap and then tap . To restart recording, tap .
    • You can drag the recorder to reposition it.
    • You’ll see a timer on the recorder and in the status bar.
  5. To stop recording:

    • Tap on the recorder.
    • Or, swipe down from the top of the screen, then tap the red notification.

Adjust recording options

Sound

You can mute or record your phone's sound, and you can include your own narration.

To adjust sound, tap the current setting and change it.

Mute
Record your narration using the microphone
Record only your phone's sound
Record both your narration and your phone's sound

Drawing

To write on the screen, tap .

To change pen colors, tap .

Video

To include a selfie video in the corner, tap .

To turn the selfie video off, tap .

Other options

You can adjust more options, like frames per second or screen touches, in phone Settings. Learn more.

Find your recordings

To view a recording immediately after you capture it, swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the notification.

To view any time, open Photos, Files, or another media viewing app, and look for the Screen record folder.