Record your screen

You can record a video of your screen while you’re using it. You can choose to include your audio or a selfie video when recording.

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. Open quick settings and tap Screen record.

    If you're playing a game and Gametime is on, tap > .

  2. Adjust recording settings if needed:

    • Tap down arrow to toggle between recording Record this screen or Record one app.
    • Tap down arrow next to Record audio to adjust audio recording options.
    • Turn on Camera to include a selfie frame in the corner of the screen while recording.
    • To capture screen taps, enable Touch points.

  3. Tap Record.

    The recording controls and counter appear on the screen.

    While recording:

    • To adjust recording options, tap left arrow to expand the control bar, then make selections.
    • To pause, tap .
    • To restart recording, tap .
    • To reposition the controls on your screen, drag and drop them where you want.
  4. Tap to stop recording. Or, swipe down from the top of the screen, then tap the red notification.

Adjust recording options

While recording, tap left arrow to adjust these 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.