Do your parents or friends often call you, asking how to do something on their iPhone? Or maybe you want to record something sweet Fortnite victory that only people can see? Since iOS 11, Apple introduced a native screen recording option on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
What used to require a third-party app is now a surprisingly simple process. For anyone who just needs the basic functionality to record their screen, Apple’s built-in feature is sufficient. Just a few taps, and you can share any video through any of your channels.
Set up screen recording
Although screen recording is easy, you need to make the setting available in the Control Center.
Step 1: To enable screen recording, go to Settings > Control Center.
Step 2: Scroll down to More controls search section Screen recording and tap green Additional icon (+) next to it.
Step 3: A Screen recording the icon should now appear in the Control centerwhich you can access by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, or swiping down from the top right side if you’re on an iPhone or iPad that doesn’t have a Home button, like the iPad Pro and iPhone 14.
Record your screen
Apple has made screen recording simple.
Step 1: Open the Control Center and tap the Screen recording icon.
Step 2: Once you tap it, you have three seconds to close the Control Center before your phone starts recording. A red bar will appear at the top of your screen to let you know you’re recording.
Step 3: If you want to add audio to your screen recording, tap Screen recording icon with more pressure (3D Touch) for more options. A pop-up menu appears in the middle of the screen.
Step 4: Tap on Microphone audio icon, followed by Start recording button to continue.
Step 5: When you’re done recording, the fastest way to stop recording is to tap the red timer at the top of the screen. You will see the message The screen recording video is saved in Photos appears in your Notification Center, and you can tap it to enter the Photos app to view your video. You can also go to Control Center and tap on Screen recording icon to stop recording.
Editing a screen recording
After you finish recording your screen, the app will automatically save the video to your phone’s Photos app. You will see the message The screen recording video is saved in Photos in the notification bar.
Step 1: Tap this notification to open the video. Or, you can open the recording through the Photos app to edit.
Step 2: Editing a screen recording is just like editing any other video in the Photos app. Open the video at Photos and choose Edit in the upper right corner.
Step 3: The slider bar appears at the bottom of the screen recording. At either end of the slider are toggle bars that allow you to edit frame by frame. Just drag the toggle bars to make adjustments at the beginning or end of your screen recording.
Step 4: If you are satisfied with your edit and don’t want to change anything, just tap Done.
Step 5: Save your work! pat Save as a new clip before exiting from the editing screen.
When you’re done, you can save your edits, return to your file, and select the Share button with the arrow pointing up to email the clip, sending it to a messaging app , and upload it in different ways depending on your preferences.
If your built-in screen recorder is not enough, many third-party apps such as Go Record: Screen Recorder, ApowerREC: Record Screen, and Screen Recorder, Screen Capture – available in the App Store – offer additional use.
Since Apple’s screen recording features are pretty basic, apps like these are a good alternative.
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