How to Screen Record on an iPhone

There are many iPhone parts that users love on their Apple phones. Indeed, there are so many functions available already and more being added with each new model released. However, it’s unbelievable how popular screen recording has become over recent years – everyone seems to want to do it. It’s one of the favourite features of an Apple phone.

All the later iPhone models currently on the market have this capability. You don’t need a third-party app to use this feature as it comes already installed in iOS. The process is also easier using in-built Screen Recording compared to doing it through third-party programs. This article is a basic guide on how to record your screen on an iPhone. We have also covered how you can do it on your laptop or PC.

Why would someone want to record the screen on their iPhone?

There are many reasons why one would want to record their iPhone screen. Some of these reasons include:

• Saving a clip of a game you are playing
• Saving some important video details you found on an online page
• Creating a how to do videos to guide others
• Recording an interesting part of a movie to share with friends later
• Demonstrate a bug

The list above illustrates only a few examples as there are a lot of day-to-day reasons why someone would like to use the Screen Record function. It all depends on your situation and your needs at that given time. Most iPhones will store the recordings in their internal storage, making it easier to access them and share them through social media and other sharing methods.

How do more recent models of iPhone (X,11,12) differ from earlier models

Apple’s latest phone is the conic iPhone 12, which is now one of the highest-rated phones in the mobile world. If you had just bought an iPhone 11 or iPhone X, you must wonder about the difference between the three models. You may also be aware that the iPhone 13 is around the corner and will definitely have yet more improved features. The latest models of the iPhone share modern features like the OLED display, TrueDepth camera system, Bionic processor, water resistance capability, wireless charging and many more that were not available in earlier models. iPhone 12, the latest model, is the only iPhone with 5G wireless connection capabilities.

There are also be some slight differences in screen recording capabilities among different iPhone models, as explained below.

How to Screen Record on an iPhone 12

This process has two steps: adding screen recording to Control Centre and recording your screen.

Recording an iPhone 12 display

Before you record the screen on your iPhone 12, you must first add the screen record option to your phone’s Control Centre for ease of access. Below is a step-by-step guide on how you do it.

• Step 1: Tap ‘setting’ on your iPhone 12
• Step 2: Select ‘Control Centre’
• Step 3: Scroll down the menu to ‘Screen Recording’
• Tap on the green plus icon next to the Screen Recording option and you will have added Screen Recording to your Control Centre

How to record the screen of your iPhone 12

It is easy to record your screen on this model if you have already added the option to your Control Centre. Below is a simple explanation of how to carry out the procedure.

• Step 1: Swipe down your iPhone 12’s Control Centre from the Upper-right corner of the screen.
• Step 2: Tap the ‘Screen Record’ icon available on the Control Centre.
• Step 3: The recording will begin after 3 seconds.
• Step 4: You can wait for it to record for as long as wish.
• Step 5: Tap on the red status bar on the top left side of the screen and tap Stop to stop recording.
• You can access the recorded video from Photos.

How to Screen Record on the iPhone 11

Like the iPhone 12 explained above, you start with checking whether screen recording is activated in the Control Centre. You can follow the same procedure to activate it if it is not activated. Below is a guide on how to screen record using your iPhone 11.

• Step 1: Swipe down
  your iPhone 12’s Control Centre from the Upper-right corner of the screen.
• Step 2: Tap the Screen Record icon available on the Control Centre.
• Step 3: Tap Microphone on.
• Step: Tap Start Recording.
• Step 5: Your screen recording will now also include your sound.
• Step 6: Once you are done recording, tap the red status bar at the top left of your phone’s screen and tap Stop to stop recording.
• Step 7: You can access your video from Photos.

How to screen record on the iPhone X

Before you screen record on your iPhone X, you have to start with checking whether screen recording is activated on the Control Centre. Below are the steps to follow for the whole process.

• Step 1: Go to ‘Settings’ and select Control Centre on the menu.
• Step 2: Click ‘Customise Controls’.
• Step 3: If you have already activated screen recording control, it will appear on the ‘Included Controls’ list, and you can change how it appears by tapping the three horizontal lines on its right to drag it up or down.
• step 4: If screen recording is not among the included features, go further down to ‘More Controls’. Click on the green plus button to add it to the included controls and exit the settings.
• Step 5: From the screen where you want to record your video, swipe from the upper right corner down, and the Control Centre will appear.
• Step 6:
  Press the recording icon to start recording if you want to record a video without narration. A countdown will appear, and the video will start recording after 3-seconds. A red line with the word ‘Recording’ will also appear at the top of your phone’s screen. If you wish to use the microphone for a narration when recording, press and hold the Screen Recording option and tap the microphone icon to activate it before you press on Start Recording. Once you have tapped the Start Recording button, a 3-second countdown will start, and recording will start.
• Step 7: To stop recording, Open Control Centre again and click on the stop recording button. Alternatively, you can tap on the red line at the top of the screen and select Stop. A message will pop up at the top of the screen stating that the screen recording video has been saved to ‘photos’.
• Step 8: Go to ‘Photos’ to view or share the video.

How to Screen Record on an iPhone 8

• Step 1: Go to Settings and select Control Centre on the menu.
• Step 2: Click Customise Controls.
• Step 3: If you have already activated the screen recording control, it will appear on the ‘included Controls’ list, and you can change how it appears by tapping the three horizontal lines on its right to drag it up or down.
• step 4: If screen recording is not among the included controls, go further down to ‘More Controls’ controls. Click on the green plus button to add it to the included controls and exit the settings.
• Step 5: From the screen where you want to record your video, swipe from the upper right corner down, and the Control Centre will appear.
• Step 6:
  Press the recording icon to start recording if you want to record a video without narration. A countdown will appear, and the video will start recording after 3-seconds. A red line with the word ‘Recording’ will also appear at the top of your phone’s screen. If you wish to use the microphone when recording, press profoundly on the Screen Recording symbol and tap the microphone icon to activate it before you press on Start Recording.
  Once you have tapped the Start Recording button, a 3-seconds countdown will start, and the recording will start.
• Step 7: To stop recording, open Control Centre again and click on the stop recording button. Alternatively, you can tap on the red line at the top of the screen and select Stop.
• Step 8: Go to Photos, select Albums and then go to Videos to view or share the video.

How to screen record on iPhone 7

To record your iPhone 7 screen, you should start by making sure that screen recording is activated in the Control Centre. Below are the steps to follow for the whole process.

• Step 1: Go to Settings and select Control Centre on the menu.
• Step 2: Click Customise Controls.
• Step 3: If you have already activated the screen recording control, it will appear on the ‘Included Controls’ list, and you can change how it appears by tapping the three horizontal lines on its right to drag it up or down.
• step 4: If screen recording is not among the included controls, go further down to ‘More Controls’ controls. Click on the green plus button to add it to the included controls and exit the settings.
• Step 5: From the screen where you want to record your video, swipe from the upper right corner down, and the Control Centre will appear.
• Step 6: Press the recording icon to start recording if you want to record a video without narration. A countdown will appear, and the video will start recording after 3-seconds. A red line with the word ‘Recording’ will also appear at the top of your phone’s screen. If you wish to use the microphone when recording, press profoundly on the Screen Recording symbol and tap the microphone icon to activate it before you press on Start Recording. Once you have tapped the Start Recording button, a 3-seconds countdown will start, and recording will start.
• Step 7: To stop recording, open Control Centre again and click on the stop recording button. Alternatively, you can tap on the red line at the top of the screen and select Stop. A message will pop up at the top of the screen stating that the screen recording video has been saved to ‘Photos’.
• Step 8: Go to Photos, select Albums and then go to Videos to view or share the video.

How to screen record on an iPhone 6

• Step 1: Go to Settings.
• Step 2: Select Control Centre and then Customise Tools.
• Step 3: Click on the green plus icon on the right side of the Screen Recording menu to add screen recording to the quick menu
• Step 4: Go to the screen where you want to record your video and swipe from the bottom side to the top to Open Control Centre.
• Step 5: Tap and hold your finger at the Screen Recorder Icon and click on the microphone icon to turn it on. You can continue to the next step if you want to record a silent video.
• Step 6: Tap on the Screen Recording icon again, and the video will start recording after 3 seconds.
• Step 7: A big red circle will appear at the Control Centre, or a red stripe will appear at the top of the screen when the phone starts recording.
• Step 8: To end the recording, tap on the Red Stripe and select Stop on the small notification.
• Step 9: Go to Gallery to view or share your screen Record.

Ways to transfer the screen recording to a pc or laptop

Apart from recording your screen on your iPhone, you may also want to record your PC or laptop screen for similar reasons. The process of screen recording on a Windows laptop is different from that of a Mac computer.

How to Screen Record on a Windows laptop

The steps below explain how you can screen record on a Windows laptop using the Game Bar. The feature is available in windows 10 and works in all popular brands.

• Step 1: Go to Settings and select Gaming.
• Step 2: Check whether the toggle switch for recording game clips is enabled on the Xbox Game bar and turn it on if it is off.
• Step 3: Exit Settings and go to the app you want to record.
• Step 4: On your keyboard, press the combination of Windows key and G to open the Game Bar overlap on top of your laptop’s screen.
• Step 5: Tap the Capture icon to display the Capture widget on the left side of your screen.
• Step 6: Tap the microphone icon to enable Game Bar to record your sound if you want to add a narration. Keep the microphone mute if it is a silent recording
• Step 7: Tap the Start recording button or press Win +Alt+R to start recording.
• Step 8: A small Capture Status displaying the recording time elapsed, and a Stop Recording button will appear on the right side of the screen.
• Step 9: Tap the Stop Recording button to stop recording and select the Game clip recorded notification to view the captured video in your gallery. Alternatively, you can select the ‘Show all captures’ option on the Capture window.

How to Screen Record on a Mac laptop

Since Apple does not have the Xbox Game Bar, users can either use the Screenshot toolbar or the QuickTime player to record their screens. Below is a step by step guide on how to screen record on a mac laptop using QuickTime player.

• Step 1: Go to Applications and select QuickTime Player.
• Step 2: Select File and choose New Screen Recording from the menu bar. Alternatively, you can press Control + Command + N.
• Step 3: Once the Screenshot Toolbar appears, you can select Record Entire Screen to screen record the entire desktop or select Record Selected portion to record a specific area. Remember to drag the boundaries of the selection box to choose the recording area before you tap the Record Selected Portion button.
• Step 4: Tap Options to open a dropdown menu where you can change settings like the save location, turn on the microphone, and start the recording after a specified time.
• Step 5: Tap Record to begin screen recording.
• Step 6: To stop recording, tap the Stop button on the menu bar. QuickTime player will automatically open the recording and save it as a MOV file in the location you selected in the Options menu.
• Step 7: Select Edit from the menu to make some simple edits like trimming the recording.

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