How to get a screen recorder on iphone

If you want to capture video of your iPhone or iPad screen, you don't even need to download an app to complete the task. The ability to record activity on your screen is built right in to iOS and iPadOS through a feature called Screen Recording.

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Customize Control Center
Capture Video
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Taking Screenshots
View Recordings and Screenshots
How to create a screen recording on an iPhone 11
How to turn on screen record with a microphone
Frequently asked questions
Does an iPhone 11 have a screen-recording feature?
Where is the screen record button on iOS?
Where are screen recordings saved on my iPhone?
How do I turn on Screen Recording?
How do I find my screen recorder?

With this tool, you can start a recording of your screen and then snap individual screenshots of the video. This makes capturing your iPhone or iPad screen activity much easier than going through a third-party app. Here's how to set up and use the built-in Screen Recording tool.

Customize Control Center

Before you can use the Screen Recording feature, you must first add it to Control Panel. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Control Center and make sure the option Access Within Apps is turned on. Under the More Controls section, tap Screen Recording to add it to the Included Controls section, which appear in Control Center.

Capture Video

Now move to the screen you want recorded. Swipe to open the Control Center and tap the circular Screen Recording button. You will then see a countdown, after which the recording will begin.

Do you also want to record audio? Maybe you're narrating what you see as the iPhone or iPad records the screen. Long-press the record button on Control Center, and tap the Microphone button that appears to turn sound on or off for your video.

By default, recordings are saved to your Photos library, but you can choose a different destination from the list provided when you long-press the record button. Tap Start Recording from this window to start the countdown. A red icon with a timer will appear at the top of your screen.

When you're done with your video, there's no need to return to the Control Center. Tap the red icon at the top of the screen and tap Stop when asked if you want to stop the screen recording. A notification will appear to say the recorded video was saved to the device.

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Taking Screenshots

You can also use the Screen Recording tool to take screenshots of any activity already recorded. This trick can come in handy if you're having trouble taking screenshots of a specific activity. After recording your video, play back the footage you recorded and pause at the right moment.

Take a screenshot on your device by pressing the appropriate keys to take a static screenshot (Side button + Volume Up button on an iPhone or iPad Pro without a Home button; On/Off button + Home button on devices with a Home button).

View Recordings and Screenshots

Your recordings and screen grabs will be saved to your Photos library by default. From the app, you can tap a recording and tap Play to view it. From here, you can also scrub through the video, mute the sound, share it, or delete it.

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How to create a screen recording on an iPhone 11

So, how do you screen-record on an iPhone 11? Before you actually make the capture you need to set up Control Center. Where is the screen-recording button? If you can’t see it, it probably means that Control Center is not properly set up. Within settings on your iPhone, you can include different controls for your phone.

Here’s how to put a screen recording icon. Customize controls to ensure that the Screen Recording app is one of the “included controls”. This means when you pull up your Control Center from the home screen, you will see the screen capture button.

Within the Control Center settings you can also set up the camera, torch, timer, and many other functions of your phone to be available at the swipe of a finger. If you have Screen Record on your Control Center, you are only ever a swipe and a tap away from taking a quick and easy screen recording.

If you are happy to use the inbuilt screen recording functionality on your iPhone, the steps below make it easy to get a high-quality recording:

Make sure your Control Center is set up properly on iOS to start recording.
Open Control Center by swiping your finger down from the top of the screen. Tap Screen Recording, this is how to turn on screen record, it will start a three-second countdown before it starts the screen capture.
Make sure you capture the app, video, or message you want to.
Tap the red status bar at the top of your screen when you are ready to stop your iPhone 11 screen record.
Check the video within your Photos app, which is where you can also trim it to size and share it elsewhere if you wish.

How to turn on screen record with a microphone

Want to know how to get a screen recording on an iPhone 11 including your microphone audio? This can be a way to make reaction videos or record a very simple voiceover from your mobile phone.

You should follow the same steps to use Control Center to set up your screen recording on iPhone 11.

Before you press the Screen Record symbol, use 3D touch to press down on the button, which will bring you a further menu.

Press the Microphone Audio symbol before Start Recording. This is how to add your voice or other recordings over the top of the video.

Finalize and stop the recording by pressing the red status bar, as before.

Videos will save in your photos app along with the videos and photos you have taken from your iPhone.

How to use QuickTime Player to capture an iPhone 11

Can you screen-record in any other ways? Absolutely. The inbuilt screen recording app is just one of the choices.

Another option is to connect to a Mac and then run QuickTime Player. This allows you to take screen recordings and save them directly to a Mac rather than on your phone. It does mean that you have to use a lightning cable but it can also allow you to do more with the recording and annotate and edit it more easily using other software.

Connect the phone to your Mac with your Lightning cable.
Open QuickTime Player, which is pre-installed on Mac.
Go to File and then New Movie Recording.
Choose the dropdown arrow on the right of the record button, and select iPhone as the camera.
Press the record button, it will now use the camera’s screen to take a video.
When finished, press the Stop button. You then need to click File and then Save and choose where to save the iPhone screen recording, this doesn’t happen automatically on Mac as it does when you use your iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro to make a screen recording.

How to use a screen recorder for an iPhone 11

Record it! is a specific app available on the App Store, which has the option to make recordings with more settings and options than the inbuilt screen recording on iPhone 11. Though the full version is a paid app, you can use it to make videos up to three minutes in length free of charge. Here’s how to get to screen-record on your iPhone 11:

Download and install the screen recorder for your iPhone 11 from the App Store.
Get Record it!
Open the app, where you can either customize settings or tap the Screen Recording button to begin straight away.
Choose where you want the video to go after recording, such as storing in Photos or adding to Messenger, or straight to Record it! Capture.
Hit Start Broadcast to start the recording.
Tap the Red Button at the top toolbar and then select Stop when your recording is finished.
Either Save the recording or use FaceCam mode to record another picture in picture video of your face, perfect for reaction videos or gaming videos.
Within Record it! Capture you also have the option to make some simple edits and to trim the video to size.

The free version of Record it! does limit the length of the videos to three minutes, if you want to make longer videos, there are paid upgrades.

Summary

Once you know how to find the screen recording feature on your iPhone 11 (it can seem hidden in Control Center) then it is easy to make speedy recordings to share with colleagues, friends, or store on your phone. If you want to edit videos in more detail or use additional cameras and footage, either using QuickTime Player or Record it! can be good options to take screen recordings and open up more options to edit easily.

Ben is a writer from the UK with qualifications in Media and Music Technology, he specializes in software reviews and tutorials. Ben has been blogging about media and tech subjects since he was a teenager from his base in the East of England.

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Frequently asked questions

Does an iPhone 11 have a screen-recording feature?

Yes, you can use the screen recording feature that is built into your iPhone 11, and there’s no need to install extra software or an additional app if you don’t want to. To use the screen recording feature:

Make sure your Control Center is set up properly with Screen Record visible.
Open Control Center by swiping your finger down from the top of the screen. Tap Screen Recording to start.
Make sure you capture the footage you want.
Tap the red status bar at the top of your screen to stop recording.

Where is the screen record button on iOS?

The screen record button can be found in Control Center by swiping down from the top of the screen. If it is not there, go to Settings where you can edit the apps that appear on Control Center to ensure the screen recording button is there.

Where are screen recordings saved on my iPhone?

By default, screen recordings are saved in the Photos app on your iPhone, along with pictures and videos. Using Record it! you can choose where the videos are saved after recording, such as attaching to emails or uploading to the cloud.