Screen Recording on Mobile Devices
Need to screen record on your Apple (iPhone or iPad) or Android device? Here's how to do it in a few simple steps.
- Screen Recording on Apple Devices
- Screen Recording on Android Devices
- Uploading your Screen Recording
Screen Recording on Apple Devices:
Step 1: Add Screen Recording to your Control Center (if it's not already there):
iOS 17 or earlier:
- Open the Settings app
- Locate and open the Control Center
- Scroll down to ‘More Controls’
- Locate ‘Screen Recording’ and tap the green plus (+) button next to it.
iOS 18 or later:
- Open the Control Center:
- On an iPhone with Face ID: Swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.
- On an iPhone with a Home button: Swipe up from the bottom. If you continue swiping up, you see more groups of controls.
- Tap the Add button (+) at the top left of the Control Center to begin editing the controls
- Tap Add a Control at the bottom of the screen to open the controls gallery
- Select the Screen Recording Control
- Close the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom center of the screen
Step 2: Start Recording:
- Open the Control Center:
- On an iPhone with Face ID: Swipe down from the Top Right Corner of the screen
- On an iPhone with a Home Button: Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen
- Touch and hold the gray Record button
- Enable your microphone: Tap the microphone (ensure it is red and displays ‘Microphone On’)
- Click ‘Start Recording. ’ A countdown timer of three seconds will appear.
- To Stop Recording, open the Control Center and tap the screen recording icon
Screen Recording on Android Devices:
Step 1: Add Screen Recording to your Quick Settings (if it's not already there):
- Open Quick Settings: Swipe down twice from the top of your screen to access the Quick Panel
- Customize Tiles: Tap the three vertical dots
- Select ‘Edit Buttons’
- In the ‘Available Buttons’ section, find the Screen Recorder
- Hold and drag the ‘Screen Recorder’ icon to your active buttons
Step 2: Start Recording:
- Open Quick Panel: Swipe down twice from the top of your screen to access the Quick Panel
- Tap ‘Screen Recorder’ to start the process
- Enable Audio: Select ‘Media and Mic’ to capture both sound and microphone input
- Optional: Enable ‘Show taps and touches’
- Start Recording: Tap ‘Start recording’. The recording will begin after the countdown.
- Stop Recording: When you're finished, tap the Stop icon in the top right corner or open Quick Panel and click ‘Screen Recorder’ to stop.
Uploading your Screen Recording:
Your task will have video enabled as a response type.
Please return to your Recollective Study to upload the video. If you need assistance with the upload process, refer to our article How to Upload Videos.