How To Screen Record On IPhone

If you need help trying to figure out how to screen record on iPhone, we’ve got your back. This guide has a set of simple instructions for recording on-screen activity, and you just have to follow them. Don’t worry, it’s easier than you might think.

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How to screen record on iPhone

There’s an easy way to screen record on iPhone, just follow these steps:

1. First, go into settings and then control center
2. Press the + icon next to screen recording to enable the feature
3. Next, swipe downwards from the top right of the screen to reveal the control center
4. Tap the icon that looks like a circle with a smaller, solid circle at the center
5. After the three-second countdown, your screen recording begins
6. When you want to stop recording, swipe down to the control center again
7. Then, tap the same screen recording one more time to stop
8. You can now find your screen recording in your videos folder

It’s that simple and should be easy to recreate without following our guide after you’ve done it a couple of times. It’s also worth pointing out that some mobile controller apps from brands like Razer and SCUF offer screen-recording tools that are even simpler to use. They’re worth checking out, especially if you’re recording gameplay.

How to screen record on iPhone with sound

If you also want sound in your clips, you can follow the steps above and tap the microphone button next to the record button as you’re performing step three. It’s that simple, and you don’t even need a microphone to record.

How to edit a screen recording on your iPhone

If you want to edit a screen recording without uploading your video to a PC, you can. Just find the file in your Photos app, hit ‘edit’ in the top right corner, and you can splice the video or add effects from here. Once that’s done, you can send your edited video to a friend, upload it to YouTube and social media, or just hold onto it for safekeeping.

That’s all we have for our guide on how to screen record on iPhone, we hope it helps! While you’re here, check out all the latest rumors surrounding the next Apple smartphone with our iPhone 16 hub, or see what the big Android brands are up to with our guides to the best Samsung phones and the best Xiaomi phones.