{"id":29169,"date":"2019-07-15T08:42:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T12:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=29169"},"modified":"2019-07-15T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T12:42:58","slug":"did-you-know-you-can-make-a-video-of-anything-on-your-iphone-or-ipad-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/did-you-know-you-can-make-a-video-of-anything-on-your-iphone-or-ipad-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know You Can Make a Video of Anything on Your iPhone or iPad Screen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know how to use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a video, but did you know that you can also record a video of what happens on the screen of your device? That\u2019s useful if you\u2019re trying to explain the steps of some technical process to a friend or show a tech support rep what\u2019s going wrong in an app or Web site. You could also use a screen recording to copy a video from Facebook, for instance, that you want to send to a social media\u2013averse friend.<\/p>\n

First, to get set up, go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls and tap the green + button next to Screen Recording to add it to the list of controls that appear in Control Center. Drag it in the list to rearrange where its round Record button will show up in Control Center. Here\u2019s a screen recording showing those steps:<\/p>\n

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Making your first screen recording is simple. Follow these steps:<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Control Center. (Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen, or, if you\u2019re using an iPhone X or later, or an iPad running iOS 12, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen.)<\/li>\n
  2. Press deeply on the Screen Recording button to open a menu. If you want to record your voice via the microphone as well, tap the Microphone button to turn it on.
    \n\"\"<\/li>\n
  3. Tap Start Recording, and then wait for the 3-second countdown.<\/li>\n
  4. Perform the actions that you want to be recorded.<\/li>\n
  5. To stop the recording, either enter Control Center again and tap the red Record button or tap the red status icon at the upper left of the screen and tap Stop. A notification appears, telling you that your screen recording was saved to Photos.
    \n\"\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In fact, if you want to keep your options for the destination app and microphone at their current settings, making a screen recording is even easier:<\/p>\n

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    1. Open Control Center.<\/li>\n
    2. Tap the Record button instead of pressing deeply.<\/li>\n
    3. Perform your actions.<\/li>\n
    4. Stop the recording via Control Center or the red status bar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Told you it was simple. But we bet you have questions, so let\u2019s provide some answers.<\/p>\n

      Where did my screen recording go?<\/b><\/p>\n

      As the notification informs you, screen recordings end up in the Photos app, just like any other photo or video. You\u2019ll see them both in the Photos view and in Albums > Media Types > Videos.<\/p>\n

      What are Messenger and Skype doing in the screenshot earlier?<\/b><\/p>\n

      Instead of recording your screen to a video file, you can instead broadcast it to a Facebook Messenger or Skype chat. That might be useful for a quick show-and-tell while having a conversation.<\/p>\n

      Can I edit the screen recording?<\/b><\/p>\n

      Yes, although the Photos app limits you to trimming frames from the start and end of the video (which actually creates a new video with your selection rather than editing the original). For more significant editing, tap the \u2022\u2022\u2022 button in the Photos edit interface and send the video to iMovie.<\/p>\n

      Is there any way to show my taps and drags in the screen recording?<\/b><\/p>\n

      Yes, but it\u2019s not easy. There\u2019s a trick that relies on iOS\u2019s Accessibility features<\/a>, but it\u2019s way too clumsy and leaves the Assistive Touch button on the screen the entire time. A better approach would be to use a dedicated app like ScreenFlow<\/a> (which is what we used above) to insert circles where your fingers touch down, but that\u2019s worthwhile only for videos where you need higher production values.<\/p>\n

      For the most part, though, the point of screen recordings is not to make the perfect movie\u2014it\u2019s to create and share a video of something that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to convey.<\/p>\n

      (Featured image by Lisa Fotios <\/a>from Pexels<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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      Social Media: Ever wanted to show a remote friend how to do something on your iPhone rather than talk them through it, step by step? The screen recording feature of iOS is just what the tech support doctor ordered. Learn how to record your screen here:<\/p>\n

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      You know how to use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a video, but did you know that you can also record a video of what happens on the screen of your device? That\u2019s useful if you\u2019re trying to explain the steps of some technical process to a friend or show […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[157,193,66,56,194,39,67,48,52,60,196,377],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-apple-pros","category-apros-archive","category-article","category-asmc","category-asmc-archive","category-blog","category-how-to","category-ios","category-iphone","category-productivity","category-restricted-content","category-screen-recording"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Screen-Recording.gif","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YLEm-7At","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30456,"url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage\/","url_meta":{"origin":29169,"position":0},"title":"Learn How to Examine Your iPhone\u2019s Battery Usage","author":"computeradv","date":"April 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Is your iPhone battery draining faster than you think it should? iOS 13\u2019s Battery screen can shed light on the situation, whether it\u2019s a dying battery or a rogue app. Learn more here:","rel":"","context":"In "Apple Pros"","block_context":{"text":"Apple Pros","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/apple-pros\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/learn-how-to-examine-your-iphones-battery-usage.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27108,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/the-top-features-youll-want-to-try-in-ios-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":29169,"position":1},"title":"The Top Features You\u2019ll Want to Try in iOS 11","author":"computeradv","date":"September 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Even if you\u2019re not buying a new iPhone this year, you can still enjoy a hefty dose of \u201cNew and Improved!\u201d with Apple\u2019s iOS 11, which provides a host of new capabilities. 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