How to make a video of your phone screen

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If you want to record a presentation on Zoom, document weird pop-ups on your screen, or make a how-to video, it is easy to capture what you’re doing or viewing on your Android phone. Starting with Android 11, you’ll find a basic screen-recording tool in your Quick Settings menu that can capture your phone’s video and audio, as well as sound from your phone’s mic. And some manufacturers offer more advanced features, including the abilities to narrate your video using the front camera and draw on your screen as you record.

How to make a video of your phone screen

You’ll find the built-in screen recorder in your Android phone’s Quick Settings.

  1. Swipe down the notification panel to access the Quick Settings panel.
  2. Tap the “screen record” icon (may also be called “screen recording” or “screen recorder”). For some phones, pressing the screen recording icon will automatically start the recording with a three-second count down. Otherwise, you’ll need to press “Start” or “Start recording.” If the Screen record icon is missing from the Quick Settings panel, you can add it by scrolling to the last page, tapping the plus sign or pencil icon, and selecting the screen recorder tile.

You’ll find settings for the screen recorder by pressing and holding the screen record button in Quick Settings. Here you may find the options to change the video quality, the front camera video size, the ability to show taps and touches, and more. You can tweak these settings to get the desired output.

Once you start recording, you’ll see icons that enable you to toggle on/off the microphone so you can add a voiceover and, in some cases, your front camera. Some screen recorders also have a pencil icon so you can draw on the screen while recording.

When you’re finished recording, swipe down to view notifications and select the option to stop recording. Some phones may also have a menu overlaying your screen with a stop button (a circle with a square).

You can’t record everything using the screen recorder

Due to legal and copyright considerations, you can’t use the screen recorder in all applications, and there will be times when you can’t record audio. For example, in the U.S., some state and local laws prohibit you from secretly recording phone conversations, and the built-in screen recorder won’t record calls. However, there are ways to record a call on your Android phone. Just make sure you check your local laws regarding wiretapping – personal phone calls are protected by wiretapping laws. Usually, having the other person agree to the recording is enough.

The other time you may run into issues using the screen recording feature is when the app developer won’t allow recording to prevent you from creating unauthorized versions of their copyrighted material. Often, it’s only the app's audio that is protected.

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Screen recorder is a new feature to allow you to make a screen recording video easily without having to download any external applications. You can start screen recording by tapping the

How to make a video of your phone screen
 icon in your Quick panel. After a 3 second countdown, your recording will start.

Follow the below guide to learn how to use Screen Recorder on your Galaxy device.

Please Note: This guide is designed for Australian variant Galaxy devices, if you have an international device and require further support click here to get in touch with your Samsung Subsidiary. This setting available may vary depending on your Galaxy device and Android OS Version.

This settings is only available on selected devices operating on Android OS Verion 10.0 (Q)+, to view the full list of compatible devices check out our drop down menu called Supported Devices.

Accessing Screen Recorder Click to Expand

1 Swipe down to access your Quick Panel and select Screen Recorder.

How to make a video of your phone screen

2 Choose your preferred Sound settings then tap on Start recording

How to make a video of your phone screen

3 Choose your preferred Sound settings then tap on Start recording

4 Choose between a range of options at the top of the screen to add in your Screen Recording. When your ready to stop the video simply tap the

How to make a video of your phone screen
button.

How to make a video of your phone screen

How to make a video of your phone screen
 Allows you to write or draw on the screen - you can choose up to 8 different colours to decorate your recording.

How to make a video of your phone screen
 Will enable or disable the Picture-in-Picture feature (PiP) to record the screen with a video overlay of yourself.

How to make a video of your phone screen
 When you are finished recording the video, tap the Stop button.

Customising the Screen Recorder settings Click to Expand

Using your Quick Settings

1 Swipe down the screen to access your Quick Settings and tap on the word Screen Recorder

How to make a video of your phone screen

2 Select your preferred Sound and Video quality, once complete tap on Done

How to make a video of your phone screen

Using your Advanced Settings

1 Head into your Settings > Advanced Features

How to make a video of your phone screen

2 Select Screenshots and screen recorder

How to make a video of your phone screen

3 Tap on Screen recorder settings

How to make a video of your phone screen

4 Select between the Sound, Video quality and Selfie video size options.

How to make a video of your phone screen

Please Note: Selfie video size supports 5 levels of the selfie size (※ Selfie video is only for the front camera)

Transfer Screen Recordings to SD Card Click to Expand

1 Launch the My Files app

How to make a video of your phone screen

4 Long press the Screen Recording video to select

How to make a video of your phone screen

5 Choose between Move or Copy

How to make a video of your phone screen

6 Press

How to make a video of your phone screen
to go back to the My Files main page

How to make a video of your phone screen

7 Tap on SD Card

Tap on SD Card

8 Select the folder you would like to move the Screen Recording to

Tap on Folder to save screen recording to

9 When you are happy with the file path of your Screen Recording, tap Copy here or Move here

Tap on Move here

10 Once the transfer is complete, you will be able to view your Screen Recording video on your SD Card

Once the transfer is complete, you will be able to view your Screen Recording video on your SD Card

Supported Devices Click to Expand

Galaxy Tab

  • Galaxy Tab S4 - SM-T830 / SM-T835
  • Galaxy Tab Active Pro - SM-T540 / SM-T545
  • Galaxy Tab S5e - SM-T720 / SM-T725
  • Galaxy Tab S6 - SM-T860 / SM-T865
  • Galaxy Tab S6 Lite - SM-P610 / SM-P615
  • Galaxy Tab S7 - SM-T875 / SM-T875
  • Galaxy Tab S7+ - SM-T970 / SM-T975 / SM-T976
  • Galaxy Tab A8 - SM-X205N / SM-X200
  • Galaxy Tab S8 Series - SM-X700 / SM-X706 / SM-X806 / SM-X906

Galaxy Note Series

  • Galaxy Note9 - SM-N960
  • Galaxy Note10 - SM-N970
  • Galaxy Note10+ - SM-N975
  • Galaxy Note10+ 5G - SM-N976
  • Galaxy Note20 - SM-N980
  • Galaxy Note20 Ultra - SM-N985

Galaxy S Series

  • Galaxy S9 & S9+ - SM-G960 / SM-G965
  • Galaxy S10e - SM-G970
  • Galaxy S10 - SM-G973
  • Galaxy S10+ - SM-G975
  • Galaxy S10 5G - SM-G977
  • Galaxy S20 - SM-G980
  • Galaxy S20+ - SM-G985
  • Galaxy S20 Ultra - SM-G988
  • Galaxy S21 - SM-G991
  • Galaxy S21+ - SM-G996
  • Galaxy S21 Ultra - SM-G998
  • Galaxy S21 FE 5G - SM-G990
  • Galaxy S22 - SM-S901
  • Galaxy S22+ - SM-S906
  • Galaxy S22 Ultra - SM-S908

Galaxy Z Series

  • Galaxy Fold - SM-F900
  • Galaxy Z Flip - SM-F700
  • Galaxy Z Fold2 - SM-F916
  • Galaxy Z Flip3 5G - SM-F711B
  • Galaxy Z Fold3 5G - SM-F926B
  • Galaxy Z Flip4 5G - SM-F721
  • Galaxy Z Fold4 5G - SM-F936

Galaxy A Series

  • Galaxy A70 - SM-A705
  • Galaxy A71 - SM-A715
  • Galaxy A50 - SM-A505
  • Galaxy A51 - SM-A515
  • Galaxy A90 5G - SM-A908

If you have tried the above steps and you are experiencing issues with the Screen Recording function, please contact our Samsung Care Australia experts on 1300 362 603 (Toll Free in Australia). You can also contact our Chat Support team or reach us through Samsung Members Community

How do I video the screen of my iPhone?

How to record your screen.
Go to Settings > Control Center, then tap the Add button next to Screen Recording..
Open Control Center on your iPhone, or on your iPad..
Tap the gray Record button. ... .
Exit Control Center to record your screen..
To stop recording, open Control Center, then tap the red Record button..

How do I record my phone screen with sound?

Screen Record on Android 11 or Higher.
Go to Quick Settings (or search for) “Screen recorder”.
Tap the app to open it..
Choose your sound and video quality settings and click Done..

What do YouTubers use to record their phone screen?

Screencast-o-Matic screen recorder is an online screen recorder that is quite popular amongst YouTubers. The recorder is powerful and feature-rich making it one of the ideal tool for creating YouTube videos. This screen recorder is also available across devices including Windows, Mac, Android, and Chromebook.