{"title":"How to Screen Record on iPhone or iPad","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/tech-setup/how-to-screen-record-on-iphone","category":{"slug":"tech-setup","name":"Tech Setup"},"creator":{"name":"Apple Support","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYFQ33UIPERYx8-ZHucZbDA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMR4XZGF4lY"},"tldr":"Learn to record your iPhone or iPad screen. Add Screen Recording to Control Center, then capture anything on your screen in two taps.","totalDurationSeconds":153,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Open Control Center to Add Screen Recording","text":"Screen Recording isn't in Control Center by default, so you need to add it once. Swipe down from the top right corner of your screen to open Control Center, then tap the plus button in the top left corner."},{"number":2,"title":"Add the Screen Recording Button","text":"Tap \"Add a Control\" at the bottom of the screen. Scroll through the list until you find Screen Recording - it looks like a circle with a dot inside. Tap it to add it to your Control Center.Tap anywhere outside the controls to exit editing mode, then swipe up from the bottom to close Control Center. This only needs to be done once."},{"number":3,"title":"Tap Screen Recording to Start Capturing","text":"Whenever you want to record, open Control Center and tap the Screen Recording button - the circle icon. A 3-second countdown starts, then the recording begins. Navigate away from Control Center and do whatever you want to capture.If you want extra options first, touch and hold the button instead of just tapping. That opens a menu where you can turn on your microphone or start a broadcast."},{"number":4,"title":"Turn On Microphone Audio (Optional)","text":"In the options panel, tap the microphone icon to toggle it on. It turns red when active - that means your voice will be recorded alongside the screen. Then tap \"Start Recording.\"If you don't need voice-over, skip this step and just tap the Screen Recording button directly."},{"number":5,"title":"Stop the Recording","text":"When you're done, tap the red dot in the status bar at the top of your screen and tap \"Stop.\" You can also open Control Center and tap the red version of the Screen Recording button.Note that some apps - like streaming services - won't allow you to record their content. And you can't use Screen Recording and screen mirroring at the same time."},{"number":6,"title":"View Your Recording in Photos","text":"Your recording saves automatically to the Photos app. A thumbnail pops up in the top corner of your screen right after you stop - tap it to jump straight to the video. Or open Photos and find it in Recents.Use the editing tools to trim the beginning or end. Hit the share button to send it by text, email, AirDrop, or wherever it needs to go."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-06-12T17:15:56.551Z","published":"2026-06-12T17:15:44.025Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}