Oh, this game is hilarious.
Why did I get-oh, game over because I found mom instead of the game!
Alright, well how the heck do I get past this part?
You know what, this is it.
I’m going to stop the recording,
upload it to Reddit,
and hopefully the hivemind that is the internet will tell me how to get past this part.
Hello, my tech minded friends.
Welcome to DIY in 5, I’m Trisha Hershberger and today we’ll be breaking down
how to record your smartphone screen whether you are on iOS or Android.
For those moments when you wanna share your kickass Fallout Shelter with the rest of the world
or show mom or dad how to delete their cookies since telling them never seems to
get the message across, this video’s got you covered.
If you find the info in today’s video helpful, feel free to give us a like
and subscribe for future DIY tech tips.
I assume if you clicked this video you may already have something on your mobile device
that you want to record, but just in case that’s not the case, let’s talk about why you might
want to screen record your phone in the first place.
A lot of us are often called upon as tech support for other members of our families
and friends and showing people what to do can be much more effective than trying to explain it.
Alright mom, swipe down from the top of the screen.
Yeah, and you see the little gear in the upper right corner?
It’s in the upper right corner.
Yes, it looks like a little circle with notches on it.
Or maybe you are the one looking for some troubleshooting assistance.
Close it out, launch it and, forced closed!
Thanks!
Maybe you figured out something really cool in your favorite app or game
and want to share it for internet points.
Or, for gaming content creators, if you want to show off
a mobile game you are particularly fond of.
Maybe you want to record a Skype call or a friend’s Instagram story.
Who does IGTV stories horizontally, Khail?
That is really good!
These are all great reasons you may want to record from your phone.
Let’s start with the iPhone since Apple did us a solid by building native screen recording right into iOS.
If you are running iOS 11 or newer, you can simply go to your Settings, Control Center,
Customize Controls, then tap the + sign next to Screen Recording.
On an iPhone X or later, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen
and long press the record button icon.
You can then choose if you’d also like to record from the microphone for commentary.
Tap Start Recording and you’ll see a 3 second countdown after which you are recording.
To stop recording simply open your control center and tap the recording button icon again
or tap the red recording status bar at the top of the screen and hit stop.
You may notice a tiny red timer bubble or even full red bar at the top of your recording.
If you want to record, say for professional reasons, without that in the mix,
you can also record from a connected Mac running macOS 10.10 or higher
using a lightning cable and QuickTime.
Simply connect the device, launch QuickTime, start a New Movie recording and choose your
iPhone as the camera in the recording settings.
You can find this by clicking the small downward arrow to the right of the record button.
This method allows you to capture audio using either your iPhone or Mac’s microphone for commentary.
On Android, while there’s no native screen recording built into the OS, there are a plethora
of both free and paid apps out there that will get the job done.
Google has a hand in this whole thing with screen recording functionality built into
both YouTube Gaming and Google Play Games but other apps are simpler and more versatile
in case you want to record something other than a game.
One of the most popular is DU Recorder.
It’s a high-quality recorder that has editing software built in with no recording time limit
and it records up to 1080p, 12MBps and 60fps.
It also allows you to record using a facecam at the same time
and stream your content out live - hello content creators!
Another feature for our reluctant tech support friends is that you can choose to have your
click operations recorded if you’d like.
Super useful, and like I said, one of many options out there.
Check out AZ Screen Recorder, Super Screen Recorder & plain old Screen Recorder
if you want to check out other options.
So that’s that - not too tricky at all.
If you have a favorite screen recording app not mentioned in this video,
for Android or iPhone, let us know in the comments.
Also, just for fun, what’s the best use of smartphone screen recording you’ve ever seen?
And let’s keep the answers more Facebook than 4chan if you catch my drift.
Ok, friends, catch ya on the next one with more tech tips on DIY in 5!