- One of the questions I get asked all the time
is how can I record my iPhone screen?
In this video I'm gonna show you
three ways that you can do it including one free option
two paid options
and I'm gonna cover both wired and wireless solutions.
So stick around.
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So let's get into it.
Now as you may have thought it is actually easier
or there's more options around
recording your phone screen if you are using a Mac.
The first option that we're gonna cover
as I said it's a free option that is Mac only.
The second option is also Mac only which is a paid option
but it gives you more control.
The third option is for Windows and for Mac
and it's actually wireless
so it's a pretty cool solution
no matter which platform you're using.
So that first option then is using QuickTime on Mac
and it's where you plug your phone
directly into your computer using a Lighting to USB cable.
You'll open QuickTime and you'll select
File > New > Movie Recording.
Then under the dropdown arrow next to the Record button
you can select your iPhone.
And you can see straightaway that your iPhone screen
is then displayed in QuickTime.
And the other setting you might wanna change here is
back under that dropdown arrow you can also select
what microphone you want to use
for the recording of these videos.
So if you wanna actually record the audio from your phone
then you can select your iPhone under microphone as well.
You should also make sure
that your quality is set to Maximum.
Then it's just a matter of opening the app
or whatever you wanna record
pressing Record
and the file will then be recorded to your computer.
Once you've finished recording hit the Stop button
and then choose File > Save
to save your file on your computer.
So that's the first solution that's Mac only
and you need to have your phone connected
to your computer through USB.
The next solution is Mac only as well
and you will need to have your phone connected once again
with USB but this time we're gonna use
ScreenFlow to do the recording.
So with ScreenFlow if you haven't heard of it before
is an awesome screen recording tool and video editing tool
on Mac and it sells for $99.
So to record your iPhone screen in ScreenFlow
open up ScreenFlow
select File > New and hit New Recording
and then tick the box Record Screen From
and select your iPhone.
And when you're ready to record
hit Record.
Now there's a heap more features and power in ScreenFlow
than you'll find in the QuickTime option
because you also have the ability to
record your desktop screen
record from different and multiple microphones
and even your webcam as well at the same time.
So if you're trying to show a walk-through
on how to do different things with your phone
this is a great way that you can get
all your recording down at once
in one program and have everything synced up.
When you wanna stop your recording
then go up to the ScreenFlow icon at the top
and select Stop Recording.
Now another reason that ScreenFlow
is definitely worth considering
if you wanna record your iPhone screen
is it supports both portrait and landscape
and changing between the two while you're recording.
And when you finish doing your recording
you've got a decent video editing application there
to cut down and to edit your video before you export it.
And then when you're exporting it
you've got a heap more options than you'll find in QuickTime
to really get the best results
and the best output of your video
for wherever you wanna use it.
So ScreenFlow is definitely another solid option
for recording your iPhone screen
but again you are still tethered to the computer
using your USB cable and it's Mac only.
And now on to the third solution
which will work on both Mac and PC and is actually wireless
so you've got some flexibility
to move away from your computer
while you're recording your phone screen
as long as you're within WiFi range.
So how is this achieved is
with a piece of software called Reflector 2.
You can buy Reflector 2 for $14.99
and there's a free trial version available as well
so you can try it before you buy it.
But how it works is you'll install this
on your PC or on your Mac.
You'll then need to make sure that phone and your computer
are both connected to the same WiFi
and then all you need to do
is to screen-share your iPhone through to the computer.
So if we swipe-up on the bottom of your phone
as select AirPlay Monitoring
and then choose your computer.
Now before you jump in and press Record
it's a good idea to click on Settings
and to go to the Recording options
and make sure that everything is set to the highest quality
all the quality you wanna be recording at.
So you could start off by choosing your
Recording Resolution.
You have choices of 4K
1080p, 720p or 480p.
Personally I wouldn't go less than 1080p
but if you're after 4K then you can do that as well.
Your Recording Quality you can choose Very High, High
Medium, Low or Very Low.
Again I recommend Very High.
And you can also choose your Recording Frames per Second
or your Frame Rate.
Now in most cases you wanna leave this here at 30.
Then it's just a matter of pressing Record
and recording your video.
Once you're done with your video
press Stop Recording and it'll ask you
where you wanna save the file.
Now one thing you need to make sure of
when you're using Reflector is that both your phone
and your computer have strong WiFi signal.
If the signal isn't great
then you can get patchy or a low quality video
coming through from your phone to your computer.
So your WiFi signal here is really important.
So there's three ways that you can easily record
your iPhone screen
using QuickTime
ScreenFlow
or Reflector 2.
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to mirror your phone screen
while you're recording your videos on your smartphone.
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