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Record the screen on your iPhone or iPad

This article covers creating a screen recording on your iOS device.

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Written by Marcos Jiron
Updated yesterday

In Control Center, you can start a screen recording and capture sound on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

In iOS 18, start a screen recording from your Control Center.

How to record your screen

  1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen.

  2. Tap the gray Record button, then wait for the three-second countdown.

  3. Exit Control Center to record your screen.

  4. To stop recording, tap the Screen Recording button at the top of your screen, then tap the Stop button. Or open Control Center and tap the red Record button.

To find your recording, open the Photos app and select your screen recording in your Library.

Some apps might not allow you to record audio or video. You can't record your screen and use screen mirroring at the same time.

If you can't find the Screen Recording button

If you can't find the Screen Recording button in Control Center, tap the + button at the top left of the screen to customize Control Center on your iPhone with iOS 18.

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