How to Record Phone Screen 2024? [Guide]

There are times when you want to share what is on your screen with your friend. We take screenshots and send them across social media and instant messaging apps. But there are also certain situations when you need to record phone screen instead of taking phone screenshots.

It is essential for every smartphone owner to know how to capture phone screen video because it will surely be useful someday. We will illustrate how to record your screen on Android phone and iPhone. We will also recommend an APP that can detect screen recording secretly.

• Part 1. How to Screen Record on Android?
• Part 2. How to Record Phone on iPhone Device?
• Part 3. Is There A Good Way for Secretly Recording Someone's Phone Screen?
• Bonus: How to Record record screen hidden?
• Part 5. Final Words

How to Screen Record on Android?

Owing to the demands from users, Google has included screen recording feature from Android 11 onwards. Therefore, if your Android device runs on Android 11 or higher version, there is no need to install any third-party app such as AZ Screen Recorder app. You can use the built-in screen recorder present on your Android device to take video of your phone screen.

Here are the steps on how to record screen on Android.

1.Open the Quick Settings on your Android device: Swipe down from the top of your screen to fully reveal the Quick Settings panel. Swipe right until you locate the screen record icon.

2.Tap the Screen Record tile: If you don’t see the screen recording option after scrolling through the Quick Settings, tap the pencil icon to view all available quick settings. Then, select "Screen Record" from the list.

3.Choose "Record audio": After starting the screen recording, you can enable options like "Record audio" and "Show touches on screen" for additional functionality.

4.Customize sound settings: To include audio in your screen recording, tap the "Record Audio" option. You can choose to record audio from your device, your microphone, or both, allowing you to provide commentary or capture system sounds during the recording.

5.Tap "Start": When you're ready to begin recording, tap the "Start" button. A countdown timer will appear, indicating when the recording will commence, and your Android device will start capturing everything on the screen once the countdown ends.

6.To stop the recording: Swipe down from the top of your screen and tap the "Stop" button in the Quick Settings panel. This will end the recording and save it as a video file in the Movies folder of your Google Photos app.

7.View and edit recording: After stopping the recording, a notification will appear saying "Tap to view." Tap this notification to access the saved screen recording.To adjust your video, tap the edit icon to cut, crop, adjust colors, apply filters, or add text and annotations.

After making any edits, save a copy of your screen recording by selecting the desired video format and quality. You now have a high-quality recording that you can share or keep for future reference.

How to Screen Record on iPhone?

Apple has introduced the screen recording feature from iOS 11 onwards. Since most iPhone users have the latest version of iOS, it is safe to consider that the native screen recording feature is available on your iPhone as well. However, the screen recording option may not be readily available under Control Center on your iPhone.

In that case, you have to customize Control Center and add screen recording option so that you can access it from Control Center anytime you want. You need to go to Settings＞ Control Center＞ Customize Controls. Under More Controls section, find Screen Recording option and tap on "+" icon to include it inside Control Center. Thereafter, here are the steps on how to record a phone call on iphone.

Step 1: Open the screen on your iPhone that you want to record.

Step 2: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open Control Center.

Step 3: Tap and long press on Screen Recording icon which looks like Record button with small circle inside big circle.

Step 4: You will see Screen Recording screen where you can turn on or off microphone and set the destination app. Tap on Start Recording to begin capturing your screen video.

You will see a timer showing the duration of recording at the top-right corner inside a red button.

Step 5: To stop recording, tap on the red button at the top-right corner. You will get a pop-up confirmation message, tap on Stop option.

The above are the detailed steps on how to record a conversation on iPhone. You can go to Photos app to find the recorded screen video and share anywhere you want.

Is There A Good Way for Secretly Recording Someone's Phone Screen?

There are times when you may want to record someone's phone screen secretly so that you can check what the target person has been doing on his phone. The steps we have mentioned so far on how to record your screen on Android and iOS phone are for recording your own phone screen. In order to record someone's phone screen secretly, you will need a third-party app that gives you remote control over someone's phone.

You can deploy the app on the target person's phone and record his phone screen remotely from your phone and check out the recording any time you want. In fact, the app will stay hidden in stealth mode on the target person's phone and the target person will never know about your secret recording activities.

Bonus: How to Record record screen hidden?

We recommend KidsGuard Pro undetectable screen recorder to record someone's phone screen without the target person knowing. With KidsGuard Pro invisible screen recorder, you can record the target person's phone screen from your phone directly from KidsGuard Pro Dashboard. The recorded video stays available on Dashboard so that you can view it anytime you want.

You do not have to root the target person's phone to record his phone screen remotely. KidsGuard Pro is very easy to use for non-technical persons as well. Besides, the app is 100% free and the user data stays encrypted on the web server for complete privacy. Here are the steps on how to record phone screen secretly using KidsGuard Pro for Android app.

Video tutorial to watch and record phone screen remotely:

Step 1. Create KidsGuard Pro Account

Click the "Monitor Now" button to register an account for KidsGuard Pro for Android with your valid email address. Purchase a suitable plan to use the app without any restriction.

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Step 2. Download KidsGuard Pro Phone Screen Recorder

Get the target person's phone for some time. Open the web browser app and visit www.clevguard.vip. Download APK file of the app and install the app. Thereafter, launch KidsGuard Pro for Android app and set it up by following the onscreen instructions.

Step 3. Record Phone Screen Remotely

On your phone, open KidsGuard Pro's official web portal. Log into your account with your account credentials. Go to Dashboard＞ Live Recording＞ Record Screen option to start recording the target person's screen.

Apart from recording someone's phone screen secretly, here are some important features of KidsGuard Pro that you will find extremely useful.

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Final Words

We have answered the question of how to screen record on android and iphone. Furthermore, we have illustrated how you can record someone's phone screen using KidsGuard Pro app that can detect screen recording. If you are also interested in recording other people's screens, you might as well try this product for free!