How to Screen Record on Your iPhone (With Sound)

Do you want to make a quick instructional or commentary video using your iPhone screen? The built-in screen recording function on your iPhone makes this a breeze. While screen recording FaceTime conversations, we will demonstrate how to utilise it, go over its limits, and provide alternatives.

Prior to Beginning an iPhone Screen Recording

Enabling the screen recording capability in iOS’s Control Centre is the first step in using it. Find the More Controls area by navigating to Settings > Control Centre and scrolling down. Next, locate Screen Recording and press the plus sign next to it.

Page for iPhone settings

The iPhone settings page, the iPhone Control Centre, the iPhone Control Centre More Controls list, and the iPhone Control Centre Included Controls list
Screen Recording, represented by a circle with a dot in the centre, is now accessible via the Control Centre on your iPhone. You’ll also find other controls and sliders there.

Methods for Recording Your iPhone’s Screen

Once you’ve enabled the feature, we’ll go over the steps to start and stop screen recording on your iPhone.

Get the Recording Process Started
Tap the Screen Recording icon in the Control Centre to begin recording your iPhone’s screen.

Just give it three seconds, and your phone will begin recording. At this point, you should activate Do Not Disturb on your iPhone so that you may record your screen without interruption from alerts.

The time on your iPhone will become red in the status bar while you record.

iPhone Settings

Launcher for the iPhone displaying the screen recording option
Seeing the red screen recording indicator in the status bar on the iPhone home screen
A button to record the screen appears in the iPhone Control Centre.
Seeing the red screen recording indicator in the status bar on the iPhone home screen
Put an End to Recording Your Screen
Tap the red clock in the status bar and choose Stop to stop recording your iPhone’s screen. Another option is to go to the Control Centre and then hit the Screen Recording toggle once again.

When the screen recording is successfully saved to your Photos app, a notice will be sent to let you know.

Toggle the option to cease recording from the iPhone
Message on iPhone displaying screen capture that was saved to Photos app
Toggle the option to cease recording from the iPhone
Message on iPhone displaying screen capture that was saved to Photos app
Keep in mind that by following the methods above, all you will be able to do is record your iPhone’s screen and system sounds. For voiceovers that use external audio, you may activate it by long-pressing the Screen Recording button, tapping the Microphone symbol, and then tapping Start Recording.

Settings for recording the screen on an iPhone in the Control Centre

The iPhone’s Control Centre shows that the microphone is enabled under the screen recording settings.
Settings for recording the screen on an iPhone in the Control Centre
The iPhone’s Control Centre shows that the microphone is enabled under the screen recording settings.
Is It Possible to Capture a FaceTime Call on Video?
There is currently no way to record a FaceTime call on an iPhone while the audio is playing.

Any third-party screen recording software, or even the iPhone’s built-in screen recorder, will only capture the screen and not the audio, which renders the app useless for recording calls.

In addition to FaceTime, there are others. Take Google Meet as an example; the web client is the only way to capture audio from a meeting. Using an iPhone won’t work in the same way.

Alternative apps like Riverside are available for consideration if you find yourself in the necessity to record video calls on your iPhone. Riverside claims that there are no hidden barriers to using their software for video conversations with audio.

Record Your iPhone’s Screen Using Third-Party Apps
Although iOS’s native screen recording capability is adequate, you may wish to explore a third-party app that provides more functionality. Our suggestions are as follows.

Make a Record!! Record the screen

Launch the Record It app and go to the screen where you may choose the video source. Using the app’s video recording setup in Use the Record It app.
Launch the Record It app and go to the screen where you may choose the video source. Using the app’s video recording setup in Use the Record It app.
You can make screencasts of your reactions and comments with the aid of the Record it! software. You have the option to either play a pre-existing video on your iPhone or import a URL from YouTube. Afterwards, it will capture your interaction with the material on your screen by means of your iPhone’s front camera.

In case you need to cut your footage, alter the canvas size, add backdrop colour, and do a lot more, the software also has a basic video editor.

Get it now: Record it! (Free version available, premium also available)