You can screen record on an iPhone by adding the Screen Recording button to Control Center, then starting and stopping it from there; the video saves automatically to Photos.

Basic steps

  • Open Settings → Control Center → make sure Screen Recording is added (tap the green plus if you see it in the “More Controls” list).
  • On an iPhone with Face ID, swipe down from the top‑right corner to open Control Center ; on models with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom edge.
  • Tap the record icon (a filled dot inside a circle); a 3‑second countdown appears, then everything on screen starts recording.
  • To stop, either tap the red status bar or red pill at the top of the screen and choose Stop , or open Control Center and tap the record icon again.
  • The finished clip is saved in the Photos app, where you can trim or edit it like any other video.

Record with microphone sound

  • In Control Center, press and hold the Screen Recording button until a small panel appears.
  • Tap the Microphone icon at the bottom so it turns on (red), then tap Start Recording. This records your screen plus your voice through the iPhone mic.

Quick tips

  • If you don’t see the Screen Recording icon in Control Center, it almost always means it hasn’t been added in Settings → Control Center yet.
  • You can use these recordings for tutorials or app demos; many creators then edit them in tools like Premiere Pro or After Effects for zoom-ins and touch markers.

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