Record the screen on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

In Control Centre, 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 Centre.

How to record your screen

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

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

  3. Exit Control Centre to record your screen.

  4. To stop recording, tap the Screen Recording buttonNo alt supplied for Image at the top of your screen, then tap the Stop buttonNo alt supplied for Image. Or open Control Centre and tap the red Record button red record icon.

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

Find out how to take a screenshot on your iPhone

Some apps may 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 Centre, tap the + button at the top left of the screen to customise Control Centre on your iPhone with iOS 18.

Find out how to customise Control Centre on your iPhone if you don't see the + button.

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