How To Screen Record On Android

How to Screen Record on Android

You can record the screen on an Android device – using your phone’s screen recorder, the Scrcpy tool on Windows/Mac, Android’s Game Dashboard, or with a third-party app.

Method 1: Using Native Android Recorder

The native Android screen recorder is easy to access. Moreover, it won’t matter which smartphone brand you are using, as it is similar on every Android device. All you have to make sure is that your device is running on Android 11 or above, and you’re good to go. For this guide, we’ll be using the OnePlus 11R running Android 15.
You can also long-press on the tile to head over to the native screen recorder settings. Here, you can tweak the recording quality, Frame rate, video coding format, and more. This works in third-party UIs, but not on Google Pixels.
Of course, devices from different brands will have minor differences on the interface level. If you have a device that’s not OnePlus, we’ve curated a gallery of screenshots that depict how the Screen recorder tile looks across different Android skins:

Method 2: Record Screen While Gaming

Most UI’s, including the Pixel UI, come with a gaming mode that turns on when you fire up a game. Among the options, you should find a screen recording option that makes it more accessible. The option is straightforward to find on most UIs, so we won’t be digging deeper.

Method 3: Record Android Screen from a Desktop Using Scrcpy

Scrcpy is an amazing open-source tool primarily used to mirror screens. However, it can also be used to screen record, and here’s how to do it. It does require you to know about ADB and USB debugging, and how to connect your device using the same.

Method 4: Record Android Screen Using a Third-Party App

While there are tons of third-party screen recorders, we’d recommend sticking to Android’s built-in screen recorder. However, if you’re running an older Android version, there’s no other way but to install a third-party recorder. We’ve got a list of decent Android screen recording apps, but one that stands out is XRecorder.
With that, we hope you now know how to screen record on your Android device like a pro. Now, if you’re using an iPhone instead, you can check our how to screen record on iOS guide instead. However, if you do run into any issues, feel free to comment down below.