Record the Screen

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Record the Screen

Record your screen activities in sharable videos to compose a tutorial, show off your awesome gaming skills, and a lot more.

Use a Key Combination to Start Screen Recording

Press and hold the Power and Volume up buttons simultaneously to start screen recording. To stop recording, press and hold both buttons again.

Use a Shortcut to Start Screen Recording

  1. Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, touch to expand the shortcut switches panel (depending on your device model), and touch Screen Recorder to start screen recording.

  2. To stop the recording, touch the timer at the top of the screen.

  3. The recording will be saved in Gallery.

Start a Screen Recording with just Two Knuckles

  1. Before using knuckle gestures, use either of the following methods to make sure that all necessary features are enabled (depending on your device model):

    • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Record screen and enable Record screen.

    • Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Motion control > Take screenshot and enable Smart screenshot.

  2. Knock the screen twice in quick succession with two knuckles to start a screen recording. To stop recording, knock twice as before.

Record Your Voice During Screen Recording

You can enable the microphone to record your voice while recording the screen.

After starting a screen recording, touch the microphone icon and ensure that it is displayed as . You can now record your voice.

If the microphone is disabled (if it is displayed as ), you will only be able to record system sounds, such as music.

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