Quick Settings → Screen record

Record the Screen on Android

Android · Screenshots & Capture
ActionRecord the Screen
ShortcutQuick Settings → Screen record
PlatformAndroid
CategoryScreenshots & Capture

About this shortcut

On Android, you can record the screen with Quick Settings → Screen record. Swipe down and tap the Screen Recorder tile to record your screen. It sits in the Screenshots & Capture group and is one of the Android shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard Android conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to record the screen.

2

Press the keys

Press Quick Settings → Screen record.

3

Done

Swipe down and tap the Screen Recorder tile to record your screen.

More Screenshots & Capture shortcuts

Take a Screenshot
Power+Volume Down
Scrolling Screenshot
Screenshot → Capture more
Palm-Swipe Screenshot (Samsung)
Swipe edge of hand across screen
Search with Google Lens
Long-press Home/Assistant → Lens
Edit a Screenshot
Screenshot → Edit