Record Your Android Screen With the Phone’s Own Sound
Want to save a clip of a game, a how‑to, or something funny on your phone? Android has a built-in screen recorder in Quick Settings, and it can capture the phone’s own sound instead of the noise in the room. Follow the steps for your phone below.
What You Need
- A Pixel or stock Android phone (on Pixel, some steps need Android 11 or newer), or a Samsung Galaxy with Screen recorder.
- No apps required. Everything is built into Android.
Pixel and Most Stock Android Phones
Menu names can vary slightly between phone makers and Android versions.
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Step 1: Open Quick Settings
Swipe down twice from the top of your screen.
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Step 2: Find Screen record
Tap Screen record. You might need to swipe right to find it.
Not there? Tap Edit, then touch and hold Screen record and drag it into your Quick Settings.
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Step 3: Choose what to record
Pick whether to record a single app or your entire screen.
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Step 4: Turn on the sound
Turn on Record device audio to capture the phone’s own sound. To add your voice too, also turn on Record microphone.
You can also choose to show touches on the screen. Option names vary by Android version.
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Step 5: Start recording
Tap Start. Recording begins after a short countdown.
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Step 6: Stop recording
Swipe down from the top of the screen and tap the Screen recorder notification.
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Step 7: Find your video
Open the Photos app and tap Collections > On this device > Movies.
Samsung Galaxy
Features and settings vary by model and software version.
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Step 1: Open the Quick settings panel
Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick settings panel.
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Step 2: Add Screen recorder if it’s missing
Don’t see Screen recorder? Tap Edit (the pencil icon), then drag the Screen recorder tile into the panel.
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Step 3: Choose the sound
Tap Screen recorder. Under Sound settings, choose:
- Media sounds for the phone’s own sound only
- Media sounds and mic to add your voice
- No sound for a silent video
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Step 4: Start recording
Tap Start recording. Recording starts when the countdown finishes.
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Step 5: Stop recording
Tap the Stop icon.
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Step 6: Find your video
The video is saved in the Gallery app. If it’s not there, open My Files > Internal storage > DCIM.
Change the defaults: touch and hold the Screen recorder tile to open its settings. There you can pick Record sound and turn on Show taps and touches.
Some Things Can’t Be Recorded
- Not every app or screen allows recording. Some apps block the screen recorder, often because of copyright.
- On Samsung, Screen recorder won’t record phone calls, internet (VoIP) calls or video calls.