How to screen record on iPhone (with sound)

By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026

Short answerAdd Screen Recording to Control Centre, then tap it to start after a three-second countdown. To record your voice, touch and hold the button and turn the microphone on. Turn on Do Not Disturb first so notifications don’t appear.

Set up

Open Control Centre, edit it, and add Screen Recording if it isn’t there.

Your voice

Touch and hold the Screen Recording button, then tap Microphone to turn it on.

Stop

Tap the red indicator at the top of the screen, or the Control Centre button.

Limits

Some apps, such as streaming services, block screen recording and show black.

With your face

Screen + Face, is designed to add your camera in a small window. See recording your screen with your face.

Questions

Why is there no sound from the app?

Some apps don’t allow their audio to be recorded.

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