Taking screenshots is simple, but what if you need to record a longer, more complex video of what's happening on your phone? Whether you want to share something entertaining with friends or create a video for professional reasons, there are several methods available to record your screen on an Android-based device. With the introduction of Android 15, you can even record a specific portion of your screen, making it easier to focus on what matters most.
Android device with Android 12 or later
Here are easy ways to record the screen on an Android device, such as a Google Pixel 9 Pro, whether it’s by downloading an app, using the built-in screen recorder on Android, or using in-built tools available on some older Android versions.
It's fairly easy to record your screen on an Android device, although it takes a few steps. Here's how to use the feature.
Step 1: Open Quick Settings: Navigate down from the top of the screen twice to fully expand the Quick Settings panel.
Step 2: Next, find the Screen record tile. If you don't see it immediately, you might need to navigate left or right to find it.
If you still can't find it, choose the pencil icon to edit your Quick Settings tiles. Find Screen record in the list and add it to your active Quick Settings.
Step 3: Select the Screen record tile to open the screen recording options. Navigate to the pull-down menu that says Record one app and choose Record entire screen.
*Sound:** For sound, you can keep the Record audio toggle off if you want no sound on your recording. Otherwise, toggle it on and select from the pull-down menu: Device audio, Microphone, or Device audio and microphone.
Show touches on screen: Toggle on if you'd like to use this.
Step 5: To finish recording, tap the Recording note by navigating to the top of the screen. Select Stop recording.
Step 6: Screen recordings are saved under Files > Videos. You can share these as you can any file on Android.
Beginning with Android 15, you can record a frozen frame of an app and record it even if you exit it. This adds an additional layer of customization to your Android screen records.
Step 1: Open Quick Settings: Navigate down from the top of the screen twice to fully expand the Quick Settings panel. Next, find the Screen record tile. If you don't see it immediately, you might need to navigate left or right to find it. If you still can't find it, choose the pencil icon to edit your Quick Settings tiles. Find "Screen record" in the list and add it to your active Quick Settings.
Step 2: Select the Screen record tile to open the screen recording options.
Step 3: Choose the pull-down menu and select Record one app.
Sound: For sound, you can keep the Record audio toggle off if you want no sound on your recording. Otherwise, toggle it on and select from the pull-down menu: Device audio, microphone, or device audio and microphone.
Step 5: Choose an App to record (if applicable), which initiates the recording.
Step 6: To finish recording, tap the Recording note by navigating to the top of the screen. Select Stop recording.
Step 7: Screen recordings are saved under Files > Videos. You can share these as you can any file on Android.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.
Apple's first foldable phone is now on shelves, in short supply, but with an unreal amount of buzz around it. After all, it's the first foldable iPhone, and there's plenty that this phone gets right. But there's also a lot that is either broken or underwhelming. What's peculiar is the dialogue around this phone, and how it has completely overshadowed every other attempt at making a phone with a similar form factor.
I've spent some time with the iPhone Duo, and I've used the Galaxy Z Fold 8 for almost three months now. In my opinion, Samsung deserves more credit. When the Galaxy Z Fold 8 arrived earlier this year, it was celebrated in some circles and ridiculed in others for supposedly copying what Apple would eventually deliver with the iPhone Duo. The dialogue was pretty odd, for multiple reasons. Samsung has been making foldable phones for years, so claiming that it copied a product Apple hadn't even launched was simply absurd.