I’ve followed the steps to activate screen recording, but the record button is not appearing in my control center. Can you assist?

See this support article:--> Edit Control Center on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

To be clear, did you go to Settings>Control Center>Tap on Screen Recording under Included Controls? If you did that and it did not work, restart your phone and try again.

This is the second time I’ve done this to you. Sorry my friend, I am out of practice and lagging way behind because I’m not paying attention. 🙂