How do I enable screen recording for myself only on iPhone?

Screen record

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iPhone XR, iOS 18

Posted on Mar 15, 2025 1:38 PM

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Apr 12, 2025 7:28 PM in response to agie240

Screen recording on iPhone has always been to only record your screen, never anyone else’s. Otherwise that would be a major privacy and security violation.


Swipe down from the top right corner of iPhone to access the Control Center. Tap the + in the top left corner. Tap Add a Control in the bottom. Tap Screen Recording to add it back.


Now whenever you want to screen record you tap that. It will start a 3 second countdown before recording, and to turn it off return to the Control Center and tap it once more. Saved footage will go to your library.

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