How do you record your iPhone's screen?

I would like to be able to record my iPhone's screen (for demos and stuff like that). However, there are some limitations:


1. No jailbreak—I am not jailbroken and am completely uninterested in becoming so.

2. $0 to spend—the solution must be free.

3. Nothing crazily complicated—though I am capable of doing advanced things with computers, if I mess up our computer it would not be good.

4. Downloads must be safe and minimal—in our house we are very worried about privacy and hackers so there should really only be one download involved. Also, my iPhone is only 16GB, so the download can't be too big. Also, this is my main and only phone and our main and only computer we are talking about. This can't be one of those things where they say "oh, it might crash your phone." This has to be a tried, working, safe and reliable solution.


I know it's a tough question, but I'm hoping someone somewhere will have an answer.


Thanks! :)

iPhone 4, iOS 6.1

Posted on Mar 16, 2013 11:41 AM

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Sep 29, 2016 10:58 AM in response to 2theTardis

This used to work for me perfectly, but since updating my iPhone to iOS 10.0.2, this no longer works. Has anyone else run into this with the latest iOS update? I'm using QuickTime 10.4 on my MacBook Pro running macOS Sierra (though, it also wasn't working on Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11 - I thought an update to the latest OS may have been required).

Oct 9, 2016 7:19 PM in response to Aaplmath

I found out that if you have a Mac computer you should have QuickTime player already installed. You should open this application with you device plugged into the computer then hit screen record. Then hit the down arrow under devices, and then just select your iPhone. If you have a computer you can use this is a completely free app that is extremely easy to use. Hope this helps

Oct 18, 2016 12:58 AM in response to Aaplmath

As far as I know, there are two options for you to record iPhone screen.

1.Use QuickTime. Firstly, connect your iPhone to Mac via lightning connector. Then,open QuickTime. Click “File” > “New Movie Recording”. A recording window will pop up, just click the little arrow on it and choose your iPhone from the drop-down menu. Lastly, press “Record” button and you can start recording screen on iPhone.

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2.Use a third party software like Acethinker iPhone screen recorder. It supports both Windows and Mac. With this tool, you can connect your iPhone with your computer wirelessly via AirPlay. When it's connected, your iPhone screen will be projected on the computer and there will be a recording button for you to record your iPhone screen.

Dec 28, 2016 6:32 AM in response to Aaplmath

  1. Launch quicktime
  2. Click file
  3. Click new movie recording
  4. Conect your iPhone
  5. Your iPhone should be displayed on the screen ,if not click home ,if your screen is still not conected click the drop menu next to record then select your iPhone
  6. Clicking internal mic will record your voice through the mac spekers
  7. Clicking iPhone will record sounds on your iPhone


For more information visit:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=026CYGIPR_8

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