How to start/stop video recording on iPhone using Apple Watch Camera app

I have found the way to just using your iwatch to record videos publicly, or secretly record videos. Here is a How to Step by Step Guide

In order to have iwatch left on recording mode to continue recording daily instead of Photo shoots on Camera mode you must first do this.

1. Start recording video with your iPhone,

2. Open up the video still being recorded on your iPhone on Your Apple iWatch

3. then Stop the recording on your IWatch.

4. Close up the Camera app windows on your cell phone.

5. Finally you can now Start opening, and Closing the Camera App on your iWatch to just record videos at anytime on the iWatch.

6. Whenever you just want to take Photos again, Open Camera app on iWatch, and just switch video mode to Photo mode using your iPhone.

7. When you want to leave Camera mode on Video recording again, switch on iPhone to video recording, Close up the Camera app on your Windows screen, and you can Open it again ready to Secretly record on your iWatch

Start the camera app from your watch and let it launch the camera app on the phone. Once open, on your phone, swipe over to video mode and the watch remote shutter button will start the recording with a tap and then stop a recording with another tap.

I was struggling withthe same thing. I just installed "RemoteCam" on both my watch and iPhone and I can now record video on mi Iphone using an Apple Watch as a remote. 99 cents for the version with ads. $3 for the full version.

Where did you come up with that. Do you even have a Apple Watch. Cuz I have a series 2 and when you switch it to video on your phone the watch says "video not supported switch to photo". Don't comment or give advise when you have no idea *** your talking about

You do have to start the video playing on your phone ,you are unable to stop and start the video from the watch. But you will be able to see what the video is taking once you start the video recording on your phone. Not sure how this would be useful but it is possible

When you launch the Camera app on your phone, you will have to go change it to video on the phone and start the video from your phone. If you attempt to start or stop the video on your watch it will only take a still shot. But you can see in the display of your watch what you were taking the video of. I'm not sure how this will be useful as the watch should be used as a remote.

I'm running Watch OS 3.1 (14S471) and iOS 10.2.1 (14D23) if that helps create up some stuff. I know my phone is still on a beta profile but I haven't updated it in a while so I think (I did just check but I can't be 100% sure with the device specific builds) it's the most current public versions.

Mine says video not supported the second you switch and if you go to time lapse it says timelapse not support. But you can start the video on the phone and stop it from watch and I am also on the latest firmware. I have At&T iPhone idk I if that has anything to do with it

That's so strange. It's either a hardware revision thing or the fact that I'm running a beta profile even though I haven't updated in months. Maybe try the beta profile thing? You just sign up on the apple beta site, register you're phone and watch and it will give you instruction for loading the profile. Then you will have access to the beta releases.

Thanks for the answer. The use to be able to see what your recording is useful if you want to take a vlog style video of yourself, but don't want to use the front facing camera since it is a worse camera. It's useful if not crucial to see what the camera sees to ensure you're framed correctly. I'm sure the front facing camera takes fine videos and photos, but the perfectionist in me would prefer to use the best camera available, especially given I have the iPhone 7 plus with it's dual cameras. It's a shame it can't actually be used as a fully featured remote, giving you full range of control of all the options in the camera app on the iPhone. Would love to see this feature added.

I USED to be able to take video from my watch. I tried it today and it wouldn't work. It's sad video not supported switch to Photo. I have taken videos I even have them still on my phone that I recorded from my watch. I am not sure what happened or what changed. I have an iPhone 6 and an Apple Watch 2.

CORRECTION TO WHAT I WROTE ON Number 7 the Last Step.

Do NOT CLOSE UP THE CAMERA APP ON YOUR IWATCH, OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE RECORDING OVER, AND OVER AGAIN WITH YOUR IWATCH.

AND One more Note make sure your volume for music, or videos is lowered all the way down, or on mute. If not People can hear you clicking on the Camera to record

Correction to what I wrote on Number 7 the last step.

Do Not Close up the Camera App on your iwatch, or you will not be able to continue Recording over, and over again with your iwatch.

And One more Note to tell you. Make sure your volume to listening to music, or videos is lowered all the way down Or put It on mute. If not People can hear you clicking on the Camera to record.

Here’s what I have tried that worked. I have the iPhone 6 with iOS 11.1 and the Apple Watch with 4.1. It’s not the latest generation watch. I’ve had it two years. What I did first was to go into the camera settings in the Settings app and set it to remember my last mode. Then I opened up the camera app and set it to video mode. Then whenever I went to the camera app on my watch, it would allow me to photo/video in whatever mode I was last in on the phone. Now I do know that the errors that many of you reported about the camera not being supported are valid. I used to get that message too, but that was about a year ago when I last tried. I don’t know which watch or phone update brought that feature, but that’s the best solution I could find.

Hi,

To begin streaming video from your iPhone's camera to your Apple Watch, just tap on the Camera app icon on the Watch. It will automatically launch the Camera app on your iPhone, even if the iPhone's screen is off, and you'll see the video feed on your Watch. When you're done on the watch tap End Video.