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Music won’t play when screen recording is on

Ever since I updated iOS to 11.3.1, when I try to screen record while music is playing in the background, there’s no sound. The song is playing, but I hear no sound coming out. Even when I have earbuds plugged in or I go back and watch the video, there’s absolutely no sound. Help?

iPhone SE, iOS 11.3.1

Posted on May 18, 2018 4:01 PM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2018 1:42 AM

I’m facing the same problem. I’m not trying to record songs so that I don’t have to buy. I’m just trying to promote my music by taking screenshots and screen videos and posting them on instagram. I did this until I got my iPhone Xs. Please help. Thanks

45 replies

Oct 18, 2018 9:51 AM in response to briandallas

Why do you have so many unneeded questions, if you can’t help someone shut the F up! Who cares they are trying to record a song are you the iTunes police now. Can’t stand people like you always worrying about the wrong thing. You get on a board that you can’t help with the matter only to try and judge. Go somewhere and kick rocks!!!

May 24, 2018 12:36 AM in response to brunoscloud

Hi! I found a solution by myself. Crazy how it was 3 minutes after you replied to this question lol. But what I did was:


1. I started recording

2. Double pressed the home button and swiped the Music app up, closing it completely

3. While my device was still recording, I went back to the Music app and clicked on a random song.


It started playing right when I clicked on it while it was recording. If you still have questions let me know :)

May 19, 2018 4:31 PM in response to XxXiaolinxX

Im not a 100% sure but I'm guessing it all has to do with copyright infringement laws.

Same thing with youtube... copyright laws.


Just curious.., if you already have the music downloaded, and the youtube videos are on youtube, i.e. available on demand, then what is the point of recording them? They are already recorded and available at your command?

Oct 3, 2018 1:20 AM in response to briandallas

I have been using screen recording to record music I have created on GarageBand. The view that anybody who uses screen recording is breaching copyright laws is an ignorant narrow minded point of view. Regarding the problem I have spoken to Apple support and they have said if restore doesn’t work it will need to fixed ??? My iPad my iPhone my girlfriends iPhone and I will be testing my friends and work colleagues iPhones and from what I have a read about other people having the same problem I’m guessing Apple are going to be busy repairing many phones.

Dec 2, 2018 7:19 PM in response to XxXiaolinxX

This issue has nothing to do with music rights or him trying to “steal” music.. I have the same issue and it happens when recording anything.. I tried to even screen record one of my own personal videos and even tho the sound plays, when you play back the screen record there is no sound.. I would say Apple just took the feature but some people can still do it so I don’t get what the issue is.. I’ve spent tons of time looking for an answer because I’ve been having this issue for a long time and I can not find one answer as to what the problem is. What I have read is that Apple refuses to acknowledge this issue and just brushes it off as if it doesn’t exist.. there are millions of people with this issue yet there is not one reply with a valid reason or solution.

Music won’t play when screen recording is on

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