Record iPhone or iPad Screen on a Mac

Edited by Djinu, VisiHow, Eng

You're watching VisiHow. In this video, we're going to demonstrate how to record the screen off the iPhone or iPad using your Mac computer.

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Steps

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    To do this, open up QuickTime Player from the Mac
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    Go over to "File" at the top
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  3. 3
    Click "New Movie Recording" from the menu
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  4. 4
    Plug the iPhone into the Mac using the USB cable
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    Click the drop-down menu next to the record button
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    Click the iPhone option in the drop-down menu
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    Now, the screen of the iPhone is shown, and you can make a movie of the screen.
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    Swipe left and right on the iPhone
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  8. 8
    Click the pause button to stop the recording
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    You can play the recording back by clicking the play button
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That was how to use QuickTime to make a recording of the screen of your iPhone or iPad on the Mac. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the space below. Thank you for watching VisiHow!

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Categories : IPhone | Macintosh

Recent edits by: VisiHow, Djinu

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