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Steps to record video while listening to music:
How to screen record on iPhone with background music:
Customize Control Center
Capture Video
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Taking Screenshots
View Recordings and Screenshots

Know simple and easy tips to record video on iPhone without pausing music playing in the background.

If you're an iPhone user, you must have faced difficulty in recording a video while playing music. The music playback stops on iPhone as soon as you switch to the Video mode in the Camera app. This happens because your iPhone immediately recognizes the audio being played back upon switching to the Video mode, and pauses the audio until you exit the Camera app. This can be very frustrating at times as many of us like to add background music to our videos. However, you can get around this issue and capture videos with your own audio track playing back with some simple and easy tricks.

Here's how you can record video on an iPhone while playing music in the background.

Steps to record video while listening to music:

Step 1: Play music on your phone and open your 'Camera app' and keep it in camera mode in the photo section instead of going straight to the video section.

Step 2: Ensure the music is turned on and playing in the background.

Step 3: Now, hold down the white shutter icon that is pressed to take a picture.

Step 4: Now keep holding the shutter icon down or drag it to the right side of the screen to lock it and record the video.

Step 5: With the music playing in the background, your video will be recorded.

Step 6: Once done, tap the red square in the center of the screen to end the recording and save it.

How to screen record on iPhone with background music:

Step 1: Go to your iPhone's 'Settings' and tap on 'Control Center.'

Step 2: Next, click on 'Customize Controls' and select 'Screen Recording' to enable it.

Step 3: Now play music while screen recording.

Step 4: Once done, tap the red reading icon in the menu bar to stop recording.

Step 5: Screen recording will be done and you can find it in the gallery.

If you want to capture video of your iPhone or iPad screen, you don't even need to download an app to complete the task. The ability to record activity on your screen is built right in to iOS and iPadOS through a feature called Screen Recording.

With this tool, you can start a recording of your screen and then snap individual screenshots of the video. This makes capturing your iPhone or iPad screen activity much easier than going through a third-party app. Here's how to set up and use the built-in Screen Recording tool.

Customize Control Center

Before you can use the Screen Recording feature, you must first add it to Control Panel. On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Control Center and make sure the option Access Within Apps is turned on. Under the More Controls section, tap Screen Recording to add it to the Included Controls section, which appear in Control Center.

Capture Video

Now move to the screen you want recorded. Swipe to open the Control Center and tap the circular Screen Recording button. You will then see a countdown, after which the recording will begin.

Do you also want to record audio? Maybe you're narrating what you see as the iPhone or iPad records the screen. Long-press the record button on Control Center, and tap the Microphone button that appears to turn sound on or off for your video.

By default, recordings are saved to your Photos library, but you can choose a different destination from the list provided when you long-press the record button. Tap Start Recording from this window to start the countdown. A red icon with a timer will appear at the top of your screen.

When you're done with your video, there's no need to return to the Control Center. Tap the red icon at the top of the screen and tap Stop when asked if you want to stop the screen recording. A notification will appear to say the recorded video was saved to the device.

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Taking Screenshots

You can also use the Screen Recording tool to take screenshots of any activity already recorded. This trick can come in handy if you're having trouble taking screenshots of a specific activity. After recording your video, play back the footage you recorded and pause at the right moment.

Take a screenshot on your device by pressing the appropriate keys to take a static screenshot (Side button + Volume Up button on an iPhone or iPad Pro without a Home button; On/Off button + Home button on devices with a Home button).

View Recordings and Screenshots

Your recordings and screen grabs will be saved to your Photos library by default. From the app, you can tap a recording and tap Play to view it. From here, you can also scrub through the video, mute the sound, share it, or delete it.

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