How to screen record on a Samsung phone or tablet

Swipe down from the top of the screen, tap Screen recorder, choose a sound setting and tap Start recording. Tap the stop button in the floating toolbar when you’re done; the video goes to Gallery.

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Screen recording on a Samsung Galaxy

Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets have a screen recorder built into One UI. It records the screen with no sound, with the phone’s media sound, or with media sound plus your voice, and can show your face from the front camera in a small window. Recordings are saved to Gallery like any other video.

The steps below match recent One UI versions on Galaxy S, Z, A and Tab models; menus move slightly between versions, and the general Android method is in the Android screen recording guide. A website can’t record a phone’s screen, so recorder.video on a Galaxy records your camera and microphone only.

How to screen record on a Samsung phone

Open the quick panel

Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the quick panel; on recent One UI, swipe down from the top right. Swipe again if you only see a few buttons.
Tap Screen recorder

Tap the Screen recorder button. If it isn’t there, tap the edit (pencil) button in the panel and add Screen recorder to your buttons.
Choose the sound

Pick None, Media sounds, or Media sounds and mic, depending on whether you want silence, the phone’s sound, or the phone’s sound plus your voice.
Start recording

Tap Start recording. After a three-second countdown, a small toolbar appears with buttons for drawing, the front camera and stopping.
Stop and open the video

Tap the stop button in the toolbar. The recording is saved in Gallery, usually in the Screen recordings album.

Samsung screen recorder sound settings

What each Samsung sound option records
Setting	Records	Use it for
None	No sound at all	Silent clips, or when you’ll add music later
Media sounds	Sound from apps, games and videos	Gameplay and app demos
Media sounds and mic	App sound plus your voice	Tutorials with narration

The option names vary a little between One UI versions (Samsung’s settings list calls them None, Media and Media and mic). Streaming and some calling apps block their sound or picture in recordings, so a silent or black result from those apps isn’t a fault.

Selfie video, taps and video quality

Touch and hold the Screen recorder button in the quick panel to open its settings:

Video quality: High (1080p), Medium (720p) or Low (480p). Lower quality means smaller files.
Selfie video size: how big the front-camera window is when you turn it on during a recording.
Show taps and touches: small dots where your finger touches, which makes tutorials easier to follow.
Save screen recordings in: the storage location, on devices that offer it.

During a recording, tap the person icon in the toolbar to show your face from the front camera; drag the window to move it. Tap the pencil to draw on the screen with your finger or S Pen. Some tablets, such as the Galaxy Tab A8, don’t offer the front-camera window.

Where Samsung screen recordings are saved

Open Gallery and look in Albums for Screen recordings, or simply at the top of Pictures. In My Files, they’re in Internal storage under DCIM, in the Screen recordings folder. To share one, open it in Gallery and tap the share button; to trim it, tap the edit (pencil) button.

Fix “Screen recorder not showing”

Open the quick panel fully, tap the edit (pencil) button and look for Screen recorder among the available buttons. Drag or tap it into your panel.
A work profile, Secure Folder or parental controls can block screen recording. Ask whoever manages the phone.
Restart the phone and install the latest software update from Settings > Software update if the recorder starts and then stops at once.
Free some storage: the recorder can refuse to start when the phone is nearly full.

What recorder.video can do on a Samsung

Open recorder.video in Samsung Internet or Chrome and it records your Camera or Audio only; the screen options are hidden because Android browsers can’t share the screen with a web page. It’s handy for a quick video message with background blur or a teleprompter, or a voice note you can download as a file. For narrated screen recordings, use Samsung’s recorder; for one with your webcam in a bubble, use a computer and record your screen and webcam together.

Recording questions

How do I screen record on a Samsung with sound?

Tap Screen recorder in the quick panel and choose Media sounds for the phone’s sound, or Media sounds and mic to add your voice, then tap Start recording.

Where is the screen recorder on my Samsung?

In the quick panel: swipe down from the top of the screen. If the button isn’t there, tap the edit (pencil) button and add Screen recorder.

Where do Samsung screen recordings go?

To Gallery, in the Screen recordings album. In My Files they’re under Internal storage > DCIM > Screen recordings.

Can I show my face while screen recording on Samsung?

Yes, on most models. Tap the person icon in the recording toolbar to show the front camera in a small window, and set its size in the Screen recorder settings.

How do I stop screen recording on a Samsung?

Tap the stop button in the floating toolbar. If you’ve hidden the toolbar, open the quick panel and stop it from the recording notification.

Why is my Samsung screen recording silent?

The sound setting was None, or the app you recorded blocks its audio. Choose Media sounds or Media sounds and mic before you start.