Inside iOS 11: Quick screen recording comes to Control Center

AppleInsider

A potentially handy feature discovered in Apple's iOS 11 is native screen recording support, invoked through a command in the overhauled Control Center interface.

Editor's note: This article was originally published in June following the beta release of iOS 11. It has been updated and republished for the public launch of iOS 11.

To use screen recording, people must first pin the option to Control Center via the iOS Settings app. Within the "Control Center" menu, users can choose a variety of commands to include or exclude.

The recording feature captures everything that happens, which can be useful for how-tos and other shared videos. A blue bar at the top of the screen indicates that recording is in progress.

Tapping the bar will trigger a pop-up dialog allowing users to quickly stop shooting. Videos are then saved to Photos for viewing and sharing.

Some other iOS 11 enhancements include a Files app, person-to-person Apple Pay transfers, and iPad-oriented upgrades such as drag-and-drop, a Mac-style dock, and simpler multitasking.

iOS 11 is now available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

rayray14

I was really hoping for remote screen assistance (even if it's view only) in iOS11. I guess this brings me 20% there

spamsandwich

This will be really helpful for creating demos, instructional videos, and even promotional videos. 

Perhaps i I didn't see it (damn my eyes!) but what about simultaneously recording audio?

andrewj5790

Awesome! As a math teacher, this will be very very helpful in ore recirding examples to use in class. 

sockrolid

I can't find "clear all notifications" in iOS 11 beta.
For me, that was the best 3D Touch item.

getvoxoa

I hoped the Bluetooth area gets some attention for tens of different Bluetooth devices.

kevinpeterson

As someone who primarily uses his iPad as an art machine, this will be wonderful for live drawings! In fact a lot of the iOS 11 iPad updates seemed geared toward art users. 

Now I just have to make sure they'll still work on my gen-1 12 inch pro, I've already discovered I cannot use the flick key swap (not that it matters since I use they keyboard case)

public beta cannot come soon enough 

spamsandwich

kevinpeterson said:

As someone who primarily uses his iPad as an art machine, this will be wonderful for live drawings! In fact a lot of the iOS 11 iPad updates seemed geared toward art users. 

Now I just have to make sure they'll still work on my gen-1 12 inch pro, I've already discovered I cannot use the flick key swap (not that it matters since I use they keyboard case)

public beta cannot come soon enough 

FYI, I know that the Sketch Club app (great for sketching and painting) has screen recording and I think that Procreate also has this feature.

bestkeptsecret

This is a welcome addition, if it makes it to the final release!

dedgecko

SpamSandwich said:

kevinpeterson said:

As someone who primarily uses his iPad as an art machine, this will be wonderful for live drawings! In fact a lot of the iOS 11 iPad updates seemed geared toward art users. 

Now I just have to make sure they'll still work on my gen-1 12 inch pro, I've already discovered I cannot use the flick key swap (not that it matters since I use they keyboard case)

public beta cannot come soon enough 

FYI, I know that the Sketch Club app (great for sketching and painting) has screen recording and I think that Procreate also has this feature.

I don't see anything stating this is for live video / streaming, but yes, many of the top tier drawing apps record your strokes and can export a video after the fact.

johnny mozzarella

getvoxoa said:

I hoped the Bluetooth area gets some attention for tens of different Bluetooth devices.

I too was hoping for the ability to reorder and rename Bluetooth devices.

The ability to prioritize WiFi networks would also be welcome.

dougd

Stupid instructions.