Free tools to record screen on mobile devices
While reporting bugs for mobile apps, you probably need to record the device's screen in order to show steps for reproducing the bug. Today I want to introduce 2 FREE tools that I'm using to record screen on iOS and Android devices.
iOS devices
I use LonelyScreen to record screen on iOS devices. LonelyScreen is a AirPlay receiver for Windows and MAC. It is like an Apple TV running on your desktop. You can cast anything from your iPhone or iPad to your computer screen just like a Apple TV.
Installation and Usage:
- Download and install LonelyScreen on your PC at HERE
- Turn on LonelyScreen on your PC
- Connect wifi on your iOS device to the same LAN with your PC
- Connect the right AirPlay Mornitoring on your iOS device. Then your iOS device screen should be visible on LonelyScreen app on your PC.
- At the bottom of the Lonelyscreen app on your PC, there is a button to record. It will record your iOS screen with mp4 format
Note:
- It sometimes takes long time to connect your iOS devices to PC via AirPlay and ends with nothing shown on the PC. My solution is turning off and then on the wifi on your iOS device and re-connect the AirPlay Receiver
- I also hit a problem with firewall on my desktop when connecting with the iOS device. Here is how to fix it http://as.lonelyscreen.com/firewall-solution.html . Basically, I added LonelyScreen in a list that allowed to go through firewall
Android devices
Teamviewer is the best option.
Installation and Usage:
- Download and install Teamviewer on your PC at HERE. It supports not noly Windows but also Mac and Linux
- Install Teamviewer Quicksupport on the Android device at HERE
- Open Teamviewer Quicksupport. It will show a ID.
- Open Teamviewer on your PC, input the ID above to connect to the Android device
- In order to record screen. Click to the button next to X one. Then click Files & Extras and then click Start session recording. It will save the record as a .tvs file. You can open tvs file with teamviewer. Teamviewer also provides a way to convert tvs file to avi file
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