How to Record Your Phone Screen for YouTube

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your Mac.

   Use the lightning/sync cable that came with your iPhone (or a compatible replacement cable).
   
   As long as your Mac is running macOS Yosemite or later, you can use QuickTime to record your iPhone’s screen., You can do this by clicking the Finder icon (a smiling face) on the dock at the bottom of the screen., It’s in the bar at the top of the screen.,, You may have to scroll down to find it.
   
   This opens QuickTime on your Mac.,, This opens QuickTime’s movie recording application., Click the downward-pointing arrow next to the red Record button to open the options pop-up, and then:
   In the options pop-up, select your iPhone under “Camera.” You should now see your iPhone’s screen on your computer.
   
   Under “Recording Quality,” you can choose either High or Maximum.
   
   For most people, High will work best—it will produce a great quality video in the smallest possible file size, making it easy to upload to YouTube.
   
   Maximum quality video is not compressed so the file size will be quite large. , Everything you do on your iPhone will be recorded by QuickTime until you’re ready to stop recording.
   
   If you don’t see the button, hover your mouse over the QuickTime window.
   
   YouTube videos can be no longer than 15 minutes long unless your YouTube account is verified.
   
   To verify your account, visit https://www.youtube.com/verify and follow the on-screen instructons., To edit the length of your video, click File and select Trim.
   
   Use the yellow handles to set where the movie begins and ends.
   
   When you’re satisfied, click Trim., Navigate to the folder where you’d like to save the file, enter a name for the file, and click Save., It’s at the top of the screen., It’s the last item in the list., A pop-up screen will appear asking you to sign into your Google Account.
   
   Enter your account information to proceed, and then follow the on-screen instructions to add your iPhone screen capture to YouTube.
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   Step 2: Open Finder.

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   Step 3: Click the Go menu.

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   Step 4: Select Applications.

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   Step 5: Double-click QuickTime Player.

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   Step 6: Click the File menu.

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   Step 7: Select New Movie Recording.

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   Step 8: Select your recording options.

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   Step 9: Click the Record button.

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    Step 10: Click Record again to stop recording.

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    Step 11: Press ⌘ Command+S to save your movie.

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    Step 12: Click the File menu.

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    Step 13: Select Share.

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    Step 14: Click YouTube.

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