Nowadays, it’s Android that takes a lot of marker share in mobile industry. Owing to various apps being developed on Android, our lives are becoming increasingly colorful. However, it’s inevitable that people may need to share things on their mobile with another one remotely or record something interesting on their mobiles. Perhaps one of the best way is to record your screen as video. Though various screen recorder apps are available on app store, it’s confusing to choose an efficient tool that suit you best. therefore this article has reviewed how to record Android screen with pros and cons.
I. Recommended solution – Apowersoft Screen Recorder
III. Simple solution – SCR Screen Recorder Free
IV. Non-rooted solution – Recordable
Workable Solutions for Android Screen Recording
I. Recommended way – Apowersoft Screen Recorder
One available app highly recommended is Apowersoft Screen Recorder. It is capable of capturing demos, tutorials, games and any other screen activities on your Android phone.There are many options like resolution, bit-rate, frame rate which can be set by yourself. Besides recording screen, you are able to add your webcam together while sound from your phone and microphone can both be recorded synchronously. With powerful features though, this app is quite easy to use, even for a newbie. Plus, it offers an option to hide the app that you do not want to record. By the way, you do not need to get rooted for Android screen recording but it is now supported Android 5.0 and versions higher.
Pros: Not root required, supports recording mobile video and sound.
Cons: Only supports Android 5.0 and later versions.
II. Rooted method – Rec.
Authorized by administrator, Rec. is an Android screen recorder app that enables you to capture your phone screen as a video. However, this app requires you to root your device before using. With this tool, you are allowed to record video with microphone sound (not system sound) for five minutes. Before recording, you can adjust bit rate, recording duration and gesture command.You are required to pay for removing the time limit of recording. It’s really workable in making tutorial videos about apps and gameplay.
Pros: Easy to use and supports gesture command (Shake phone to stop recording).
Cons: Need to root mobile phone and only supports Android 4.4 Kitkat or later. (No root required for the version of Android Lollipop 5.0+)
III. Simple method – SCR Screen Recorder Free
SCR is another app for Android screen recording on Lollipop, it allows you to do screen recording for 3 minutes (You have to upgrade to paid version to remove this restriction). It provides a setting board for you to configure video encoder, resolution, Bitrate and image transformation. In the meanwhile, this app can record the internal sound of your device when recording the screen. However, this app requires rooting except for running on Android Lollipop 5.0.
Pros: Supports recording mobile sound.
Cons: The free version only provides 3 mins’ recording and will attach watermark to every recorded video.
IV: Non-rooted method – Recordable
Recordable is a feasible solution to do Android screen recording without rooting. This tool is compatible with any version of Android devices. It requires you to use your PC to activate installation before running on your mobile. When you have finished recording, it allows you to share recorded videos to social media instantly. Note that, it requires Windows, Mac or Linux computer to complete installation. Besides, you need to use your computer to reinstall Recordable every time once you reboot your mobile.
Pros: Available in non-root device. Supports sharing recorded videos to social media immediately.
Cons: Not absolutely free and requires reinstallation after reboot the phone.
Conclusion
Each of these Android screen recorder can fulfill the essential needs of recording but may come different in specific aspects. Generally viewing these four ways, Rec. and SCR are limited in the length of recording the screen. As for Recordable, it enables you to share recorded videos to social media without rooting, but it’s slightly troublesome to run. Instead of those three ways, Apowersoft Screen Recorder shall be the best choice for it contains not only basic recording features but also more extra functions.
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