The iPhone is much more than just a phone. It provides a diverse range of communication options. It comes with Apple’s Facetime software, which allows you to hold video calls with other Facetime users directly from your phone, in addition to phone calls, texts, and emails. Playing music while recording an audio or video can be a useful feature in the age of podcasting and live streaming. If you have an iPhone, you may have noticed that when you try to record a video or audio clip, your device automatically stops playing music. If the goal is to add a soundtrack to a recording, this can be a major annoyance.
However, there is a simple trick that allows you to shoot video while your music is still playing.
The trick is compatible with all versions of iOS 14 (including the most recent iOS 14.5 betas) and does not require any third-party apps. We’ll demonstrate how to use it.
Apple probably pauses your music while you prepare to shoot video on your iPhone for a variety of reasons. It’s not only convenient for the user (in most cases, you won’t want your music to keep playing while you’re recording), but it also avoids the inevitable copyright issues.
That doesn’t mean that recording video while simultaneously playing music on an iPhone is impossible.
This trick does not require any special music or camera apps to function. Instead, you simply need to start video recording in a different way. Take the following steps:
- While recording, begin playing the track you want to hear.
- Keep the Camera app open and in Photo mode.
- Hold down the shutter button at the bottom of the screen to begin recording your video.
- Hold the button down while shooting, or slide it to the right to lock it in video recording mode.
- When you’re finished, press the stop button.
Your video will be saved to your Camera Roll as usual, and when you play it back, you’ll hear your music in the background. To get the best results, make sure your iPhone’s speaker volume is turned up (and that you aren’t wearing headphones).
How to Screen Record While Listening to Music on an iPhone:
- Navigate to ‘Settings.’
- Select ‘Control Centre.’
- Choose ‘Customize Controls.’
- Select ‘Screen Recording.’
- Check that recording is turned on.
- Music can now be played while screen recording.
- When finished, tap the red reading icon in the menu bar to stop recording.
- Your screen recording can be found in the gallery.
