Android Screen Recording Apps

1. Rec

After testing few popular ones, I liked ‘Rec’ the most. Why? Well it’s free, give you option to record sound, no watermarks on recording, option to choose various bit-rate, but most importantly output quality is quite decent as compare to other free alternative.

REC doesn’t require ROOT if you are running lollipop. Click here to see how rec work (animated gif)

But it does has some downside, for instance the free version of this app lets you record video up to 5 min long, plus no hand gesture recorded.

However this is not a big issue, as you can always start another recording after 5 min and then join two clips using any video editor. And hey, don’t forget it’s free!

Download Rec from Google Play.

2. Mirror Beta

It’s one step ahead of Rec. Mirror beta not only record your android screen but can also cast your screen to Chrome browser, Apple TV and possibly on other android.

Like Rec, Mirror Beta also record sound from microphone with high quality recording upto 30 mins. But sadly it does requires root access and also leaves its watermark on the recording. This is good for considering presentation. If don’t want the watermark then either upgrade or get chromecast.

Download Mirror Beta from Google Play.

3.Record Android Screen (No ROOT)

Let just say, you are in no mood to root your Android, then how will you record your screen? There are many apps on Google play, that claim to record screen without root. However most of them either don’t work or the video quality is bad.

However there 2 exceptions

1. You can record your Android’s screen by connecting your phone with your PC via USB and then use some commands

2. Or you can get your hands on Android 5.0 lollipop and record screen with an ease. Like we have discuss above

I understand, none of these two methods sound charming. But sadly these are the only options available? So lets start with the first one.

3. Record Android Screen with Computer

There are many apps on Google Play that claim to record Android screen but you will have to use your computer as well. However they usually don’t work. Therefore I suggest you try this tutorial on labnol. To give you an overview, this is what we are doing

1. Turn on developer mode and USB debugging on Android
2. Connect your non-rooted android to your computer
3. Download and install Android sdk on your PC
4. Pass commands from your PC to your android to record it’s screen

This may not be the easiest method to record screen. The setup takes time. Cut once you get the hold of hit, it works like a charm.

4. Record Android screen in Lollipop

If your device support Android 5.x lollipop then you can easily record your Android screen without root.

I have been using this REC and A-Z screen Recorder for this from quite some time. And both of them works like a charm on my Nexus 7 tablet. Check out the following video recorder with a-z screen recorder on Android 5.0 lollipop.

A-Z screen record is not only free but also give you option to record sound and lets you choose various bit rate. There is also no recording limit or watermarks.

Download A-Z screen recorder from Google Play.

5. ilos screen recorder

6. One Shot Screen Recorder