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How many times have you faced the situation of explaining how to do something on your mobile, but you are far from the person asking you? Are you fond of creating tutorials on YouTube? Do you need to save a video that you cannot download on your mobile? All these situations and many others have a simple solution: capture the screen of your mobile on video. Like the screenshots, but in video to see all the action as many times as you need.
And no, on Android phones you you don't need to have super user permissions or root to your phone to capture the screen. There are many and varied applications to make your work easier. Here we present seven of them so that you have a choice. They are all free, although they may include in-app purchases.
AZ Screen Recorder: It is our favorite application, and the one we have used for years for our tuexperto.com videos on YouTube. And it is that it allows you to carry out screen recordings without the need to be a root user. Something unthinkable a few years ago.
You just have to install it and grant certain permissions. From here you can go through the settings menu to choose the quality and bitrate of the video, and even to mark the taps for the screen in the recording. Something really useful to give directions or show each step taken.
DU Recorder: is another simple and very complete application. With it you can record the screen at FullHD resolution at 60 frames per second. It also allows you to carry out live broadcasts of what is happening on your mobile screen.
The interesting thing is that, in addition, this application has editing tools included. So, once the video is recorded, it is possible to trim it and make a simple montage so you don't have to use other tools.
Mobizen Screen recorder: If you are looking for simplicity, this application is the ideal one. In addition to allowing recordings at 12 Mbps in terms of bitrate with a resolution of 1080 pixels, it also has a video editor.
Many youtubers have used it to record their video game games. And it is that it offers the possibility of capturing the user's reactions while playing, capturing the audio of the environment. You just have to install it, use its floating button to choose to record video or capture the screen as a photo, and that's it.
Screen Recorder: The only problem is that it is an application in English. However, its simplified design is really comfortable and useful for someone who wants a quick screenshot tool. It is possible to manage some settings such as the sound source, indicate touches on the screen or choose the quality of video and sound recording.
In this case, the distinctive key lies in the fact that the application allows us to write and draw while recording. Something really useful for tutoring, giving instructions or creating all kinds of videos.
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Screen Recorder with Video Screen Capture: It is another one of those really complete applications. And it is that it not only allows you to take photo or video screenshots, but also has an editor to play background music if necessary. Like the rest of apps of this type, it has a floating button from which to carry out all the actions comfortably.
It is also customizable. Thus, from the settings menu, we can choose the quality of the resulting video, activate the brush to draw during recording, etc.
ADV Screen Recorder: Once again, a simple application to record the screen of your Android mobile without the need for root. It is installed, permission is given for it to access and save photos and videos, and that's it. The good thing is that it's very subtle, with a small record button in the upper right corner. In addition, it has a drawing tool during recording.
Game Screen Recorder: In this case, it is an application focused on those who want to capture their games. Either to share as a tutorial or as a mere gameplay. The application automatically detects the games installed on the mobile to launch them and start recording without having to do anything else.
It also has an editing tool to create prologues so you can upload the video directly to your channel. It even allows you to customize the floating button with your own logo.
Important Warnings
Remember that it is necessary to have Android 5.0 (Lolipop) as the operating system on your mobile. In this way you will not need to be root and you will be able to use any of these applications without upsetting the guts of your mobile. You just have to install them as one more application from the Google Play Store. Of course, keep a close eye on the permissions that are granted: they should focus on being able to store photos and videos in the gallery, record the screen and pick up the sound from the microphone, but not focus on location permissions or the information of your contacts.
You should be careful when capturing sensitive or private data while using these applications.For security reasons it is not recommended that you record passwords, telephone numbers, personal emails, banking tools, etc. Elements that could jeopardize your security or privacy. Keep this in mind before sharing a video recorded with these tools.
In the same way, you should know that recording conversations and sharing them without authorization may violate the right to privacy and honor of others people. Crimes that are punishable by law. So think twice before making the decision to record a conversation. And even more so before sharing it over the Internet.
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If you're new to capturing your mobile screen, and you don't control terms like bitrate or resolution, you won't be worry. When you want to record a video with detail and definition, be sure to go through the settings of these applications to access the bitrate sections.Here choose the highest value. In this way the video will have more quality and will be seen more fluidly. Of course, keep in mind that it will also take up more space in the memory of your mobile.
Resolution also implies image quality in exchange for a larger video size. Upload it to 1080 pixels or FullHD when you want details, icons and images to be seen more clearly.
However, these configurations require a powerful processor. So, if you don't have a state-of-the-art mobile, you will most likely have to balance things with different bitrate and resolution values.
