

If you don't have Android 10 or higher on your phone or a device made by Google, Samsung, OnePlus, Huawei, or Xiaomi, you'll likely be out of luck if you don't want to root your handset. Once you've accessed the screen recorder, make sure you've selected "Device audio" under "Record audio," and don't forget to flip on the toggle next to the drop-down menu. You may need to swipe left to see the screen recorder on the second page, but if it's not there, you'll need to hit the pencil button and add the tool to your quick settings toggles from there.

To access the tool, swipe down from the top of your screen twice to open the quick settings toggles. Google Pixel phones natively support recording device audio since Android 11. It's likely you'll have access to a tool just like that on your phone, so there might be no need for an extra app. Most manufacturers these days have screen recorders built-in, like Google, Samsung, OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Huawei. Be sure to test if your screen recorder properly retains audio before you record something important. And as you might guess, this also applies to most streaming services out there and some games, too. This can be the case for phone apps in countries or states that forbid call recordings. That means that sometimes, you just won't be able to hear audio in your recordings, even if you've properly activated the respective settings. There's one thing you need to keep in mind: Apps can deactivate support for the audio API that screen recorders use.
