Fix iPhone Screen Recording No Sound on iOS 12 with 6 Methods

Updated Jul 09,2019 | by Joy

When you saw an interesting part in a video or game, would you record it on iPhone or iPad and share it with your friends? Actually, many users did. Recently, more and more users complained they encounter the same problem - iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12. How do we solve this problem? Read on.

In fact, up till now, there have been many potential problems encountered by users after updating to iOS 12, like Instagram Notifications Not Working on iOS 12, iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12, Ringtones Not Working Issue in iOS 12, etc. If you are worried about the issue, check the following 6 methods to fix it.

Method 1. Check Whether the Microphone Audio is Open

If the Screen Recording works well but with no audio, you might have accidentally turned off Microphone Audio on your iPhone or iPad. To fix it, follow the steps to check whether the Microphone Audio is open on your device.

Step 1. Place your finger just below the screen of iPhone or iPad and slide your finger up the screen to reveal “Control Center”. Then find the “Screen Recording” icon.

Step 2. Press and hold on the “Screen Recording” button until you see a popup displaying the “Microphone Audio” option. 

Step 3. Tap on the Microphone icon to turn it on. Then the color of the Microphone icon will change from gray to red. 

Method 2. Simply Restart Your iPhone or iPad

If the method 1 won’t work for you, just restart your iOS device to fix iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12. It can help users solve many problems like iPhone keeps asking for password, etc.

Simply press and hold the power button until you see a message saying “Slide to Power Off”. Drag the slider from left to right to turn off your iPhone or iPad and wait for about 30 seconds. Then press and hold the power button again until the Apple logo appears on the screen.

Method 3. Record the Screen with Headphones

Headphones combine outstanding sound quality with advanced noise canceling. They can eliminate up to 90 percent of extraneous background noise. Many users in Apple forums said that audio can be captured when they recorded the screen with headphones. Now try to use your earphones to complete the screen recording.

Method 4. Reset All Settings

Reset All Settings on iPhone/iPad could be an effective way to fix this issue. Just go to “Settings” > “General” > “Reset” > “Reset All Settings”. 

Method 5. Restore iPhone or iPad via iTunes

If you still can’t fix iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12, you can restore your iOS device via iTunes. Follow the guide below.

Step 1. Open iTunes on your computer and connect your iPhone/iPad via a USB cable.

Step 2. Click on the device icon in the upper left corner of iTunes. Then tap on “Restore iPhone”. Tip:

After fixing iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12, you can save many recorded videos on your iPhone. However, these videos will take up a lot of storage. To free up more space for iPhone or iPad, you can transfer your screen recording videos to computer and delete them on your iOS device. As I said before, you can use IOTransfer to make it. Let’s see the steps below.

Step 1. Download IOTransfer here and install it to your Windows 7/8/8.1/10.  Then connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer with a USB cable. 

Step 2. The screen recording videos will be saved in Photos app on your iPhone. Now open IOTransfer and go to “MANAGE” > “Albums” under “Photos” > “Photo Videos”.

Step 3. After selecting the videos you want to transfer, simply click “Export”.

Bottom Line:

If you find the above methods are useful to fix iPhone screen recording no sound on iOS 12, share them with your friends now. Besides, transferring your screen recording videos from iPhone to PC via IOTransfer can be a great way to free up more space for iOS devices.  

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