Why Enable the Hidden Screen Recorder in Android 10
With so many apps available, why go through all the trouble? The answer is simple: privacy. Most apps collect your data as you record. While there’s no guarantee that Google won’t store some information, at least you don’t have to share your data with another company, too. Plus, why not just use what’s already built in to your phone? If you have a Samsung or LG device, the feature may already exist without having to do anything. If you have Android 10, follow these steps:
Enable USB Debugging
The first step to enabling the hidden screen recorder in Android 10 is to enable USB debugging. This is necessary because you’ll later connect your Android device to your computer.
Install the Android SDK Platform
Android has a large set of developer tools, but to enable the hidden screen recorder in Android 10, you only need the ADB portion. For smaller projects like this, the much smaller Android SDK Platform will suffice. You can download the latest version for your operating system directly from Google’s Android Developers Tools. Unzip or extract the files once downloaded.
Using ADB
Trying the Screen Recorder
There have been some bugs in this feature since it’s not official. You can usually overcome them by simply restarting your device.
Enable Hidden Screen Recorder in Android 11 and 12
Instead of the screen recorder tile in Quick Settings being restricted to just certain Android models, Google added the screen recorder feature to all devices with the release of Android 11. Thankfully, it stuck around for Android 12, too. To use this feature, follow the below steps: Image credit: Tofros.com via Pexels You can also take scrolling screenshots and screenshots in incognito mode with a little extra work.
