How to Record and Share Your Gameplay

You can record your gameplay to a video file and share the video through email, YouTube, and other sharing methods.

The video captures everything that you do on your tablet, including browsing incognito or logging into your mobile banking app. Pay attention to what you are doing while you record and do not share any video that shows personal information.

The first time you turn on your tablet, the Notifications shade includes a notification for Record and Share. Tap this notification to view a quick start guide to recording and sharing your gameplay.

For more information about broadcasting your gameplay to the internet, see Broadcast Your Gameplay to Twitch TV.

How to Record and Share Your Gameplay

1. Open the game that you want to record.
2. Open the Quick Settings shade.
3. Tap Share.
4. Tap Manual Record.
   
5. Tap Start.
6. Play the game.
7. Open the Quick Settings shade.
8. Tap Share.
9. Tap Manual Record.
10. Tap Stop and Share.
11. Select a sharing method.
12. Follow the prompts to complete the share. The recording is also saved to the Gallery.

How to Record Your Gameplay Without Sharing

1. Open the game that you want to record.
2. Open the Quick Settings shade.
3. Tap Share.
4. Tap Manual Record.
5. Tap Start.
6. Play your game.
7. When you are ready to stop recording, open the Quick Settings shade.
8. Tap Share.
9. Tap Manual Record.
10. Tap Stop. The recording is saved to the Photos.

How to Set the Video Quality

Video quality settings apply to record and share video and to broadcast video. For more information about broadcasting, see Broadcast Your Gameplay to Twitch TV.

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap the Record and Share settings icon .
   
4. Tap the Previous and Next icons to scroll through the available quality levels. Lower qualities result in smaller file sizes for sharing and broadcasting. Higher qualities result in sharper images and smoother video.
5. When the quality level that you want is showing, tap Back to return to the Record and Share settings.

How to Find Your Gameplay Videos

The first time that you record and save your gameplay, a Game Recordings album is created in the Gallery.

To view the saved recordings, open the Gallery and then open Game Recordings.

How to Record Your Gameplay Automatically

You can set your tablet to record your gameplay automatically with Auto Record. When Auto Record is turned on, your tablet records your gameplay continuously. You can then save and share the last 1 to 20 minutes of the recorded video. For more information about video length, see How to Set the Maximum Video Length

How to Turn On Automatic Recording

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap Auto Record.
   
4. Tap Start.

How to Save and Share Automatically Recorded Video

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap Auto Record.
   
4. Tap Save and Share.
5. Select a sharing method.
6. Follow the prompts to complete the share. The recording is also saved to the Gallery.

How to Stop or Save Automatically Recorded Video Without Sharing

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap Auto Record.
   
4. To save the video to the Gallery, tap Save. To stop recording without saving the video, tap Stop.

How to Set the Maximum Video Length for Automatic Recording

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap the Record and Share settings icon .
   
4. Tap Auto Record.
5. Tap the Previous and Next icons to scroll through the available lengths.
6. When the length that you want is showing, tap Back to return to the Record and Share settings.

How to Mute the Microphone for Gameplay Videos

The microphone captures audio from outside the game, such as your voice or sounds from your environment. Even with the microphone muted, the video includes the sound effects and music in the game unless you have muted the game's audio from within the game settings.

1. Open Quick Settings.
2. Tap Share.
3. Tap the Microphone icon to toggle between mute and unmute.

How to Block Chat from Your Twitch Broadcast

To prevent the Twitch chat stream from showing on your Twitch broadcast, tap the Block Chat icon before you select Twitch. When chat is blocked, your viewers cannot see or participate in the chat stream.

How to View Recording and Broadcasting Status

When your tablet is recording or broadcasting video, the following status information shows under the System bar.

NOTE  The status icons show information only. You cannot modify recording or broadcasting settings from the status icons.

• Broadcast quality. For example, Low Quality is 360p, Medium Quality is 480p, and High Quality is 720p. Ultra Quality is 1080p. Ultra Quality is not available for broadcast, but you can record and share Ultra Quality video.
• Frame rate per second (fps). For example, Medium and High Quality typically broadcast at about 30 fps. Low Quality typically broadcasts at 25 fps. Lower frame rates require less bandwidth.
• Network speed (Mbps). Many factors affect the network speed, including the strength of your local Wi-Fi connection and which Twitch server you are connected to. Network speed is shown when you are recording video even if you are not broadcasting.
• Viewers. The number next to the viewer icon shows the number of people who are watching your broadcast.
• Mute. If your microphone is muted, a mute icon shows. If the microphone is not muted, no microphone icon shows.
• Broadcast status. The recording icon shows when you are recording but not broadcasting. The broadcasting icon shows when you are broadcasting live to Twitch.
• Pause. If your broadcast is paused, a pause icon shows.