How to screen record on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009)

App

Photos

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Quick Settings and tap Screen record

   Swipe down twice from the top of the screen. Tap the Screen record tile. On our phone it was already there; if yours is missing, tap the edit icon at the bottom right of the panel and add it.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Single app to change what is recorded

   The Screen record panel opens with Single app chosen. Tap it to see the choices.

   Done

3. 

   Choose Entire screen

   Tap Entire screen to record everything on the screen. With Single app, you pick one app and only that app is recorded.

   Done

4. 

   Turn on sound if you want it

   Turn on Record device audio for the sound from your phone, Record microphone for your voice, or both. Show touches marks where you tap. Here Record device audio is on.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Start

   Tap Start at the top. The recording begins after a short countdown.

   Done

6. 

   Look for the red timer

   While it records, a red chip with the time sits at the top left of the screen.

   Done

7. 

   Tap Stop

   Swipe down from the top. In the Screen recorder notification, tap Stop.

   Done

8. 

   Find the recording

   In Files by Google, tap Videos: the clip is in the Movies folder. In Google Photos it is under Collections, On this device, Movies.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Screen record tile? Swipe down twice, tap Edit and drag Screen record into your tiles, as Google describes. Source: Record your Pixel device's screen
• Looking for a sound source list? Older Android versions had a list. On our Android 17 Pixel there are just two switches: Record device audio and Record microphone.

If this does not work

• Recording has no sound? Record device audio and Record microphone are both off by default. Turn one on before you tap Start. Some apps block their sound from being recorded.
• Only one app was recorded? Single app is the default. Choose Entire screen in step 3.

About this guide

Screen record is already in Quick Settings on a Pixel; you do not need an app. On Android 17 it records a single app by default, so switch to Entire screen if you want everything.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.260905.009), in Dark mode. We deleted the test recording afterwards and turned the audio switch back off.

Good to know

To capture a still picture instead: how to take a screenshot on a Google Pixel.

In short: Swipe down twice, Screen record, Entire screen, sound switches, Start. Stop from the notification.