How to screen record on an OPPO phone (ColorOS 16)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-screen-record-on-an-oppo-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01) · OPPO Reno13 5G

7 of 7 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01))

Starts in

Quick Settings

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Find the Screen recording tile

   Swipe down from the top of the screen twice to open Quick Settings, then swipe left. On ours, Screen recording was on the second page, next to Screenshot.

   Done

2. 

   Check the sound settings first

   Touch and hold the tile to open its settings. Ours had Record system sound on and Record microphone sound off, with Definition Medium (720p, 8 Mbps) and a Dynamic frame rate.

   Done

3. 

   Tap the tile and allow audio

   Go back and tap Screen recording. The first time, it asks to record audio: While using the app, Only this time or Don't allow. We tapped Only this time.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Get started

   A short intro explains the sound button on the recording pill. Tap Get started.

   Done

5. 

   Tap Start recording

   Start recording? lets you switch system sound and microphone sound on or off for this recording. Tap Start recording.

   Done

6. 

   Stop with the red button

   Recording runs as a pill at the top with the time. Tap it to open it: the speaker and microphone buttons switch sound, then pause and the red stop button. Tap stop.

   Done

7. 

   Find the video in Photos

   Saved to "Photos" appears at the top with a share button. Tap it to open the recording.

   Done

What we saw on our device

• Find the Screen recording tile: On ours, Screen recording was on the second page, next to Screenshot.
• Check the sound settings first: Ours had Record system sound on and Record microphone sound off, with Definition Medium (720p, 8 Mbps) and a Dynamic frame rate.

If you do not see this option

• No Screen recording tile on the first page? Swipe left in Quick Settings. On our Reno13 the first page held Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Silent mode, Torch, Location and Aeroplane mode; Screen recording was on page 2.

  

• Screenshot tile has a small arrow? Screenshot and Screen recording both show a small arrow on our phone. We did not try what the Screen recording arrow opens. On a OnePlus with OxygenOS 16 the steps are close: screenshot or record the screen on a OnePlus.

If this does not work

• No sound in the recording? Open the tile's settings (touch and hold it) and check Record system sound. For your voice, turn on Record microphone sound, or tap the microphone button on the pill while recording. Source: Take a screenshot or record your screen on your Android device
• Notifications showing in your videos? In the same settings, Privacy protection stops notifications, status bar updates and Quick Settings from appearing in the recording, though you still see them while you record.
• Recording stopped on its own? Auto pause pauses recording when the screen turns off and ends it 6 minutes after the screen is turned off, says the setting on our phone.

About this guide

ColorOS has its own screen recorder with a floating Recording pill (a Live Alert) instead of Android's plain notification, and it records the phone's sound but not your voice unless you switch the microphone on.

The screenshots are from our OPPO Reno13 5G, the European model CPH2689, with ColorOS 16.0.5 and Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01)), in Dark mode. We made one short recording and deleted it afterwards.

Good to know

Recording on a Galaxy instead? Record your screen on a Samsung Galaxy.

On a Pixel: screen record on a Google Pixel.

In short: Quick Settings page 2, Screen recording, allow audio, Get started, Start recording; stop with the red button on the pill.