How to Record a Zoom Meeting on iPhone or iPad

Add screen recording to Control Center

Open on iPhone or iPad. You will find this application on the home screen.

Tap Control Center . This is the selection below the current screen.

Tap Customize Controls .

Tap the + next to 'Screen Recording'. Now screen recording functionality has been added to Control Center.

If you see a red minus sign (-), it means screen recording has been added to Control Center. You do not need to make changes.

Touch the return button.

Push the 'Access Within Apps' slider to the ON position. If the slider is green, the feature is already enabled and you don't need to make changes.

Record a Zoom meeting

Open Zoom on your iPhone or iPad. It's a blue app with a white camcorder icon. You usually find the app on the home screen.

If you're not signed in to your Zoom account, you need to log in now.

Choose to start or join a meeting.

Tap Start Meeting if you're the meeting organizer. This option is in the upper left corner of the screen. You will be taken to a new screen, but don't press the 'Start Meeting' button right now.

Tap Join with the white '+' icon on a blue background) if you want to join someone else's meeting, and enter the Meeting ID (provided by the meeting organizer). You will be taken to a new screen, but don't press the 'Join' button right now.

Swipe the screen from the bottom up. Only do this when you are ready to record. The control center immediately appeared on the screen.

Tap the record button. It's a circle icon in another circle. You will see a countdown displayed on the button, and recording begins shortly after.

Swipe Control Center down. The screen now shows only the Zoom meeting. Filming has also begun.

Return to Zoom and tap Start a Meeting or Join . The button you choose depends on whether you want to start a new meeting or join an existing one. The meeting will be recorded when it starts.

Take the next step when you want to stop recording.

Swipe the screen from the bottom up. Control Center is displayed.

Tap the record button. This is the button you pressed earlier, only it's red now. The recording will stop immediately. The finished video is saved in your iPhone or iPad's library.

Kareem Winters

Update 21 February 2022