Screen recording goes black: here's the fix

Are you trying to record something on your phone screen and it's going black? Typically, you can initiate screen recording from Control Center. In some cases, you cannot record items on the screen. We have mentioned all the scenarios along with the list of possible solutions that can help you record your screen properly.

Causes why screen recording goes black –

If you try to record any DRM (Digital Rights Management) protected content while it’s playing on your iPhone screen, you won’t get anything. The output will be a pitch black screen. All leading OTT platforms like Netflix, Disney, Hulu, and Peacock have this DRM that blocks any screen recording functionality.

2. Several websites prohibit the use of screen capture and screen recording tools.

Fix 1 – Force Restart iPhone

The screen recording feature can be fixed by force restarting the device.

Step 1 – Start by pinching the up button on the left side of your phone.

Step 2 – Next, press and release the down button on the same side.

Step 3 – On the right pane of your device, press and hold the power button and continue holding the button until the phone completely restarts.

Soon, Apple’s logo should be lighting up phone screens. After following these force restart instructions, unlock your device and try recording your screen again.

Fix 2 – Disable content and service restrictions

Sometimes, content and service restrictions may prevent you from using the screen recorder utility.

Step 1 – For this, you have to open your iPhone settings.

Step 2 – Next, open the Screen Time settings.

Step 3 – In Screen Time settings, scroll down once to find and open the Content & Privacy Restrictions module.

Step 4 – Disable the “Content and Privacy Restrictions” setting on your system.

#After disabling the content and privacy restriction module, the use of the screen recording feature will no longer be restricted.

Test if this works.

Fix 3 – Free up some space in iPhone

Screen recorder requires quite a bit of space on your phone to record the screen and store it.

Step 1 – After opening the Settings tab, go to the General tab.

Step 2 – Later, you have to turn on the “iPhone Storage” option.

Step 3 – Here you can delete any unnecessary files from your phone. If there are any apps that have a lot of app data, delete them from your phone to free up space on your phone.

When you have enough free space, you can launch Screen Recorder to record files.

Check if this works.

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