Creating Videos for App Previews

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Recording a Video

You can use a Mac running macOS Yosemite or later with QuickTime Player (Version 10) to record a movie of your iOS app on an iOS device or tvOS app on Apple TV.

iOS Apps

  1. Connect your iOS device to your Mac with a Lightning cable
  2. Open QuickTime Player
  3. Choose File > New Movie Recording
  4. Click on the down arrow next to the Record button
  5. Select your device under Camera and Microphone
  6. Record

macOS Apps

  1. Launch your app
  2. Open QuickTime Player
  3. Choose File > New Screen Recording
  4. Click on the down arrow next to the Record button
  5. Select Internal Microphone
  6. Record

tvOS Apps

  1. Connect your Apple TV to your Mac with a USB-C to USB cable
  2. Open QuickTime Player
  3. Choose File > New Movie Recording
  4. Click on the down arrow next to the Record button
  5. Select Apple TV under Camera and Microphone
  6. Record