iOS 18: Capture iPhone Audio Playback When Recording Video

[MacRumors]

In iOS 18, Apple has introduced a new feature that allows you to continue playing audio from your iPhone's speakers while recording video in the Camera app. Whether you're creating a music video or simply want background music for your recordings, this new option offers you greater creative control over your iPhone videos.

Photo by Jan Kopřiva​

Previously in iOS 17, starting a video recording would automatically pause any audio playback on your iPhone. However, iOS 18 allows you to change this behavior, thanks to a new Camera setting.

Here's how to enable audio playback during video recording in iOS 18:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and tap Camera.
3. Tap Record Sound.
4. Toggle on the Allow Audio Playback option.

Once enabled, your iPhone will no longer automatically pause audio when you start recording video in the Camera app. Bear in mind that when playing audio through your iPhone's speaker while recording, the audio will be captured in mono.

This new option provides more flexibility than the previous workaround of using QuickTake in Photo mode, which allowed for continued audio playback but at a lower video quality. With iOS 18, however, you can now enjoy full Video mode quality while maintaining your desired audio playback.

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[Lerenard3000]

Been sending emails for that for more than 10years 🥹

 

[allenvanhellen]

Sorry, the title makes it sound like this is about capturing the audio playback?

 

[pacmania1982]

This is great. We’re in holiday in Spain and I often record our road trips. My phone is connected via Bluetooth streaming music so when I used to record video the music would go quiet. Now it plays back and it feels much more authentic

 

[Stiksi]

You can finally shoot video and listen to music on BT headphones at the same time? Is it restricted to newest devices? I don’t usually go for X.0 OS versions, but this would get me to update!

And ffs Apple, this is so late 😭

 

[cybercommand]

If you change it to stereo, it sounds like crap.

 

[ForkHandles]

You’ve nearly always been able to do this by seeing the camera to photo, playing music, then slide up the camera button to take a video.

It’s great that it can not be done with proper resolution video

 

[MrRom92]

This can be a useful trick because there are sometimes when it may be beneficial to only record mono audio on a video, and there really is no way to quickly toggle that. Now I can just “play” a silent audio track before recording and trick the iPhone into recording mono audio whenever I need to

 

[LoveToMacRumors]

The way the phone has to be held one handed to use camera control is so awkward.

 

[Return Zero]

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The way the phone has to be held one handed to use camera control is so awkward.

1) It's not really meant to be used one-handed unless you're just mashing the button for activating camera and taking shots

2) That picture does not depict camera control at all--that phone isn't an iPhone 16 model, or even a 15 for that matter.

 

[Kirkster]

I mean as long as you don’t post the video to Youboob…. If you do, instant copyright infringement….

 

[MasterControlProgram]

Excellent, while I don't want to record the music coming from the speakers, not having my music suddenly stop on my AirPods just because I'm filming something (or even worse accidentally swiped onto the video tab in the camera app) is great.

 

[msackey]

I rarely take videos, but I'll say that this is a pretty neat feature!

 

[Unregistered 4U]

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The way the phone has to be held one handed to use camera control is so awkward.

It DOES! If I’m shooting one handed, I’m not shooting with camera control.

 

[svish]

Happy to see that this is finally possible now

 

[sumo.do]

What brand case is that on the phone in the pictures.

 

[waltman]

I am not seeing this anymore in 18.0.1