How to Record Video on Android Device with Screen Off

Ankit Kumar
3 min readJan 6, 2019

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There are lots of background video recorder apps on play store, but main problem is that not all of these apps work well. So we decided to choose, install and use these apps one by one. After that I collected reviews from all users and made this list of apps. You can install any of these apps and you will feel awesome after using them. Main thing is that all of these apps are free of cost and are perfect in their working. At the end of article, we will have a surprise app for you, don’t forget to check it.

Best Free Secret Video Recorder Apps for Android with Screen Off

Here we are listing top three app will fit your requirements, check them all here:

Background Video Recorder (Free)

Suppose you are waving your cell phone in your hands and its screen is off, then no one can guess that its video recording is on. It is very useful app for you because sometimes you need to record videos secretly for some proof or for some other purpose. In this app you only need to tap video icon and video automatically starts on back-end. It doesn’t affected by other apps running on back-end. Also it doesn’t affect processing of cell phone or other apps because it is very light app. In out list it is on the top, and main thing is that it is free of cost. Its main features are listed below:

  • Works on background without any sound or other clue
  • You can choose from multiple video resolutions ( 720px — 480px..)
  • Beautiful GUI and easy to use
  • Supports 15 languages worldwide
  • You can also set video duration
  • It’s free for use and very light app, so doesn’t require much space to install

Go and get it from Android store

Also read: Best Phone Tracker App Without Permission

SVR — Secret Video Recorder (Free)

It does secret recording without any sound so that you can use your phone as normal and no one can tell you are recording a live video. Its name perfectly suits its working. You can also protect your recorded videos with passcode. Its main advantage is that you can record a full HD video with it of resolution(1920×1080). No any other background recorder gives such a high resolution. That’s why it is on second number in our list. We are listing its main features below:

  • Record unlimited number of videos with no limit of duration and without any sound
  • Easily enable or disable notifications on start and stop of videos
  • It also works during phone calls and other phone usages
  • It supports both front and back camera
  • You can schedule video recording for a specific period of time

Get it now for free

iRecorder — Video Recorder (Free)

It is one of the famous background video recorder apps available in the Android play store. Like other two apps, it also provide basic functionalities to record videos along with some unique features. All of the three apps we defined here have some unique features which differentiate them. Below are some unique features which we found attractive in this app:

  • It avails the ability to change the app’s icon
  • You can trim the recorded videos later
  • It allows you to change saving location
  • It has integrated Google storage facility
  • Most important thing is its GUI, which is very nice

Download it here

Surprise App — FlexiSPY

Above we listed three free background video recording apps for Android devices. But it you can spend some money, then here is a perfect option for you. This app (FlexiSPY) need to be install in the device of that person who you want to spy on. Once installed on their device it captures the complete information of target person’s device. I recommend you to just check this app once. Check this app here

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Ankit Kumar

Full Stack Developer (MEAN / MERN Stack) | Freelancer