App Intel

Rec. (Screen Recorder)

LiveSPECTRL1 app · 12.1M installsVideo Players & EditorsFree · contains adsIn-app purchases: $2.49 per itemcom.spectrl.rec

Screen recording, made pretty and intuitive.

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Total installs
12,097,461
exact · Play shows 10,000,000+
Installs / day
0
since last crawl
Rating
2.9★
106.9K ratings · 5.5K reviews
Released
29 Nov 2013
12.9y ago
Last update
24 Nov 2020
v1.8.9 · 5.9y ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
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11.8M13.9M15.9M18M20M10 Oct11 Oct12 Oct

Installs per day · last 90 days

00.30.50.8111 Oct12 Oct12 Oct11 Oct: 012 Oct: 0

Change timeline

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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Top chart positions

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • Collects data App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

11 in 5 groups
6 Sensitive1 Notable4 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
  • Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeout
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1

Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses

  • See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections · ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherSensitive5

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • Change device settings like screen brightness, ringtone or screen timeoutmodify system settings · WRITE_SETTINGS
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Rec. is a beautiful screen recording app, providing untethered, flexible and fully configurable screen recording capabilities for your Android device; neatly packaged into an intuitive user interface. Rec. (Pro) highlights include: ▪ No need to be tied to your computer while recording. ▪ Longer screen recording, with Audio – record for up to 1 hour. ▪ Audio recording via the mic. ▪ A beautiful user interface – no more messing with the command line/terminal. ▪ Save your favourite configurations as Presets. ▪ Automatically show screen touches for the duration of your recording. ▪ Customisable countdown timer so that you can get your screen recording set-up perfectly. ▪ Shake your device, or simply switch your screen off, to stop your recording early. *** ROOT REQUIRED (for Android 4.4 only) *** If your device is running Android 4.4, Rec. requires your device to be rooted in order to do its magic. Rec. will work seamlessly, without root, on Android 5.0+ however. Please read the FAQs below for more important information. FAQs: * Why can't I install Rec. on my device? Your phone/tablet must be running Android 4.4 or above. * Why do I need root? If you are on Android 5.0, or above, then you no longer need root and can ignore this question (and the next one)! However, if you are running Android 4.4, then your device must be rooted in order for Rec. to function correctly/at all. * How do I root my device? Unfortunately the process differs for every Android device, and so there is no universal rooting solution - however CF-Auto-Root is a good place to start. Otherwise, please search for a root guide for your particular device using Google. * Can Rec. record audio? Yes! Audio is recorded via the mic. * Why is the recording laggy and slow on my Samsung Galaxy S2/S3/Note/...? This seems to be an issue with Exynos-based devices not playing nicely with the native screenrecord function, so there's not a lot I can do about it right now (I also don't have access to any Samsung devices). Sorry! * Does Rec. work with Intel x86 based devices? It should work fine for devices running Android 5.0+, but probably not for devices running Android 4.4. Unfortunately, I don't have access to any x86 devices to test on, but if you do try it, please let me know how you get on. * Are there any other known issues? Enabling the Audio option may cause the recording to fail on the LG G2 (on Android 4.4 only). I will attempt to resolve this as soon as I have access to an LG G2 device to test with. * Can you add translations for my language? Go here: https://www.getlocalization.com/rec/ Top Tips: 1. Disable notifications in your Superuser app to prevent the notifications from appearing in the beginning of your recordings. 2. Switch the Size width/height values to flip the recording orientation. 3. Tap the Size label to get your device's native resolution. Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not have the time or resources to test the app on every device/ROM combinations, so your mileage may vary.

What's new

v1.8.9 ▪ More Android 10 storage bug fixes 🐛 v1.8.8 ▪ Fixed a couple of crashes v1.8.7 ▪ Updated a bunch of old code to make it easier for me to push out new features in the future 👀 v1.8.6 ▪ Bug fixes v1.8.5 ▪ Privacy policy v1.8.4 ▪ Improved notification - Added 'Delete' action - More reliable 'Share' v1.8.3 ▪ Fixed and improved 'Storage location' - Choose your own folder (inc. SD card) on Android 5.0+ - New default location is .../Movies/Rec/

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