DOCSRECORDING SHAVES WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE

Recording Shaves with Your Mobile Phone

Need to YakShave from your phone? You’ve got two easy options:

Option 1: Recording with your mobile phone

You can record either with the camera app or by recording your screen. In both cases, upload the video to OneDrive → Recordings, and YakShaver will automatically process it.

Prerequisites

A. Record with the Camera App

  1. Open the Camera app → switch to Video mode.
  2. Tap Record and capture your YakShave.
  3. Your video will be saved in your phone’s Photos/Gallery app.
  4. Open the saved video → Share/Upload to OneDrive → Recordings.
  5. YakShaver will automatically pick up the video and update you on Teams.

B. Record Your Screen

Android android-icon

  1. Swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Quick Settings and click on the Screen Record button. If you can't find it, you may have to add it there.
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2. Before starting the recording, be sure to select Record this screen and tick Record audio and Show touches on screen.

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3. Record your YakShave and then upload it to your OneDrive Recordings folder. YakShaver will pick it up automatically.

4. Then your Shave will be created

iOS apple-icon

  1. Swipe down from the top-right corner to open the Control Center and click on the Start Screen Recording button. If you can't find it, you may have to add it there.
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2. Turn on Microphone Audio by long-pressing the record button in the control center

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3. Record your YakShave and then upload it to your OneDrive Recordings folder. YakShaver will pick it up automatically.

4. Then your Shave will be created

Option 2: Use Microsoft Teams mobile app teams-icon

Provided that you have already set up Microsoft Teams, you can use the mobile Teams app to record a YakShave

  1. Open Teams on your mobile phone
  2. Go to YakShaver, type “on” to allow YakShaver to pick up recorded videos
  3. Go to the Calendar tab and click on the meeting icon on the top-right corner
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3. Start a meeting and share your screen

4. Record your YakShave and it should be uploaded to your OneDrive automatically and picked up by YakShaver.

5. Then your Shave will be created

Last updated: 16 September 2025