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My 4 favorite Android screen recorders - and 2 are completely free

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There are plenty of high-quality screen recorders.

The built-in option is the best choice for most users.

Some of these have premium options to remove ads or add features.

Over the years, there have been many instances where I had to record my Android screen to share with others. The primary reason for those shares was to help someone having trouble with some aspect of their mobile device. And if a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video must be worth a million.

Until recently, I used one specific app for this, and it served me very well. However, Google did finally see fit to change that, and although its solution works well, it's not quite as flexible as the other offerings.

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What offerings, you ask? Well, my Android-loving friends, let me share with you my shortlist of screen-recording apps that are certain to get the job done for you and make sharing videos of what you see on your Android screen a snap.

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