How to Pause Video Recording on iPhone

iphone showing video record pausing feature

My favorite thing about the latest iOS 18 update is that it has resolved several minor issues that have plagued the iPhone for a long time. You can use T9 dialing, rearrange app icons to place them anywhere on the Home Screen, and finally pause video recording on iPhone without stopping it. Here’s how you do it.

Pause video recording on iPhone

After you have updated your iPhone to iOS 18, you no longer need to use third-party camera apps or convoluted methods to pause video recording on your iPhone. 

1. Launch the camera app and start recording video on your iPhone. 

initiate video recording on iPhone

2. You will notice a pause button at the bottom. Tap it to pause the video recording. 

pause video recording button on iPhone

Your iPhone video recording will pause without stopping. Tap the button again to resume the recording.

resume video recording on iPhone

Finally, you no longer have to deal with multiple video files for the same project. Little features like this make updating my iPhone to the latest iOS worth it. Before you go, check out these cool macOS tips that can take your Mac experience to the next level