LG K40 Screenshot & Screen Record – How to Take / Capture

There are 2 ways to take a screenshot on LG K40. You can either use the Volume & Power Botton or use the Capture Plus shortcut in the navigation panel. Using the second option we can also draw on the screenshot before saving it.

There is no pre-installed app for screen recording on LG K40. Screen recording is equally important and should be the native android feature. The good thing is that there are plenty of good screen recorders over the play store. We can also it as a shortcut in the navigation panel for one-click recording.

Let’s find out how to screenshot and screen record on LG K40 –

1. How to Take Screenshot on LG K40

 

First Method – Via Capture Plus

lg k40 screenshot

At any screen (whose screenshot you wish to capture) on your K40, pull down the notification bar and tap “Capture+” as shown above.

The screenshot is captured. You can write/draw on it before saving.

 

lg k40 how to screenshot

To save the screenshot, tap the “tick icon” at the top-right corner and select “Gallery” or “QuickMemo+”.

Second Method – Volume Down + Power Button

how to take screenshot on lg k40

The second and quicker method to capture a screenshot is via Volume Down & Power Key.

Press the Volume Down + Power Button simultaneously to capture a screenshot. You have to do this very quickly.

You’ll get a hang of it in a few tries.

Once the screenshot is captured, it appears at the bottom-right corner in a mini-window.

From here, you can open, share, edit or delete it.  Refer to the above screenshot.

2. How to Screen Record on LG K40

There is no native pre-installed screen recorder app on LG K40. I have Downloaded the Screen Recorder apps from Play Store & tested on LG K40. Let’s find out the best Screen Recorder app for K40.

Let’s start with Screen Recorder by Kimcy929.

Screen Recorder by Kimcy929

 

Before Screen Recording using any of the apps, we can set the Video Resolution, Quality, Frame Rate & Orientation.

Let’s check out the Pros and Cons of Screen Recorder by Kimcy929 –

PROS

  • It offers Clean Recording mode which means, there won’t be any app watermark in the recorded video.
  • Magic Button to Pause & Control Recording. We can set the opacity of the Magic Button.
  • It offers the “Shake to stop” feature. With this enabled, you can keep recording even if the screen is turned off in between.
  • Show the Camera while Recording (Front & Rear).
  • Overlay Text or Image can be created and used while recording.
  • Ad-free
  • One-Click Recording by adding a navigation panel shortcut

CONS

  • No Video Editor. Only Trimmer

XRecorder

 

Let’s check out the Pros & Cons of XRecorder –

PROS

  • Clean Recording mode
  • Shake to stop
  • Can use Front Camera while Recording.
  • XRecorder can be added as a shortcut in the navigation panel for single-click recording.
  • Built-in Video Editor & Trimmer

CONS

  • No Magic Button.
  • No option to add Overlay Text or Banner
  • Ads are Present in Free Version

 

Mobizen

PROS 

  • Clean Recording Mode
  • Can use the Face Camera while recording
  • Video Editor

CONS 

  • No Magic Button to control video recording
  • No Pause Function
  • Lacks the “Shake to stop” feature. The Recording will stop if the screen is turned off.
  • Cannot add app as a shortcut in the navigation panel.
  • Annoying Ads in Free Version.

AZ Screen Recorder

PROS

  • Time-Lapse Feature
  • Clean Recording Mode
  • Magic Button to control and pause recording
  • Shake to Stop Feature.
  • Create & Add Overlay Text / Image.
  • Can use the camera viewfinder while recording
  • Video Editor & Trimmer

CONS

  • No option to add a shortcut in navigation panel for single-click recording
  • Annoying Ads

 

 

 

Screen Recorder by Appsmartz

PROS

  • Free from Advertisements
  • Offers Clean Recording

CONS

  • Unstable
  • No Magic Button
  • No Pause Function
  • Lacks “Shake to Stop” Feature.
  • Cannot use Camera viewfinder while recording
  • Cannot add overlay text/image.
  • No Video Editor. Only Trimmer.

V Recorder

PROS

  • Shake to Stop
  • Video Editor is present

CONS

  • Clean Recording only in Pro Version
  • No Magic Button
  • No option to use Camera while recording
  • Cannot add one-click recording shortcut to the navigation panel
  • Annoying Ads are present in free version

 

iRecorder

PROS 

  • Shake to Stop
  • “Show Camera” feature is present
  • Built-In Video Editor

CONS

  • Clean Recording mode only in the Pro version
  • Ads are present in the Free Version
  • No option to add overlay text/image in free version
  • Lacks Magic Button to pause & control screen recording
  • Lacks the one-click recording feature. Cannot add as a shortcut to the navigation panel.

Refer to the below table for a Quick Comparison of features –

LG K40 Screen Recorder AppsX Recorder MobizenScreen Recorder Kimcy929AZ Screen Recorder
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Clean Recording Mode
Magic Button
Pause Function
Shake to Stop
Show Camera
One-Click Recording
Overlay Text / Image
Video Editor

 

 LG K40 One-Click Screen Recording

Screen Recorder by Kimcy929 & XRecorder, are the 2 apps that offer one-click recording.

Let’s see how to enable one-click screen recording on LG K40.

lg k40 screen recording

After installing and setting up XRecorder / Screen Recorder Kimcy929, pull down the notification bar on your K40.

Tap “EDIT” as shown above.

Now Drag “Screen Recorder” or “XRecoder” as shown above.

how to screen record on lg k40

I’ve dragged “Screen Recorder” from the bottom and added it as a navigation panel shortcut.

 

lg k40 screen recorder apps

No hit the “tick icon” to save this option.

Now we are ready for one-click screen recording.

Tap “Screen Recorder” and it’ll start recording.

screen record lg k40

The recording is complete.

 

Which Screen Recorder worked best for you? Share your thoughts via the comment section below.

 

 

 

 

 

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