Record video in the background while you use other apps. Dashcam & security.
🎥 Background Camera Recorder — record without holding your phone
Start recording, then switch to any other app, take a call, or lock your screen. The camera keeps capturing. One tap turns your phone into a dashcam, a security camera, or a hands-free recorder.
✨ KEY FEATURES
🎬 True background recording
• Keeps recording when you leave the app
• Runs as a foreground service with a permanent notification, so you always know when it is active
• Works with the screen off
📷 Front and back camera
• Record with either camera
• Set your default so it is ready every time
🎞️ 480p, 720p or Full HD 1080p
• Pick the balance of quality and storage you want
• Change it per recording or per schedule
⏸️ Pause and resume
• Pause without ending the recording
• Resume into the same file — no scattered clips
🔋 Smart auto-stop
• Stop after 30 minutes, 1, 2 or 4 hours
• Stop at 500 MB, 1 GB, 2 GB or 5 GB
• Stop when the battery falls to 20%, 15%, 10% or 5%
🕒 Scheduled recording
• Set a daily start and stop time
• Ideal for overnight security or a fixed commute
• Choose the camera and resolution for the schedule
🗂️ Built-in gallery
• Every clip with thumbnail, length, size, resolution and camera
• Play it back without leaving the app
• Select several at once to share or delete
🧹 Auto-cleanup
• Delete recordings older than 7, 30 or 90 days
• Or cap total storage at 1 GB, 5 GB or 10 GB
• Run a cleanup by hand whenever you want
🌍 18 languages
• English, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese
🎯 PERFECT FOR
• Dashcam recording on your commute
• Home and office security monitoring
• Documenting an incident hands-free
• Long unattended recording on a schedule
📋 REQUIREMENTS
• Android 12 or higher
• Camera and microphone permissions
• Notification permission, so background recording is always visible
💎 PREMIUM ACCESS
Start with a free trial. Every feature is unlocked from your first recording — nothing is held back.
After the trial, keep it monthly or yearly, or buy lifetime access once. Cancel anytime in Google Play.
Background Camera Recorder is a premium app: a subscription or a lifetime purchase is needed to use it once the trial ends.
Install it, start your trial, and record with the app closed.