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iPhone users who\u2019ve upgraded to iOS 18<\/a> now have the option to record videos while audio is playing, as MacRumors<\/em> spotted<\/a>. If you\u2019ve got music playing through the iPhone\u2019s speaker, it\u2019s a quick and dirty way to add a soundtrack to a video instead of bringing a clip into an editor, but audio quality does take a hit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Previously, in older versions of iOS, opening the iPhone\u2019s camera app and switching to video mode would cause any audio playing to quickly fade out, even if it was playing through wireless headphones. With iOS 18, there\u2019s a new camera setting to change that behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n To access it, open the iPhone\u2019s settings, navigate to the Camera<\/strong> section, tap on Record Sound<\/strong>, and then turn on the Allow Audio Playback<\/strong> toggle. With that activated, audio will continue to play when you\u2019re recording video in the camera app, and if the audio is playing through the speaker, it will be picked up by the iPhone\u2019s microphone and recorded in mono along with the video. If the audio is playing through headphones, it won\u2019t be recorded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This functionality did exist in older versions of iOS with the camera app\u2019s QuickTake feature<\/a>, which allows videos to be captured in photo mode by holding down on the shutter button, but the resulting video is limited to a 1440p resolution, instead of the 4K offered through video mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n