How To Record a Long Video on Android Phone?

[acute]

Hello, good people of UM!

I have a problem with finding a suitable app for what I need to do.

On Android, there's a file-size limit of 4GB.  I found an audio recorder that saves a 4gig file, then starts a new one (until the memory card is full) but I need the same thing for video.

The 4GB limit on HQ video is around 30 minutes of recording time, but my SD Card should be able to store 4 hours of it, with the right app.

 

Any ideas?

[SHaYap]

1 hour ago, acute said:

Any ideas?

Check the specifications of your hardware first, as far as I know, that's the main concern regardless of software and apps capabilities. 

Good luck 

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[acute]

15 minutes ago, SHaYap said:

Check the specifications of your hardware first,

It's a 4GB file limit on Android.

[SHaYap]

46 minutes ago, acute said:

It's a 4GB file limit on Android.

That's total... Inclusive of what's already in your system memory. 

The safe side should be a 20% - 30% file size taking into consideration the dedicated app usage aside of system OS

It's been years since but last I checked, it's just better to get an entry level GoPro device and just go with that. 

Check this and see if it helps... 

https://droplr.com/how-to/productivity-tools/how-to-record-video-on-android/

Good luck 

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Edited July 3, 2022 by SHaYap
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[acute]

Thanks.

Unfortunately, none of those apps get around Android's 4GB file-size limit. 

There must be an app out there somewhere that records consecutive 4GB videos.

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by acute

[SHaYap]

9 hours ago, acute said:

There must be an app out there somewhere that records consecutive 4GB videos.

From what I understand, that's a hardware limitation. 

That's what makes a phone a recording device and a camera not a phone. 

I've read that that is also a security issue concern, folks making videos where and when they're not supposed to by sneaking in a phone.

One way around that is recording straight to another receiver by streaming over a network, which is somewhat a little more complicated to set up. Which also means your device must have those extra features, Wi-Fi and what have you or needs. 

Good luck 

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Edited July 4, 2022 by SHaYap
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