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title: "How do you know if a Skype video call is being recorded?"  
description: "How do you know if a Skype video call is being recorded?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-08  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94358/how-do-you-know-if-a-skype-video-call-is-being-recorded  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["skype", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How do you know if a Skype video call is being recorded?

How do you know if a [Skype video](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32510/how-do-you-record-skype-video-calls-on-an-android) call is being recorded?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![How do you know if a Skype video call is being recorded?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e7f41b0c-b060-4302-bfab-b7263c7b469f/images/e1e15ee3-e602-4e23-9185-f3358bbd6310.png)\

- On both the desktop and mobile devices, you can initiate call recording at any time during a Skype session.
- On the desktop, click the More options button at the bottom of the screen, then pick Start recording to begin call recording.
- Touch the More options button on your phone, then tap Start recording to begin recording calls.
- **A banner shows in your [Skype](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94324/can-people-see-who-i-call-on-skype) screen** on both desktop and mobile, letting everyone know you've started recording the call.
- The recording is finished after the call and then uploaded to your chat, where it will be available for 30 days. During the 30-day period, you and everyone else on the call can store the recording locally or share it with your contacts.

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