{"id":48229,"date":"2025-06-25T17:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=48229"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T21:20:51","slug":"ipados-26-audio-and-video-capture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/25\/ipados-26-audio-and-video-capture\/","title":{"rendered":"iPadOS 26 Audio and Video Capture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It’s probably worth explaining why this feature has so many podcasters and other creators in a bit of a tizzy. Many podcasts record remotely, with people all over the world, and they usually use some sort of app to have that real-time conversation. It was Skype back in the day, and these days it’s often Zoom or a web-based recording program like Riverside<\/a>. Because those apps prioritize real-time audio and video over quality, the quality is frequently bad by necessity.<\/p>

To ensure that the very best audio and video is used in the final product, we tend to use a technique called a “multi-ender.”<\/p>

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The problem has been iPadOS and iOS, which won’t let you run a videoconferencing app and simultaneously run a second app to capture your microphone and video locally. One app at a time is the rule, especially when it comes to using cameras and microphones. Individual iPhone and iPad videoconferencing apps can choose to build in local-recording features if they want, but in practice… they just don’t.<\/p>

Apple has solved this in an interesting way. What it’s not doing is allowing multiple apps access to the microphone (so far as I can tell, I just tried it and the moment I started a FaceTime call, my local recording app stopped). Instead, Apple has just built in a system feature, found in Control Center, that will capture local audio and video when you’re on a call.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

This is a great illustration of the (old) Mac vs. iOS philosophies. With the Mac, you get a more open system that lets developers innovate as well as potentially interfere with other apps. With iPadOS, if you wait 15 years you may get a tailored solution built-in, but if what you need isn’t exactly what Apple pre-imagined and blessed you might still be out of luck.<\/p>\n\n

Fernando Silva<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Before we deep dive into this topic, I want to mention that I love iPadOS 26. Yes, it’s the first beta, so plenty of tweaking and optimization still needs to get done. But overall, it’s been what I have wanted on iPadOS for years. That being said, a few things still hold it back from being a true MacBook replacement for some people. So if you’re debating between an iPad Pro or a MacBook, here are five essential things iPadOS still can’t do.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n