Written by Mike Druttman
Fact checked by Nick Zelver
Updated Mar, 2024

mSpy’s screen recorder cannot be set to record only certain apps. It is made to take screenshots from various popular chat apps like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook Messenger. The recorder turns on each time there is an activity taking place on the screen such as new messages or simply scrolling and sends these screenshots directly to the mSpy control panel.

 

Detailed Account of Screen Recorder Features

  • General Activity Capture: mSpy’s screen recorder covers either a series of screenshots or short video clips taken at regular intervals. This helps in giving a comprehensive view regarding phone usage over time.
  • Remote Access via Control Panel: Such recordings can be accessed through the mSpy control panel meaning that they can easily be viewed remotely using any web browser.
  • Lack of App-Specific Recording: Currently, mSpy does not support filtering or targeting recordings based on specific app usage. In other words, you will need to go through all those recorded files in order to catch up with what was happening within various apps.

 

mSpy's Screen Recorder Functionality

As we grapple with limitations posed by mSpy's screen recording functionality, it is worth considering alternative strategies that complement its broad monitoring capabilities. These methods focus on efficiently analyzing screen recordings and utilizing additional features to gain targeted insights into specific app usage:

Efficient Review of Recordings: Although direct targeting of specific applications is impossible here, you could come up with a technique for speedily scanning through entire video records to identify those that involve the desired apps.

Leveraging App Usage Monitoring: In addition to the screen recorder, mSpy also has an application usage tracker that can show which applications are most frequently used and for how long. This way you will be able to optimize your screen recording review efforts.

 

Exploring Alternative Strategies

As we navigate the limitations of mSpy's screen recording feature, it's worthwhile to explore alternative strategies that can complement its broad monitoring capabilities. These methods focus on efficiently analyzing screen recordings and utilizing additional features to gain targeted insights into specific app usage:

  • Efficient Review of Recordings: Although direct targeting of specific applications is impossible here, you could come up with a technique for speedily scanning through entire video records to identify those which involve the desired apps
  • Leveraging App Usage Monitoring: In addition to the screen recorder, mSpy also has an application usage tracker that can show which applications are most frequently used and for how long. This way you will be able to optimize your screen recording review efforts.

 

Personal Takeaways

As such, the mSpy screen recorder provides a general overview of device use but requires a manual approach in order to tease out specific app activities.

By combining this feature with mSpy's app usage monitoring, you can gain more targeted insights, although it may involve a bit more effort in terms of reviewing and analyzing the recorded data. This combination of tools within mSpy's suite can provide a more comprehensive understanding of device usage patterns.