How to Share Your Smartphone Screen on Discord

Discord has added the option to share your screen from your smartphone during a video or voice call. Now you can now share your screen to get help with games, advice, or technical issues.

Learn how you can start sharing your screen, stop sharing, and what to consider before jumping in.

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With the addition of mobile screen sharing, you can now join up to 50 other people in voice calls or video calls on Discord. The mobile app lets all iOS and Android users share their screens.

If you're already familiar with getting started on Discord, then you might already be used to sharing your screen on a PC or laptop. The process works similarly to smartphones.

Make sure you have the latest version of Discord before trying to screen share on your mobile device. Some other apps, like Netflix and Spotify, disable sharing your screen to prevent copyright infringement or multiple people using the apps for free.

If you're having trouble sharing your screen make sure you aren't using one of these disabled apps. Also, if the server owner or administrator has not enabled screen sharing for others, they'll need to do so before anyone is able to show others their mobile screens.

There are two different methods for sharing your screen, depending on what kind of call you are in.

For joining an existing voice call, share your smartphone screen using the steps below:

Join a voice channel.
Swipe up from the bottom of your screen.
Tap the Screen Share option.
Tap Start Now.

If you are joining a video call, follow these steps:

Join the video call.
If you see the option available, click on Screen Share. If you don't see the option, swipe up to reveal options.
Click Start Now.

The app will warn you several times you are about to start sharing your screen before allowing you to share. After confirming, you will see a countdown of three seconds before your screen is actually sharing with the other attendees.

Since Discord is primarily used for gamers to interact with each other, screen sharing through mobile is helpful when you need help or want others to see your progress.

The addition of mobile screening also helps Discord compete with other video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Slack.

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In order to stop your screen share, you can use three different methods that are all easily accessible.

First, press the Stop sharing button that is directly in the chat window. Your screen share will stop immediately and you'll only see the fellow attendees.

The second option is to tap the screen share icon at the bottom of the screen next to the other video controls.

The third way is to pull up your notifications panel in your smartphone and click on the Stop Streaming button. This requires an extra step but is just as effective.

Knowing how to share your mobile screen one of the Discord tips and tricks that will help you use the app more effectively. But keep in mind that when you share on your smartphone, every notification, text, and other apps will show as well.

Before you go into sharing mode, close any other apps that you are using so they don't interfere. You'll also want to turn the do not disturb feature on in your phone settings to keep text messages from interrupting your stream.

Keep in mind that if you navigate to any other app on your phone, the entire call will be able to see what's going on. If you have sensitive or private information, you will want to avoid exposing that info while sharing your screen.

Share your smartphone screen with other call attendees through the Discord app to get advice on the latest games or show a specific problem you need help with. The app makes it easy by requiring one tap of your finger to get started and to end the screen share.

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