# 🆕 Mobile Recording Feature & LS Anywhere
## Mobile Recording Feature
The new **Mobile Recording** feature enables LearningSpace users to **use iOS smartphones** and **iPads** as **wireless camera sources** through a **custom-built mobile application, ‘*LearningSpace Anywhere’* (LS Anywhere)**. As part of the **Ultraportable** vision, it provides a **flexible, cost-effective camera option without extra hardware.**
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IMPORTANT:
The term **"Mobile Recording"** refers to recording via mobile devices, but the **LearningSpace Anywhere app is always required**—it cannot be done independently using the device's built-in camera.
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## How it Works
You can add/pair mobile devices with LearningSpace using an ***easy authentication method*** in the ***LS Anywhere*** mobile application.
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You can download the application from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/learningspace-anywhere/id6755760359).
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**Important:** If your LearningSpace uses a local network (e.g., the institute’s internal network), you will need to follow [local network privacy controls](https://support.apple.com/en-us/102229).
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You can register your mobile device by scanning the QR code available in the [System Manager](/doc/dde83ad9-36b6-41e3-9492-33a2b77fbec7) under [Cameras](/doc/bb396cf7-dac3-4a48-be27-cb3a47b4b1f2) the ***Register Mobile Device*** option.
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For a step-by-step guide, see [**How to register a Mobile Device in LearningSpace**](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/23ee49d9-3a1b-46b8-92e4-dd06f5be7507).
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### Add a Mobile Device Camera to the System
Each authenticated device is displayed in the list of added AV (audio-visual) devices in LearningSpace’s [System Manager](/doc/system-manager-ar9EDnlVcL), on the [Cameras](/doc/cameras-x3eyqsXrcY) tab.
The **Model name** column displays the **mobile device’s function** in LearningSpace (*Mobile Camera, Mic*).
### Add a Mobile Device as a Camera to a Room
You can add a mobile device **to a room** as a camera media source on the [Rooms tab](/doc/rooms-tab-ps5MTFHIAS).
The first camera drop-down indicates whether a device is the room's **primary camera**.
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You can edit the **mobile device name and room assignment** only in LearningSpace, not on the mobile app's main page.
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For more information: [**How to add a Mobile Device to a Room in LearningSpace**](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/cd418b97-6971-4b2c-93d9-9e7da23deeba)
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Once you set up a mobile camera, **reduce the device's brightness** to conserve battery power and keep it as cool as possible. **Turn off automatic brightness adjustment** to prevent it from reverting automatically.
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[**Privacy mode**](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/privacy-mode-for-standardized-patients-sps-Xw3JbxdOuN?q=privacy%20mode) is currently **not supported** for mobile cameras.
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### Recording on a Mobile Device
The camera view from a mobile device is displayed in the **Single Room View** ([SRV]()) of LearningSpace’s [Recording module](), like all other (IP) cameras.
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* **Zoom control** for mobile cameras is available in LS Single‑Room View ([SRV](/doc/single-room-view-srv-1fth0IochP)), as it is for IP cameras.
**Note:** The pan function is not available for mobile devices.
* SRV shows the mobile device's **battery status**.
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The feature **does not work on mobile units** (old GO units and Ultraportables) but does work on standalone Oneboxes.
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A mobile device previously added to the room disappears from SRV if it becomes unavailable.
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[**How to use a Mobile Device for recording in LearningSpace**](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/692c892f-26ba-4c1c-8cd8-c91234725d6b)
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## LearningSpace Anywhere Mobile App
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| The LearningSpace Anywhere **mobile app’s** pages **support portrait and landscape orientations**, but the **camera view** __only supports__ **landscape.**
The mobile app indicates whether the device is registered in LearningSpace. The **mobile app's overview page** displays **the device registration status.** |
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Mobile devices are automatically authenticated upon connection, and the **authentication remains valid indefinitely after pairing** unless the user explicitly revokes it. |
| **Camera and microphone access** must be **enabled** in the Mobile phone’s Settings for proper functioning.
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| The mobile app displays whether it is **connected** to LearningSpace and if the camera is the **primary camera** in the room. Data updates in **real time**.
The mobile app is **ready to start streaming** to LearningSpace (LS) if it is in **Set for Streaming status**.
*”Set for Streaming*” status displays the assigned room and a warning message if the device is **not connected to LS.**
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| **Preview camera mode** is clearly indicated.
The mobile app allows a **preview of the mobile camera** after registration/pairing, but it does not send the preview stream to LearningSpace.
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| Camera view displays **__device status__**__:__
* **recording status,**
* **battery level, charging state,**
* **room assignment status** *(unassigned, assigned to a specific room, or ready to record) *
* **and elapsed recording time.**
Mobile app camera view loads the default **rear-facing camera.** |
| **Mobile app stops camera streaming** to LearningSpace if the **camera view is left.** This frees resources and prevents unintended streaming.
Users can **return** from the camera view to the **Overview page**. |
| **If the user leaves the camera view during recording**, a **warning message** is displayed, informing the user that *streaming will stop on the mobile device in LearningSpace.*
The mobile app displays a message if it loses its connection to LearningSpace and is not ready to record.
The streaming status is introduced with a black background, which changes to the camera picture as soon as LearningSpace starts the stream.
When the mobile camera is **not yet in streaming state,** the ***‘Camera not ready for streaming’*** error message is displayed on the [Center Overview ](/doc/center-overview-co-YjriCVVct7)(CO) and [Single Room View](/doc/single-room-view-PjnKvAlGex) (SRV), and in the [Camera Settings ](/doc/cameras-tab-8RMymSnjpT)(System manager).
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## Post-Processing Time of Mobile Recordings
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IMPORTANT: The processing time for certain videos may differ from the normal processing time.
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If the stream resolution does not change during a mobile recording, post-processing takes the **same amount** **of time** as for a video recorded with network cameras.
**Stream resolution** may change during recording if the **mobile device's bandwidth is unstable**. With adaptive streaming, the video stream's resolution **adjusts dynamically** based on available bandwidth. In other words, when the **internet connection slows down**, the streaming player automatically drops the resolution to keep the video playing smoothly.
If the video stream is recorded at different resolutions, **LearningSpace** must transcode it during post-processing, **increasing post-processing time** (*average: 1.5x the video length*).
## Additional information
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***Note:*** Since the mobile phone’s streams go directly to LearningSpace, there is no
· local storage of recordings on the phone;
· recording control on the mobile app;
· advanced camera selection (e.g., wide-angle, telephoto);
· flashlight control from the app;
· muting audio from the app.
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**iPads also support** the Mobile Recording feature.
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For more information, see:
@[https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-register-a-mobile-device-in-learningspace-vLboQ0WF55](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-register-a-mobile-device-in-learningspace-vLboQ0WF55)
@[https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-add-a-mobile-device-to-a-room-in-learningspace-zzbG1BmkwQ](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-add-a-mobile-device-to-a-room-in-learningspace-zzbG1BmkwQ)
@[https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-use-a-mobile-device-for-recording-in-learningspace-D8vY5Pdmaj](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/ent-hs/doc/how-to-use-a-mobile-device-for-recording-in-learningspace-D8vY5Pdmaj)
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**Documents**
- [Mobile Recording Feature & LS Anywhere](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/98968e95-ea87-414f-86f2-e0da773ea267/doc/mobile-recording-feature-ls-anywhere-3CnIkNhz4N)
- [Dark Theme in Recording](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/98968e95-ea87-414f-86f2-e0da773ea267/doc/dark-theme-in-recording-Uz55kjaE0k)
- [Center Overview - CO](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/98968e95-ea87-414f-86f2-e0da773ea267/doc/center-overview-co-YjriCVVct7)
- [Single Room View](https://kb.learningspace.elevatehealth.net/s/98968e95-ea87-414f-86f2-e0da773ea267/doc/single-room-view-PjnKvAlGex)