Cannot use camera while recording Voice Memo on iPhone

Recently I noticed that when I am recording a Voice Memo, I cannot simultaneously record with my camera. I used to be able to do this as I like to audio record concerts that I attend and capture a couple videos throughout the show. A change seems to have been made within the last year because I’ve got full concert recordings from October 2025 that I took videos during, but recordings from this year were cut short when I recorded a video. Does anyone know if there is a way around this?

I am on an iPhone 17 Pro Max running iOS 26.6.1

Posted on Nov 9, 2026 12:18 PM

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lobsterghost1

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Nov 9, 2026 12:26 PM in response to itsxbelle

There's a distinct difference between recording a video in a concert than making a voice recording using the Voice Memo app. You can't be using the Voice Memo app, then simultaneously try to open the camera. And I'm about 100% sure what you're trying to do was never a permitted feature in the first place.