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7 ways to start recording when your phone is across the room
By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026
Short answerSelf-timer, a Bluetooth shutter remote, an Apple Watch camera remote, wired earbuds' volume button, voice control, a hand gesture in apps that support it, or a second phone as a remote.
- Self-timer: free, built in.
- Bluetooth shutter: cheap and reliable.
- Apple Watch: the Camera Remote app shows the view on your wrist.
- Wired earbuds: the volume button can act as a shutter in the Camera app.
- Voice: some apps support voice commands.
- Hand signal: apps can start a countdown when they see an open hand.
- Second phone: apps can turn another device into a monitor and remote.
Music Wide Selfie has Hand Signal and volume-button capture, and voice control, Remote Director and Apple Watch Director built and still being tested.
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