Saving your own live is easy enough, but most people want to save someone else's Tango live - a favorite creator, a friend, a host they follow. Since Tango keeps no replay, you need a tool that captures the broadcast. Here is what works.
The core idea
A Tango live is public while it airs, so saving someone else's live means recording that public stream before the host ends it. Your options differ mainly in how much effort and timing they require.
Screen recording (works, but you must watch)
Open the creator's live and screen-record it:
- Android: Quick Settings → Screen Record
- iPhone: Control Center → Screen Recording
This saves the live to your device, but only if you are watching it in real time, screen on, until it ends. Miss the start or get a phone call and you lose part or all of it.
Recfolder (records any creator automatically)
Recfolder is purpose-built for saving other creators' lives. You point it at any public Tango creator and it records their lives for you automatically:
- Open @tangorecordlive_bot
- Send
/watch usernamefor the creator whose lives you want to save - When they go live, Recfolder records the whole stream and delivers the MP4 to your Telegram
You do not have to be watching, online, or even awake. It records after detecting an available public source, within your plan limits. Detection and source failures can leave gaps or prevent a recording.
Why Recfolder beats manual capture here
- You rarely know when a creator will go live. Auto-recording removes the guesswork.
- No babysitting. The recording happens automatically.
- Clean output. No notifications or screen glare over the host's stream.
- Archive. If the creator's live was already captured, it may already be in the public archive - check before recording again.
A note on respect and rights
Public visibility does not establish permission to record. Check the creator's rights, platform rules and applicable law before saving a stream. Do not repost or monetize someone else's Tango live without permission. See is recording a Tango live legal.
Start saving a creator's lives
- Open @tangorecordlive_bot
- Send
/watchand their Tango username - Get their next live as a saved MP4
Related: best app to record Tango lives privately and how to record a Tango live.