1. A method of recording data at a wireless device, comprising: receiving a record command that instructs the wireless device to initiate a device recording while the wireless device is performing an application-specific activity for a given application configured for execution at the wireless device; selecting a frame-capture rate for the device recording that is based upon a visual change rate of visual data for presentation on the wireless device in association with the application-specific activity; generating the device recording by recording, in response to the record command, media output data including device screen capture data that is rendered at the wireless device for presentation thereon at the selected frame-capture rate; and sharing the device screen capture data with a social network.