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How to Record Calls on Your Android Phone

Have an important phone call coming up and want to save it to reference later? You can record both incoming and outgoing calls on your Android phone with the right app.

Want to record phone calls on your Android phone? Google’s mobile OS doesn’t come with a built-in voice recorder, but there are other options. You can use an external recorder or Google Voice, but several third-party apps will allow you to record all phone calls—incoming and outgoing—under the right conditions.

Android Limitations

Those conditions vary. In Android 9.0 Pie, Google added limitations that prevent many apps from recording your phone conversations. The apps may seem to work, but when you play the recording, there’s only silence. In my testing, however, the apps I tested recorded the conversations on my Android 9 phones but not on my Google Pixel phone with Android 10.

Some people have found workarounds to Google’s block, such as changing the audio source or format, turning the speaker volume as loud as possible, recording manually instead of automatically, and even rooting their phones. Also, certain apps may work on specific phones and not on others. So your mileage may vary compared with mine.

Rumors have been floating that Google will add a call-recording feature in a future flavor of Android. But until then, you’ll have to rely on third-party apps compatible with your version of Android.

Meanwhile, because of privacy issues, Google no longer allows calling apps to access the call log to identify the caller. That means each call you record through an app shows up as coming from an unknown caller, even if the caller is in your contact list. In this case, your best option is to rename the recording if the app will let you or store the recording elsewhere as an MP3 file, where you can then rename the file to identify the caller or conversation.

Finally, let’s discuss the elephant in the room, namely is it legal to record a phone call, especially if you don’t ask the other person for permission? The answer to that question depends on where you live. US federal and most state laws allow phone recording if just one party (and yes, that can be you) gives it the okay. Some states, however, require both parties to give permission to be recorded. Other countries have their own laws, of course. To fully cover yourself legally, ask the other person for permission before recording the call.

Okay, now let’s check out some apps for recording your Android phone conversations.

Google Voice

With Google Voice, you choose a dedicated phone number through which incoming calls are routed to your mobile phone. After you set up your phone number and your Google Voice account, tap the app’s hamburger icon in the upper-left corner. Tap the Settings command. Swipe down the screen and turn on the «Incoming call options» to enable call recording. The limitation here is that you can only record incoming calls.

After you answer a call, press the number 4 on the keypad to record the conversation. A message announces that the call is being recorded, so be sure to get the other person’s permission beforehand. To stop the recording, press 4 on the keypad again. The recording is saved to your inbox, where you can listen to it or download it to your computer.

Call Recorder

Call Recorder from BACA Soft is simple to use as it can automatically record your phone calls. Open the app to check it out. The home screen offers four different categories for storing your call recordings—All, Outgoing, Incoming, and Important.

The app’s settings menu allows you to enable or disable Call Recorder to automatically record all calls, outgoing calls, or incoming calls. You can exclude specific phone numbers from recording, tell the app to prompt for a PIN when you open it, and change the file type for the audio recording.

To record an outgoing call, simply call the other party as you normally would. If you set up the app to automatically record incoming calls, you won’t have to do anything for them either. After the call is completed, open Call Recorder to view and play phone call recordings. You can then tag calls as important, delete them, or share them via email or social media.

At the home screen, you can tap the three-dot icon to delete a call, share it, view details on it, add it to the excluded section, or call the number. The free version of Call Recorder saddles you with ads. To escape them, you’ll have to shell out $3.99 for the pro edition.

In my testing, Call Recorder worked fine on Android 9. But on Android 10, the recordings were silent due to the limitations imposed by Google.

Automatic Call Recorder

Automatic Call Recorder from Appliqato is a simple but effective recording app. Before recording anything, it’s best to configure the app’s settings first in the Settings menu. Here, you can enable or disable the option to automatically record each incoming and outgoing call. You can also opt to record only certain contacts and ignore others.

Remember to choose an audio format for your recordings. After recording, the files can be sent to a service like Dropbox or Google Drive, if you set it up. There is also an option to turn on recording if you shake your phone.

If you leave automatic recording on by default, just make or receive a phone call, and the recording begins. After the call ends, open Automatic Call Recorder to view the recording. From the options screen, you can save the call as an audio file to your phone, add call notes, delete the recording, or share it via email, social media, and other services.

The free version of Automatic Call Recorder splashes ads across the screen. For $6.99, the Pro version puts the kibosh on the ads and kicks in other features. While Automatic Call Recorder worked well on Android 9, the recording on Android 10 was silent.

Call Recorder

Call Recorder from Lovekara is a simple but useful call recorder with a clean and stylish interface. Fire up the app, tap the three-dot icon and select Settings.

Here, you can set Call Recorder to automatically or manually record calls. Other options allow you to set the file location, change the recording source, and record automatically from your phone’s speaker.

Now, if you set the app to automatic, it will record incoming and outgoing calls from start to finish. Tap the recording when it appears onscreen to view it in the app. From the recording screen, you can play the file, save it to your phone, share it via email or other services, and delete the recording.

The app is free but does throw ads your way. This app also worked smoothly on Android 9 but delivered silent recordings on Android 10.

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XDA Basics: How to record phone calls on Android

There are times when you have to record a phone call. Whether you are interviewing someone or it’s an important call where you need to remember specific details, recorded calls can be very useful. After years of not offering any official way to record calls, Google now provides call recording support in its official Phone app. Some Android phone manufacturers also bundle their own solutions for call recording, and there are several apps in the Google Play store that offer support for the same. In this guide, we’ll talk about all the ways to record calls on Android.

Before we continue, it’s important to know that there are laws on recording phone calls. Make sure you follow your local laws and get the permission of other people on the line before recording any calls. In regions where call recording is illegal, the methods below may be disabled. Please double-check your local laws on call recording before proceeding, and always take informed consent of the other party.

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Record calls on Phone by Google app

The Phone by Google app offers call recording support in select regions. The recording support is also limited to certain devices that come with the Phone app pre-installed. So you can’t install the app from Google Play and get the feature. The app also notifies both the caller and the receiver that their call is being recorded.

There are two ways to record phone calls on the app — on-demand and automatic.

If you decide to record a conversation while you’re having it, look at the screen in the Phone app and you’ll see a Record button. Tap it and your recording will start. Once you’re finished, just tap on Stop recording or hang up the call.

To turn on the Always record feature on the Phone app:

• Open the Phone app.
• Tap the three dots icon to open more options.
• Tap on Settings and select Call recording.
• Under Always record, you’ll see two options – Numbers not in your contacts and Selected numbers. You can enable or disable both as per your requirements.
• You can also enable call recording for a particular contact by going into that contact’s details and by tapping Edit contact, and enabling Always record calls.
• To find a recorded call, just tap on that call in the call log.

Call recording on Google Voice

If you use Google Voice, you can enable recording for incoming calls, but there’s no support for recording outgoing calls in Google Voice. To enable call recording in Google Voice, you first need to enable it for your account.

• On your computer, open voice.google.com.
• Click on the Gear icon to open Settings.
• Select Calls.
• Turn on the Incoming call options.
• To record the actual call, simply press 4 while the call is taking place and everyone has joined in. You can tap 4 again to stop recording. The recordings will be available in the voicemail tab.

OnePlus phones

OnePlus’ Phone app comes with built-in call recording support. Like the Phone by Google app, the OnePlus app also notifies both the caller and the receiver that their call is being recorded. You can however disable this notification by going into the settings.

• Open the Phone app on your OnePlus phone.
• Make or receive a call.
• Swipe left to access more options.
• You’ll see a Record button. Press it and the recording will start. You can tap on Stop recording to end it.

You’ll find the call recordings in the call log or by going to individual contacts and seeing the call history.

Oppo phones

Oppo’s ColorOS offers a number of options for call recording, including the ability to record all calls. However, the support for recording all calls may not be available in all locations.

To enable call recording on your Oppo phone, navigate to the call recording settings using the following paths.

• On ColorOS 6.1 and above, go to the Phone app, then tap on the two dots icon >Settings > Call Recording.
• ForВ ColorOS 5.1 to 6.0, go to Settings > System Apps > Call > Call Recording.
• ForВ ColorOSВ 5.0 and below, go to Settings > Call > Call Recording.

Once you’re in the Call Recording options, you can choose to auto-record conversations from select contacts, record all unknown numbers, or record all calls. You’ll also be able to define the recordings storage limit. Moreover, you’ll find all call recordings under the Check Call Recordings option.

Samsung phones

Samsung Galaxy smartphones also offer built-in call recording support. It is however not available in all regions.

• To enable call recordings on your Samsung phone, open the Phone app.
• Tap on the three dots icon to open the menu.
• Tap on Settings.
• Under Call Settings, you’ll find the Record calls option — tap on it.
• Enable Auto record to record calls, and you’ll see three options – All calls, Calls with unsaved numbers, and Calls with specific numbers. You can choose one as per your requirements.
• You’ll also find the option to check the recorded calls on the Record calls screen.

Vivo phones

Vivo’s Funtouch OS also comes with built-in call recording support.

• To enable call recordings on Vivo phones, open Settings on your phone.
• Navigate to Phone > Call recording.
• Here you can enable it to record all calls automatically or record custom calls automatically (you can choose specific numbers).
• You’ll find the recorded calls inВ File Manager > All filesВ orВ Phone storage > Record.

Xiaomi phones

Xiaomi used to offer a built-in call recording feature in MIUI, but for a lot of new launches, the company has switched to the ‘Phone by Google’ app that may or may not provide call recording support, depending on your region. If you don’t have call recording support on your Xiaomi phone, you can try the third-party apps that we’ll mention later in the article.

• To enable call recording in Xiaomi phones that still come with a MIUI dialer app, open the Phone app.
• Make or receive a call, and you’ll see a Record button while the call is connecting/ or is connected. Tap on it to record the call.
• If you would like to automatically record calls, open the Phone app.
• Tap on the three lines icon to open the menu.
• Tap on Call recording.
• Now you can select to record all calls automatically, or calls from select numbers.

Call Recorder apps

If your phone doesn’t come with a built-in call recording feature, you can download one of the following apps to record calls.

Automatic Call Recorder

Automatic Call Recorder is one of the most popular call recorders on the Google Play store. It allows users to record all calls, calls from select contacts, and all calls except select contacts. There’s Google Drive and Dropbox integration as well for storing the recorded calls in the cloud. It’s free to download and use with ads.

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