Recording phone calls on Android – A simple guide

Recording a phone call has always been a handy feature, as it allows you to remember what you discussed during the call. Apart from that, in day-to-day assignments we need to record phone calls, regardless of whether they are incoming or outgoing calls. It was simple to opt for call recording before, but now it is complicated due to the differences in phone company offerings

If you look at the current scenario, many smartphone manufacturers have an in-built call recording feature. Some companies offer Google’s Phone app, which lets you record any call. And all this results in confusion for users. Due to this concern, we have come up with this guide that will cover different ways to record phone calls on Android.

How to record calls on Android – Easy manual guide

We mentioned at the beginning of this article that there are numerous smartphone manufacturers featuring Google’s Phone app, with which you can record phone calls on your Android device. While some Android companies, specifically Samsung, have their own call recording feature.

All this confusion creates a big hurdle for users. This is because what would an ideal user do to record a phone call? What should be done if he has Google’s Phone app? What should be done if he has a Samsung phone or another smartphone company with its own call recording feature?

Following that note below we are about to share some instructions that will guide you in recording a phone call on Android. However, we will discuss both Google’s Phone App and Smartphone’s Own Recording feature. But Google’s Phone app has the majority of users, so we are starting with it.

Using Google’s Phone App

The Google Phone app was designed specifically for Google Pixels and later rolled out to numerous Android smartphones. The Google Phone app is now the default phone app for smartphone companies like Xiaomi, Poco, Realme, Vivo, and Oppo. Here we find that we can customize the call recording application for specific contacts. So without further ado, let’s learn how to enable call recording on Android.

Note: On reaching Step 5, you will ask for different record type options like always record, always record selected numbers and more. Use those options as per your preference.

1. Start by opening the Phone app on your device.
2. At the top-right, tap on the three dots menu.
3. Now head to the In-app settings.
4. Under settings, tap on the Call recording option.
5. Next, select Always record / Always record selected numbers (To enable call recording for specific contacts).
6. That’s it, call recording is now enabled on your phone.

Using Phone’s In-built Recording Feature

Some smartphones, such as Samsung, offer this option where users don’t need to install any additional apps for call recording. They have their own call recording feature which users can enable in the phone settings. It is not so easy for a newbie, so here are some steps that you can follow.

Note: Despite the fact that we have mentioned these steps for Samsung smartphones, it has been discovered that there are older Vivo, Oppo and other companies smartphones with call recording built in. In this case, smartphone users can follow these steps.

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1. On your smartphone, open the Settings app.
2. Under Settings, look for the search bar.
3. Now search for Call recording in it.
4. Tap on the first result.
5. Enable the Call recording option.
6. That’s it, you are done.

Besides that, if you want to record an ongoing call or an unknown caller, you can also do that. Whenever you are on an incoming, outgoing, or ongoing call, just tap on the “record” option displayed on the screen. You can listen to those recordings whenever you like by tapping that option.

Therefore, these are the easiest and quickest ways to record a call on an Android phone. You can record calls through third-party apps like Call Recorder: Cube ACR, however such apps aren’t useful today. If you still have questions, feel free to reach out below.

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