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[q] call recorder

hi.
i was looking for a automatic call recorder application for the last couple of days but nothing was working on the milestone.
i need something that does not turn the speakerphone when doing the recording.
everything i found was either not working or crashed.
can you recomend anything?
thanks.

Apparently direct recording is not possible. Only the "from speaker into microphone" kind is available.

Unfortunately this is not possible on our milestones. I dont know exactly why, but probably something in the moto Kernel that prevent us from doing that.

Call recorders won't work on rooted MT7-TL10

Hello all,
I have recently updated my MT7 to Android 6.0 B560, and it's currently rooted, but none of the call recorders work, all record silence, meaning it appears that calls were recorded, but when I play them on any player they're empty, just silence for the whole duration of the call.
This was the case even before I updated it, it was also rooted, but call recorders used to work until a few months ago where none was working.
Any idea what's causing this? Or how to fix it?

Is call recording still out on Pie?

I downgraded back to Oreo in the beginning of the year. I disabled software updates to keep my third party calling intact.
I need to be able to record calls in my work to use that information later in stories. It is essential to record calls if I'm driving, etc at any time.
I haven't checked in a while. Is Pie still disabled for call recording? I thought at some point they would enable it.

It depends on which region of Note9 you have. Mine is from Thailand and I have recording option. If you have international Note9 then you can activate call recording with Thai simcard(there is a topic about this you can search).

To have it... you should be rooted first and then CSC needs to be modded not just enabling call recording but enabling all other hidden options completely

Can I do call recording on the Pixel 4 XL?

Can I do call recording on the Pixel 4 XL? I currently have a Samsung Note 9 SM-N960U1, the first non-rooted phone I've ever had. I love the phone except I have to hide it from upgrades and the Playstore or I will lose my call recording which I depend on. I have a friend who is looking for a phone and also needs to do call recording and I'd like to get him something he doesn't have to jump through hoops with to maintain call recording like I have to.
Thanks!

With a stock Pixel 4 ther is no recording that I'm aware of. Maybe third party apps can do this..

matlear said:
With a stock Pixel 4 ther is no recording that I'm aware of. Maybe third party apps can do this..
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- Everything worked flawlessly for years with 3rd Party apps like ACR. Accountants, attorneys, IT people, and anyone who charges for support time used it for documentation and billing.
- Android 9 made call recordings very poor quality, so people reverted to 8.1 but then providers clandestinely did force upgrades to get them on a new boot loader so they can't go back. Users flashed the generic and then turned things off that you cannot with any of the vendor firmware with ADB and did APKs through APK pure instead of the playstore. They announced that they were going to kill call recording altogether in Android 10.
- March of 2019 the Playstore rolled out an update that destroyed the ability of any app to integrate with contacts and history. The world went nuts talking about law suits, etc. They tried sneaking things in through Wi-Fi so users stopped using it to preserve their call recording.
- OnePlus, Xiaomi, and Huawei make sure to include this feature on their build of Android, it is not available on stock Android.
- Now Android 10 comes out and says it added call recording back. What I don't know is if this enables it to work again with 3rd party apps, only on Exynos, only on... etc. Since this phone doesn't have a locked boot loader and can be rooted, that helps, but it's too new to be able to go back to Android 8.1. So what I'm wondering is if people here have call recording working with the Pixel 4 XL. Maybe I just need to get a OnePlus, Xiaomi, or Huawei.

Call recording works perfectly with root but I'm not entirely sure about stock. I use call recorder by skvalex. I haven't looked at the thread lately but I seem to remember that his app did work on stock. I think the recording quality might be reduced though. Here is a link to his thread if you want to check it out. It comes with a free trial and then there is a one time purchase to continue use. I've been using it for years and highly recommend it.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441643

murphyjasonc said:
Call recording works perfectly with root but I'm not entirely sure about stock. I use call recorder by skvalex.
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That's what I need to hear. I love my Samsung Note, but before I steer someone else to one and the misery the Playstore and Samsung and Android have caused me, I'd rather give him a better option. The Note 9 is my first phone without root and it has been misery. It has been nothing but sneak attacks by Verizon and the playstore, etc.

As of now I'm happy with the Pixel phones as I was with the Nexus line before that. I used to just get my phone from my carrier (Verizon) before I switched to Google Fi. At that time I always bought the latest Samsung device and jumped through hoops to get root. Root is easy to get and maintain now. I might not always buy a Google device but I will always buy from an OEM that allows bootloader to be unlocked.

>but I will always buy from an OEM that allows bootloader to be unlocked<
Those are wise words. I regret buying the SM-N960U instead of the SM-N9600, and I could use the second SIM. I wanted Samsung Pay for traveling. It was totally not worth it. Because the Note 9 could do what I wanted at the time I figured I didn't need it anymore. Shortly thereafter, the unholy trinity (Android, Verizon, and Google Play Store) sabotaged our phones. I flashed them with the U1 firmware so I could shut things off. We did not use Wi-Fi, turned off all updates from the play store, and all security updates on the phone with ODIN. APKs were from versions prior to March, 2019/911. One day I was the one who connected my phone to a USB port on a computer with Internet access by accident. Within seconds I received a message my phone had been updated. They sabotaged it again. Call recording still works, but they destroyed the audio on the camera and voice recorder we use to take notes at meetings, and screwed up my VOIP calling. Now I must re-flash it and set it up again. We need is good call recording. For us, call recording is our note taker, documents conversations for invoicing detail and time, and allows us to not write and drive at the same time. It integrates with CRM so we can check previous conversations, and voice-to-text. It has enabled us to collect several double-digit 10s of thousands of dollars owed to us to enforce contracts. In 2019 they destroyed even the history, which we had to recover and manually re-index. The update I just got? Most likely spyware. Now it says my phone is in a call when it isn't. Only 15 out of 50 states still require two-party consent, and after recent court cases, effectively 13. Their security updates are far more likely for THEIR security, not mine. They record ALL of your conversations, not just meta data, leaving them the only ones privy to them. The reason I know is they tried to hire me in the late 90's, prior to 911, to do precisely that. That begs the question, do you trust the caretakers of the information? So another reason to record your calls is to have the ability to prepare a proper defense should the need arise. Now a relative is going into business and sees the value of recording his calls. He likes what we have, but we don't, and after what just happened, I'm assembling options for him and us.

Call recording without root?

Call recording is important to me. In the past I've always rooted my phones and used @skvalex's app which is amazing.
For the first time, I'm considering not rooting because I want Google Pay and system updates to work smoothly. I know there are workarounds but they seem like a lot of trouble.
Has anyone found a good solution to record calls on the pixel without root?
I have the US version directly from Google.
Thanks!

The "workarounds" work well if you set it up correctly. It does indeed take some time to understand but once you know how, it's very simple to do it again later on.
Without root, you can only use call recorders that just record through the mic.
Only with root you can record both sides. I can also vouch for skvalex's app. I paid for the premium and never regret. It even records bluetooth calls both side.

and what is the workaround if i may ask?

It requires installing the skyvalex magisk module. The compromise is that you have to un-root with magisk to apply the monthly updates, but it's no big deal once you get used to it.
The one thing to be aware of is that phone calls made over wifi can not be recorded by any of the recorder programs so you need to make sure that wifi calling is off when you want to record.

yaconsult said:
It requires installing the skyvalex magisk module. The compromise is that you have to un-root with magisk to apply the monthly updates, but it's no big deal once you get used to it.
The one thing to be aware of is that phone calls made over wifi can not be recorded by any of the recorder programs so you need to make sure that wifi calling is off when you want to record.
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I literally just bought a pixel for recording with wifi calling because people said it worked when you're rooted. Are you saying even with root, you cant record wifi calling?

TBloop said:
I literally just bought a pixel for recording with wifi calling because people said it worked when you're rooted. Are you saying even with root, you cant record wifi calling?
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I recommended trying it out. On my Motorola phones, the Skvalex module did record wifi calls with the recording source set to "uplink+downlink"

Small update to those who are coming here afterwards:
I decided not to root after all, because to my surprise, I tried ACR Cube Call recorder from the play store, and on both cellular AND wifi calling, it's able to record both sides of the conversation! I was under the assumption that on most phones this wasn't possible. The quality isn't even that bad either..a little noise, but the volume of both parties is good, unlike my Galaxy S9+ which would record the other person at low volume, and only on cellular.
I am really happy about this since I dont have to worry about root and safetynet and all that BS. I should have the option, though.
FYI, I'm running my Pixel 4a 5G Unlocked, on Android 11, Security update March 5, 2021.

TBloop said:
Small update to those who are coming here afterwards:
I decided not to root after all, because to my surprise, I tried ACR Cube Call recorder from the play store, and on both cellular AND wifi calling, it's able to record both sides of the conversation! I was under the assumption that on most phones this wasn't possible. The quality isn't even that bad either..a little noise, but the volume of both parties is good, unlike my Galaxy S9+ which would record the other person at low volume, and only on cellular.
I am really happy about this since I dont have to worry about root and safetynet and all that BS. I should have the option, though.
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I've had good results with ACR. It can also handle WhatsApp and other app based calls.
One thing to keep in mind is that it will not work if you use a Bluetooth headset.