A good dialer app for Android
Well, I am on the journey to find a good privacy respecting Android dialer app which also has the ability to record the calls regardless if it's saved or not. I guess that's a simple enough requirment PS: The device is unrooted.
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Simple Dialer
Koler
Do either of those record?
Do either of these record? It's like one thing I need. ..
Google killed call recording apps a year ago iirc
Call recording aside, the best combo I can recommend is simple dialer + yet another call blocker
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-killing-call-recording-apps-3155610/
The article is not that clear, is this just a policy for apps on the Google Play store, meaning apps from F-Droid and whatnot have no issue recording calls?
Pretty sure they pushed something system-level on Android too
Looks like that particular app was last updated before Google Play had updated their policy to prohibit using the accessibility API to record calls. Meaning that app description was probably referring to how Google had removed the API that this developer was using for call recording, when developers had not yet moved onto using the accessibility API workaround.
Oh ok, so there are apps to record calls?
I currently use this on my FP3 to record calls (Installed via a Magisk module)
It works pretty well, however OP do test with both bluetooth and wired headphones as those can be hit or miss. Also, sometimes Duo video calls are recorded and sometimes they're completely silent.
I still have it on my GrapheneOS Pixel
It's just in the main calling app, the standard 'phone' one. Possibly a Graphene exclusive.
The standard phone app on GrapheneOS does support it.
You just press "record call" it's one of the six buttons over the "end call" button. Not invisible at all
? For me it's right there, not sure what to say.
I see the setting, but how do you actually begin recording a call?
For me, on a phone call, there just is a button to start.
That really sucks to hear... I guess I am rooting my device sigh this is what happens if corporates take control of foss projects
Are there apps that can record calls on rooted phones?
Oh my, yes.
https://www.xda-developers.com/basic-call-recorder-magisk-module/
But...are Magisk modules safe?
I trusted them for years. But, imo, if your rooting your device what your looking for is more functionality and not more safety.
Well, not really. Once was like that and I used to change ROM, but I got fed up of all the problems, so now I'm OK with the Pixel stock ROM. By the way, my bad, the Xposed modules where not so safe to use. Thanks. I'll try the module.Clos
Would love to see any suggestions to this as well. I'm currently using Cube ACR for call recording but after some Android OS changes the recording qualify for the incoming line is horrible.
my hong kong infinix phone has this feature included in the main caller app.
Simple dialer kinda sucks if you have two SIMs. You can't set default sim per contact. I just end up using the default dialer.
Welefon and Simple Dialer
here https://gitlab.com/axet/android-call-recorder
I've tried this but alas No use, Both the receivers and my voice is not being recorded
oops someone else already posted that
Simple Dialer
It doesn't have recording capability?...