In many places, recording calls with only one party present is totally legal. But in some places, you may face serious legal repercussions. Since Apple does not allow it natively, we have to use some workarounds to record phone conversations successfully. Now, let’s take a look at how you can do exactly that on your iPhone.
How to Record Phone Conversation on iPhone?
There are a couple of ways to record calls on an iPhone. But, before you go ahead, you have to check if it’s legal where you live. If your state requires both parties’ consent to record a phone call, you must get the other person’s permission. It’s even better if you can get it in written form. After you’ve made sure that recording is legal, you can use these methods to record your phone conversation on your iPhone.
Record It Using an External Source
The easiest way to record a phone call is by putting the call on speaker and recording it with another device. To record the conversation with another iPhone, you can go to the Voice memos app and hit the red Record button. Or, if you have Android as the secondary phone, you can use its built-in audio recording app. Alternatively, you can also use an external audio recorder for higher-quality audio. There are some audio recorders with a lightning cable that you can purchase. If you have an audio recorder with a 3.5mm input, you will need some other cables for a workaround. For this, you need the following cables.
Lightning to 3.5mm adapterY-cable 3.5 mm jack splitterAudio recorder with 3.5mm inputMale/Male patch cable 3.5mm earphones
To start recording with your audio recorder, you can follow these steps. After you’ve set this up, you can start recording through the audio recorder when you’re on a phone call. You may use earphones or wired headphones to hear the other party.
Use Google Voice
Google Voice is a telephone service that uses VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) numbers to make calls. This service is limited to a selected number of countries as it provides users with a US phone number. But, it does add a lot of features to your phone calls, including call recording. If you already have a Google Voice plan, you can follow these steps to turn on call recording. To record a call, you just have to tap 4 after a call has started.
Use a Third-party App and Call Recording Services
Apple does not allow any apps to record or listen to a phone call. It even blocks out its native screen recording feature when you’re on a phone call. So, these third-party apps perform a three-way call and record them. Basically, these apps work by adding another party to your phone call that records your conversation. The recordings get saved in the app. Also, the apps won’t automatically record calls; you will have to manually record before every call. It is a complicated process, but it works. Additionally, call recording services can record your calls on iPhones, Androids, and even landlines. Some of the reliable call-recording apps and services are listed below.
Rev Call RecorderTapeacallAutomatic Call Recorder (ACR)RecordeonVFC captureRecordiaPro
Does Android or iPhone Record Phone Calls?
Phone companies keep records of phone calls and text messages. However, they don’t record your calls unless the government asks them to. The government may ask phone companies to record calls of some specific individuals. But this happens with proper legal procedures. So, unless the government has listed your name for supervision, you don’t have to worry about it.
