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Recording phone conversations - bug or a feature?

If during a phone call you start camera and start recording video, it will record audio of you and the person you are talking too. (tested it with wired headset)
Last time I've asked about a way record phone calls, I've been told it's impossible on android devices...
So is this a bug or a feature in ICS?

I would say it's a bug for the camera not checking that the phone is using the microphone/audio.
Android devices can record calls, sometimes you need a new kernel, sometimes just an app.
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If during a phone call you start camera and start recording video, it will record audio of you and the person you are talking too. (tested it with wired headset)
Last time I've asked about a way record phone calls, I've been told it's impossible on android devices...
So is this a bug or a feature in ICS?
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It's a bug. But a pretty cool one, Haha.

Is call recording possible on Nexus 5?

Is call recording possible on Nexus 5? Can you record both sides with a good quality?
Can somebody test any call recording app from the market, pls?
Cheers

qwerty1q said:
Is call recording possible on Nexus 5? Can you record both sides with a good quality?
Can somebody test any call recording app from the market, pls?
Cheers
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Anybody, please?

I'm also interested in this feature.
Do you have root? I'd recommend trying Call Recorder by Skvalex and seeing if that works. It's the best app for this, and he's usually supportive of getting these devices to work.
This is his app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder&hl=en

Anybody pls?

Can someone check it out please?
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I would definitely help if I had the device. Surely someone will come along and spare 5mins of their time testing this out as this is a requirement for many people.

On the same boat. I had Sanity working on SGS2 (Sprint) and it worked perfectly. However, on Nexus 5 it says "Sanity failed to start recording". I tried all the different recording modes.
This is a very important feature for me so I hope someone comes along and figures it out for all of us.
Thank you in advance.

Here is where you need to go to follow an active thread about call recording for various different phones. I've seen the Nexus 5 come up several times in that thread. It won't be long and there will be a solution.

giant22000 said:
Here is where you need to go to follow an active thread about call recording for various different phones. I've seen the Nexus 5 come up several times in that thread. It won't be long and there will be a solution.
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It seems there is already a solution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525475

I have just installed this to my rooted N5 and it works very well... clear, proper line recording...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.globaleffect.callrecord&hl=en
Well worth it to spend a bit to support the dev too, so buy the not-free one after verifying the free one works on your device.
Mark.

fredphoesh said:
I have just installed this to my rooted N5 and it works very well... clear, proper line recording...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.globaleffect.callrecord&hl=en
Well worth it to spend a bit to support the dev too, so buy the not-free one after verifying the free one works on your device.
Mark.
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I confirm that this is properly doing line recording :good: (vs. mic recording ) on my rooted N5. 30 days trial. Then it is €7/$10 I believe...

LGE didn't disable the call recording feature of Nexus 5 Android 4.4, so the phone can records calls, no root needed, almost all recorders work well.
I'm afraid Nexus 5 Android 5.0 is a different situation. We checked the "Android 5.0 Preview release", it disabled the call recording feature, no recorder works without root. Even after rooting the phone it's hard to find a recorder that works well, because SELinux prevents recorders to "fix recording problems". Recorder developers are improving their apps. Hope there is a good solution at the end.
Of course, several days later, maybe the "Android 5.0 Final release" enables the call recording feature, therefore all recorders work without root.

boldbeast said:
LGE didn't disable the call recording feature of Nexus 5 Android 4.4, so the phone can records calls, no root needed, almost all recorders work well.
I'm afraid Nexus 5 Android 5.0 is a different situation. We checked the "Android 5.0 Preview release", it disabled the call recording feature, no recorder works without root. Even after rooting the phone it's hard to find a recorder that works well, because SELinux prevents recorders to "fix recording problems". Recorder developers are improving their apps. Hope there is a good solution at the end.
Of course, several days later, maybe the "Android 5.0 Final release" enables the call recording feature, therefore all recorders work without root.
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hard to say. The call recorder I have used for years works for me on L, with fewer modifications than on KK. Yes it needs root, and to use root, don't we need to set SELinux to permissive in boot.img anyway?

rootSU said:
hard to say. The call recorder I have used for years works for me on L, with fewer modifications than on KK. Yes it needs root, and to use root, don't we need to set SELinux to permissive in boot.img anyway?
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Yes, of course. If SELinux is set to permissive everything is OK.
Updated 2014-12-11
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Please install the new version of Boldbeast Call Recorder V7.2, now following Nexus systems can record calls perfectly in two directions:
LGE Nexus 4 Android 4.3
LGE Nexus 4 Android 4.4
LGE Nexus 4 Android 5.0 Lollipop
LGE Nexus 5 Android 4.4
LGE Nexus 5 Android 5.0 Lollipop
Root is needed. Boldbeast Call Recorder

boldbeast said:
Updated 2014-12-11
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Please install the new version of Boldbeast Call Recorder V7.2, now following Nexus systems can record calls perfectly in two directions:
LGE Nexus 4 Android 4.3
LGE Nexus 4 Android 4.4
LGE Nexus 4 Android 5.0 Lollipop
LGE Nexus 5 Android 4.4
LGE Nexus 5 Android 5.0 Lollipop
Root is needed. Boldbeast Call Recorder
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I installed the latest version from store yesterday (7.4 GP) for my rooted N5. Settings chosen were as below:
- Record Mode: 1 or 5
- Tune Special: No
- Change Audio Controls: Yes
- Change Audio Driver: No
It worked but the voice of other person is not clear, its very shrieky. My voice is clear though. Is that a known issue and do we have a solution for that?
Thanks.
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crypticlight said:
It worked but the voice of other person is not clear, its very shrieky. My voice is clear though. Is that a known issue and do we have a solution for that?
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Other Nexus 5 users reported the settings worked well.
If you enable the "Tune Special" option does it have any change? If the problem is still there please click the "Call Settings - Fix Recording Issues - Ask New Parameters" item in Boldbeast Recorder to send hardware log files to us, let us have a look at them. Thanks.

boldbeast said:
Other Nexus 5 users reported the settings worked well.
If you enable the "Tune Special" option does it have any change? If the problem is still there please click the "Call Settings - Fix Recording Issues - Ask New Parameters" item in Boldbeast Recorder to send hardware log files to us, let us have a look at them. Thanks.
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Sent. Thanks.
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2 way call recording on non rooted Nexus 5 is disabled by the manufacturer.
There is no way to overcome this without rooting and the "best" workaround would be to turn the speaker on when recording calls.
For rooted Nexus 5 devices, many recording apps will enable 2 way call recording.
You can try our Jit Call Recorder app.
It was developed on various devices including rooted Nexus 5 and it records both sides of the call, including calls made with Bluetooth connected.
This is a fully functional version of the app limited only by the amount of displayed recordings and the ability to delete recordings. If you find it suitable, you can purchase a license in a small price of ~ 1$.

On my rooted Nexus 5 it does not work. I have tried all the recording methods (mic, audio in, etc)

norad73 said:
On my rooted Nexus 5 it does not work. I have tried all the recording methods (mic, audio in, etc)
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Are you referring to Jit Call Recorder?

[Q] Recording phone calls.

Hi.
I tried many app on our phone but none seems to work fine.
Last time it was ACR (red/white icon) and had some issue like after 15-20 s. of answered call I could't hear the person on the other side.
Can anybody advice good apk and would be great if can record from line in (not microphone).

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/record-your-phone-calls-with-incall-recorder/
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mazak23 said:
Hi.
I tried many app on our phone but none seems to work fine.
Last time it was ACR (red/white icon) and had some issue like after 15-20 s. of answered call I could't hear the person on the other side.
Can anybody advice good apk and would be great if can record from line in (not microphone).
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demkantor said:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/record-your-phone-calls-with-incall-recorder/
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I made mistake, it was ICR not ACR, so with InCallRecording I have some issue like I said before.. anybody have similar?

Call recorder using line (for SGH-T699)
mazak23 said:
I made mistake, it was ICR not ACR, so with InCallRecording I have some issue like I said before.. anybody have similar?
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Any progress on this? I still can't find a single app that can record calls using any option within any app.

I'm using ACR now, so far is fine, but sometimes cannot record either of party voice, but over 90% of records are OK.

mazak23 said:
I'm using ACR now, so far is fine, but sometimes cannot record either of party voice, but over 90% of records are OK.
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What settings are you using? I can't seem to get it to record.

thapar said:
What settings are you using? I can't seem to get it to record.
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Look.
But unfortunately sometimes it not recording myself, I am trying to change some settings.

Working Call Recorder FOUND!
Call Recorder by Skvalex works 100% of the time for incoming and outgoing calls and uses the line (not the speaker) for recording. I have tried numerous call recording applications, but this is the only one that works for the Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G (SGH-T699). This will require root.
1) Install https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skvalex.callrecorder (costs $10, or test it first using the time-limited trial from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21317161)
2) In the application, click the Menu button, go to Settings > Recording > Device menu, select the Qualcomm MSM8960 chipset.
In the future, our phone's model may be put in this list for convenience, but choosing the chipset is anyway functionally equivalent.
3) Select CAF as the "Recording Method". (This option requires root)
4) Disable the "Delay before start recording" for Incoming and Outgoing calls.
4) Enjoy.

Best App to Record Calls?

Hi, I've tried using many apps but they don't seem to be good at recording the person on the other end of the line.
The app I'm currently using is https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.globaleffect.callrecord&hl=en
In the recordings I can only hear my self speaking perfectly, not the person on the other line.
Are there any apps that record both people perfectly?

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I use Call Recorder by Skvortsov. It works great for me, but your phone has to be rooted. I have tried several others but this the only one that worked. If your phone isn't rooted then there aren't any apps that work with the nexus5. Hope this helps.

I'm on lollipop. If I root it will it cause me issues receiving updates in the future?

Austexcat said:
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I use Call Recorder by Skvortsov. It works great for me, but your phone has to be rooted. I have tried several others but this the only one that worked. If your phone isn't rooted then there aren't any apps that work with the nexus5. Hope this helps.
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I've been using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder&hl=en It doesn't feature any particularly elegant design, but it has worked reliably for me every time. I don't think there's any recorder that will be "good" at recording the party at the other end -- but this does catch them and, if you pump the volume a bit, they're clear enough. This one is also free.

Best call recorder
The call recorder I spoke about in an earlier thread does great at recording both sides of the conversation. There are several settings for it. The phone can either record all conversations or you can have it ask you after every call whether you want to save or delete. It is really an excellent app. I've been using call recorder apps for my last two android phones. My last one was a Note 1. The problem is Google did something to Kit Kat that doesn't allow these apps to work properly without rooting the phone. I wish they would correct this problem. The main reason I root my phone is for the call recorder. I need it for business.
You will still get updates if you root the phone, but you will lose root on major updates. There are ways not to lose root on the lesser updates like small fixes to problems in the software. But you will lose it on the major updates. I haven't updated for KitKat to Lollipop yet because a some of the apps I use a lot don't seem to be working with the update. I'll wait until it gets fixed.

Call recording.... jOnePlus Tools does it work on OP7 Pro?

I absolutely need Call Recorder on OP7 Pro... coming soon from Poland
jOnePlus Tools is still working?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.jroot3d.joneplustools
Any other solution?
Tks

this is a great question
Last time I checked, Pie disables the ability to record your conversations using the earpiece and microphone but still works using the speakerphone. I record my conversations as well using the S9 Plus on Oreo. When I upgraded to pie, the recording stopped. So I had to downgrade and find another solution to have the latest software and the abilityto record. Another way to record using the earpiece and microphone audio source is through unlocking your phone so I heard. I couldn't unlock my S9 Plus as it's the Snapdragon variant can't be unlocked for who knows what reason since it is my phone.
The play store updated its policy as of March 2019, forbids apps to record/gather the caller ID. This could be corrected by installing a version of the app before the policy took effect

Does the built in screen recorder capture call audio, I wonder... ?

jgoedhard said:
this is a great question
Last time I checked, Pie disables the ability to record your conversations using the earpiece and microphone but still works using the speakerphone. I record my conversations as well using the S9 Plus on Oreo. When I upgraded to pie, the recording stopped. So I had to downgrade and find another solution to have the latest software and the abilityto record. Another way to record using the earpiece and microphone audio source is through unlocking your phone so I heard. I couldn't unlock my S9 Plus as it's the Snapdragon variant can't be unlocked for who knows what reason since it is my phone.
The play store updated its policy as of March 2019, forbids apps to record/gather the caller ID. This could be corrected by installing a version of the app before the policy took effect
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I'm leaving Samsung for the same reason.....

Elnrik said:
Does the built in screen recorder capture call audio, I wonder... ?
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Wow !!! what incredible idea !!!
I hope someone can try and tell us something good.
Maybe some mod or trick ...

I'm using Call Recorder from Skvalex, and also enabling built in call recording with the adb command worked also. But +1 for the Call Recorder app.

hvihavai said:
I'm using Call Recorder from Skvalex, and also enabling built in call recording with the adb command worked also. But +1 for the Call Recorder app.
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I tried Cube CR ... It works a bit, but mostly it doesn't record when a BT headset is connected ...
I think Skvalex also has the same problem.
Do you confirm enabled the native call recorder?
Is the ADB procedure the same as OP6T?

The OOS Magisk module works like a charm (GM1913 Op7Pro). Simply install, reboot, enable auto record in stock dialer app and done :good:
(Edit: only tested the phone earpiece/mic, no Bluetooth or other ways tested).

rovral said:
I tried Cube CR ... It works a bit, but mostly it doesn't record when a BT headset is connected ...
I think Skvalex also has the same problem.
Do you confirm enabled the native call recorder?
Is the ADB procedure the same as OP6T?
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Have not yet tried bluetooth, but is not a problem for me, I use bluetooth very little. But will try bluetooth later.
I enabled (and tried) native call recording once, but not anymore.
Adb procedure was the same as op6t.

Pfeffernuss said:
The OOS Magisk module works like a charm (GM1913 Op7Pro). Simply install, reboot, enable auto record in stock dialer app and done :good:
(Edit: only tested the phone earpiece/mic, no Bluetooth or other ways tested).
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Be patient, it's my first OP.
You could explain, step by step, from the beginning what should I do?
Or some links for any tutorial.
Thank you very much.

Call Recorder from Skvalex here too.
BT recording works, but you can hear mostly your voice, and the remote party is more like a white noise. Also, I installed the version from official site, because play store version can't show numbers due Google's new policy.

r0gger said:
Call Recorder from Skvalex here too.
BT recording works, but you can hear mostly your voice, and the remote party is more like a white noise. Also, I installed the version from official site, because play store version can't show numbers due Google's new policy.
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I'll try it....
Thank you...

r0gger said:
Call Recorder from Skvalex here too.
BT recording works, but you can hear mostly your voice, and the remote party is more like a white noise. Also, I installed the version from official site, because play store version can't show numbers due Google's new policy.
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Nothing to do for me with Skvalex... no recordings when my Jabra Storm connected. Just my voice.
Anyway I have enabled the Native call recorder, via ADB procedure. It works flawlessly...
Thanks to @hvihavai

hvihavai said:
Have not yet tried bluetooth, but is not a problem for me, I use bluetooth very little. But will try bluetooth later.
I enabled (and tried) native call recording once, but not anymore.
Adb procedure was the same as op6t.
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Ok, bluetooth not working well, but this is ok, I rarely use bluetooth.

rovral said:
Nothing to do for me with Skvalex... no recordings when my Jabra Storm connected. Just my voice.
Anyway I have enabled the Native call recorder, via ADB procedure. It works flawlessly...
Thanks to @hvihavai
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Do you have a link to how i go about doing this? Thx

equlizer said:
Do you have a link to how i go about doing this? Thx
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Here you are:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/themes/app-enable-call-recording-boot-t3634292
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=PPsyUA6CLr4

This will also be coming as a toggle-able feature in an upcoming custom ROM.
It will basically enable to built in call recorder in the OnePlus phone app which you can then just enable in its settings.
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rav101 said:
This will also be coming as a toggle-able feature in an upcoming custom ROM.
It will basically enable to built in call recorder in the OnePlus phone app which you can then just enable in its settings.
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Thanks mate, I will look forward to this work!!!
How long will it take?
Can you keep me informed in this thread? thank you.

rovral said:
Thanks mate, I will look forward to this work!!!
How long will it take?
Can you keep me informed in this thread? thank you.
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Hopefully in the next few days.
I'm just a tester for the ROM but the good work is done by @mwilky. You can have a look over his ROM (Renovate ICE) in the OP6 and OP6T forums to get a sense of the types of things you can do with this specific ROM.
Fun times ahead!!
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rovral said:
Here you are:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-5/themes/app-enable-call-recording-boot-t3634292
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=28&v=PPsyUA6CLr4
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The problem with this and non root is that u have to run adb everytime unreboot. But it seems to worm perfect