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Wondering if a couple of apps exist

Since there is a temptation to use open wifi sources with our phones, I was wondering if there is a firewall program that can protect the phone from the network it is connected to?
Also, does there exist a good call recorder program? Particularly one that you can set to record automatically based on caller id. I.e. if a call comes in (or is made) from a particular phone number as soon as the call is connected the recording starts.

Short answer no & no.

Unfortunately call recording in general sucks. I've only heard of apps that work with speaker phone. I'm told it's an os level design decision.

k2snowboards88 said:
Unfortunately call recording in general sucks. I've only heard of apps that work with speaker phone. I'm told it's an os level design decision.
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Yeah, could you imagine the problems if phone companies allowed anyone to record voice conversations.

I was about to argue with you and then I realized what you did. Nice.

How to enable two-way recording

Hello guys, new here
I do understand two-way recording is disabled in the factory setting.
Some apps offer two-way recording if I have my phone rooted.
The problem is some of my essential apps won't allow my phone rooted for security reasons.
The question is : is it possible to do this procedure?
1. Root
2. "enable" two way recording
3. Unroot
4. Now I can record my calls with any apps.
* Call recording is legal in my country, (South Korea) as long as I'm in the party. I'm a consultant, so I want to record calls to see if I've been doing the conversation in the right way. For good reasons! thank you in advance.

No such thing. You need this app. This records both sides from the phoenline. Its the only one that truly does .I use it.

Rooted Pixel 3 Users in the U.S.A., Please Answer a Question/Do a Test for me.

Hi,
I'm trying to figure what options there are for robust call recording apps on rooted Pixel 3's.
I'd like to know if a specific call recording application functions on Andriod Pie (or later) after rooting the device.
Here's the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder&hl=en_US
If those running a rooted OP6T would install the app and make a few calls I'd appreciate it.
Here's a number to Health and Human Services Office of Civil Right (all prerecorded menus; we won't bother anyone) to do test calls: (800) 368-1019
You may need to do some basic setup. Make sure call recording occurs automatically, or allow the overlay and manually engage the call recording.
For those willing to go to some effort, if at first the app doesn't work, the "Recording Settings" can be tweaked.
I don't know what the difference is between methods, other than that they change how the app tries to get voice data to record.
Can you hear both yourself and the the caller in the recording?
What recording settings were used?
What format did the recording save to (AAC/MP3/Wav?)
What is the sound quality of the recording?
Do any of the above change if you plug in a USB-C earbud/microphone or earbud/microphone attached via USB-C to 3.5mm/TRRS.
(note: bluetooth headsets have compatibility issues even on phones the app works; headset would need to be wired for this test, though info on Bluetooth would be nice if one is so inclined to provide it)
In the applications inbox for recordings, does the number or contact information show up, or is it listed only as "outgoing" or "incoming" call.
Alternatively, I'd be interested in any information/experiences rooted users may have with other call recording software. Such as Another Call Recorder - Unchained (https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.nll.acr). In particular, reliability and call recording quality (as good as 'the call').

LastQuestion said:
Hi,
I'm trying to figure what options there are for robust call recording apps on rooted Pixel 3's.
I'd like to know if a specific call recording application functions on Andriod Pie (or later) after rooting the device.
Here's the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder&hl=en_US
If those running a rooted OP6T would install the app and make a few calls I'd appreciate it.
Here's a number to Health and Human Services Office of Civil Right (all prerecorded menus; we won't bother anyone) to do test calls: (800) 368-1019
You may need to do some basic setup. Make sure call recording occurs automatically, or allow the overlay and manually engage the call recording.
For those willing to go to some effort, if at first the app doesn't work, the "Recording Settings" can be tweaked.
I don't know what the difference is between methods, other than that they change how the app tries to get voice data to record.
Can you hear both yourself and the the caller in the recording?
What recording settings were used?
What format did the recording save to (AAC/MP3/Wav?)
What is the sound quality of the recording?
Do any of the above change if you plug in a USB-C earbud/microphone or earbud/microphone attached via USB-C to 3.5mm/TRRS.
(note: bluetooth headsets have compatibility issues even on phones the app works; headset would need to be wired for this test, though info on Bluetooth would be nice if one is so inclined to provide it)
In the applications inbox for recordings, does the number or contact information show up, or is it listed only as "outgoing" or "incoming" call.
Alternatively, I'd be interested in any information/experiences rooted users may have with other call recording software. Such as Another Call Recorder - Unchained (https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/com.nll.acr). In particular, reliability and call recording quality (as good as 'the call').
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I am not going to do all of that, but Boldbeast (paid) is probably your best bet for a nice high quality recording but it requires a bunch of tweaking on a pixel running android 10.
I had absolutely 0 issues using it with my P3 on android 9, but once upgraded to android 10 the only way to get it to work (even with a magisk module they recommended) means losing your "Hey Google" and "Now Playing" auto-detect music feature within the OS (both which I like). So its either stick with Android 9 and have 0 issues, or upgrade to Android 10 and deal with a bunch of BS trying to get the Boldbeast app recorder to work. Google in android 10 is trying to block anyone from using a call recorder all together, they just want it this way. So, I digress.
My previous phone running Android 8 (which I use as a backup) has the app you listed, "Automatic Call Recorder PRO" (paid version obviously) and functions like a dream but its not my daily driver.
If I ultimately had to record a phone call, I swap my sim into that phone and have a nice WAV/MP3 file saved in the cloud.
TLDR; I have no real answer for you :laugh:

Supposedly Google is adding call recording into their phone app. I have not seen it yet.

Note10.1Dude said:
Supposedly Google is adding call recording into their phone app. I have not seen it yet.
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"With Google Voice, you press a button to start recording the call and then a voice comes on and announces that the call is being recorded. Everybody can hear the voice, so everyone knows that the call is being recorded."
The whole point to using a recorder app is so that someone doesn't know they are being recorded (this is legal is certain states, such as mine).
With an announcement "You are being recorded" kind of defeats the whole purpose. Unless maybe you are trying to keep questionable people honest over the phone with a .mp3 file/proof.
Maybe a Magisk/root hack would be able to turn off this message if google so-chooses to embed it that into the app.

Rumsfield said:
"With Google Voice, you press a button to start recording the call and then a voice comes on and announces that the call is being recorded. Everybody can hear the voice, so everyone knows that the call is being recorded."
The whole point to using a recorder app is so that someone doesn't know they are being recorded (this is legal is certain states, such as mine).
With an announcement "You are being recorded" kind of defeats the whole purpose. Unless maybe you are trying to keep questionable people honest over the phone with a .mp3 file/proof.
Maybe a Magisk/root hack would be able to turn off this message if google so-chooses to embed it that into the app.
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That's my conundrum as well. Legal for me to record. Moreover it's better to have an app automatically record all calls, and be able to organize them into a database with call notes to keep track of who and when. Half of my want to find a way to continue using the existing call recording app, is to preserve the existing database.

Rumsfield said:
"With Google Voice, you press a button to start recording the call and then a voice comes on and announces that the call is being recorded. Everybody can hear the voice, so everyone knows that the call is being recorded."
The whole point to using a recorder app is so that someone doesn't know they are being recorded (this is legal is certain states, such as mine).
With an announcement "You are being recorded" kind of defeats the whole purpose. Unless maybe you are trying to keep questionable people honest over the phone with a .mp3 file/proof.
Maybe a Magisk/root hack would be able to turn off this message if google so-chooses to embed it that into the app.
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Right, that would not be legal in my state.

Phone with Out of Box Call Recorder

Hi, can you guys recommend a mid to high end Android phone with a built in call recorder?
I know both Huawei and Mi phones used to have them until around 2018 / 2019. Now none of the new phones seems to have inbuilt call recording. For my job it is a must to have call recording.
Currently, I have my eyes set on Huawei P30 Pro because, people have told me this comes with both Google play services and inbuilt call recorder. Can anyone confirm this and is their anything more recent out there?
My budget is around USD 600 to 800.
Thanks very much in advance.

Anyone?

I bought an Infinix smartphone from india and its awesome for the purpose you are looking for. This phone has an excellent built in call recorder which not only automatically records call, but also each speaker gets separate (left and right) channels, so its super easy listening to who is saying what.
I know i am replying very late, but i thought better late than never.
In fact i was searching for built in call recorder for custom roms and haven't found any solution yet.

Question Call screening in unsupported countries

So if you live in a country in which it's not supported you don't have the option.
But I would like it, english will do Just fine as I talk English anyway when I pick up the phone.
Is it correct that the option availability is based on the sim origin (country)? If thats the case chances are slim to find a way around it.
Tried most things, like usa vpn, clear cache & data phone app, uninstalled phone update, updated. Nothing changes.

I'd be guessing no as Google say it depends on SIM.
From here:
Screen your calls before you answer them - Phone app Help
You can use Call Screen to find out who’s calling and why before you pick up a call. Call Screen works on your device and doesn't use Wi-Fi or mobile data. Calls answered by the Google Assistan
support.google.com
Screen your calls before you answer them​You can use Call Screen to find out who’s calling and why before you pick up a call. Call Screen works on your device and doesn't use Wi-Fi or mobile data. Calls answered by the Google Assistant incur carrier call minutes. Learn how Call Screen works with your data.
Where Call Screen is available​You can screen calls automatically on all Pixel phones in the US.
You can screen calls manually on Pixel phones in these countries:
Australia
Canada
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Spain
UK
US
Tip: Manual Call Screen is also available in the US and Canada on selected Android devices.
Tip: Manual Call Screen only works with a SIM card from the countries where Call Screen is available.

I just did some research on this subject, there are two options:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realnetworks.kontxt.voice
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ru.yukhlin.answeringmachine&hl=en_US&gl=US
#2 unfortunately requires some additional hardware and #1 will most likely have a terrible privacy policy

no root - cube acr
root - there are a lot of options in the forum

Thank you all for help, yes Root opens doors, but I live so remote that if I brick it I have big problem (would be without a phone for 6 weeks).
Cube acr I could try but feature not interesting enough for me to let other alien application handle it. Maybe interesting for other people.
I'm kinda annoyed with google treating us different, they just could release it everywhere but just limited to english or whatever. Same with call recording, it's legal in some countries like Netherlands but they find it more easy just to cancel it for whole europe? Why just not release it everywhere, if it is illegal to use (like crossing a red light) just don't do/use it. It's also illegal to scam people with phone, prank call cops etc etc... but yet possible to do with a phone. Which bright mind made it illegal anyway? Ridiculous, so many times companies told me lies on the phone to sell their products. And we can't prove it, on the other side they are allowed to record the call, which I understand with a contract being discussed. It should be a fair playground with each party being able to record.
The only reason I can understand why it is illegal is that this is politicians greatest fear, being recorded and that their crooked way of working is on tape and useable in court.

call recording is available without root, https://callrecorder.skvalex.com is a great solution I use it on grapheneos no root.

Does A13 still allow call recording thru Cube ACR? If not is there a way to switch dialers without root?

If you are a root user you can install GoogleDialerMod, just search it on Github. I activated call screening and call recording in Ecuador, that app is amazing.