Can’t you use a non-google app to do it?
I really hate Google dictating the use of two-party consent even in my one-party consent state. I have every right to record phone calls without having it play that message, but not the ability because of Google’s gatekeeping!
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
grue@lemmy.world 4 days ago
From pcmag.com/…/record-calls-on-your-android-phone :
Recording Limitations on Android
Google has never been particularly fond of call-recording apps for Android, at least not those from third parties. With Android 9, the company added limitations that prevented many apps from recording your phone conversations. The apps continued to work, but when you played the recording, you could only hear your end of the conversation—or complete silence.
Android 10 cracked down even further on these types of apps by blocking call recording via the microphone. In response, many app developers started tapping into Android’s Accessibility Service to record phone calls. But Google then updated its developer policy in April 2022 to state that it would not allow apps in the Play Store to use the accessibility service for call recording. That policy went into effect on May 11, 2022.
The company has even gone so far as to label call recording a type of spyware. “Behaviors that can be considered as spying on the user can also be flagged as spyware,” Google said in its developer policy. “For example, recording audio or recording calls made to the phone, or stealing app data.”
In the past, people were able to find workarounds to Google’s block, such as changing the audio source or format, turning the speaker volume as loud as possible, recording manually instead of automatically, and even rooting their phones. Others have since taken to sideloading call-recording apps through an APK file rather than downloading them directly from Google Play.
The version of Android installed on your phone also plays a role in all this. Apps on devices with Android 9 and earlier should still be able to record phone calls without bumping into Google’s latest restrictions. But apps on phones with Android 10 or higher that try to use the accessibility service may run afoul of Google’s new policy.
I’ve looked through the F-Droid repository for a call-recording app before, but didn’t find one that worked. It’s been a while, so maybe I ought to try again. Otherwise, I’m open to suggestions!
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Huh I didn’t know that. I’ve never had a reason to need to record a call but if I ever do that sucks. Fuck google
SeekPie@lemm.ee 4 days ago
Maybe this would work? It was updated 3 weeks ago:
BCR-GUI (companion app for the great BCR (Basic Call Recorder) Android application) f-droid.org/packages/com.github.nicorac.bcrgui/
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
You are correct, you have the right to be an asshole.
grue@lemmy.world 4 days ago
TIL augmenting my memory is “be[ing] an asshole,” but telling me that I don’t have the right to help myself remember isn’t.
actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
No, being the asshole is expecting other people to be recorded for your benefit - without first telling them so that they can consent. And then blaming Google for it.
grue@lemmy.world 4 days ago
You consented by calling me. Fuck off with this notion that you’re allowed to dictate what I am or am not allowed to do with my own property.