Recording calls on an iPhone has been a challenge for the longest time. It involved using third-party apps that were paid or purchasing an external accessory which was both expensive and impractical. Thankfully, with iOS 18.1, Apple has now provided users the ability to record calls natively. Moreover, you can even transcribe your call recordings, making it easy to quickly go through its contents. Here’s how to record calls on your iPhone with the tap of a button.
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- Which iPhones Support Call Recording?
- Record Calls on iPhone
- View Saved Call Recordings
- Transcribe Calls on Your iPhone
Which iPhones Support Call Recording?
If you want to record spam calls to report them or an important conversation with your loved ones, your iPhone has to be running iOS 18.1 or above. Here’s the list of supported devices:
- iPhone 16/16 Plus/16 Pro/16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15/15 Plus/15 Pro/15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14/14 Plus/14 Pro/14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13/13 mini/13 Pro/13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12/12 mini/12 Pro/12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max
- iPhone Xs/Xs Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE 2nd/3rd Gen
If you have any of the abovementioned devices, free up some storage space. Then, head to Settings -> General -> Software Update and update your iPhone to iOS 18.1 or above. Once done, proceed to the following section.
Record Calls on iPhone
Place a call to the required contact, or accept an incoming call. All you have to do is tap on the Call Recording button at the top-left corner of the call screen. When recording a call for the first time, you will be greeted with a welcome screen. Tap on Continue.
Your call will be recorded. If you wish to stop the call recording midway, hit the Stop button above the control buttons.
Note: When recording a call, both parties will hear an announcement that says “This call is now being recorded.” While you can disable the announcement on Android, you cannot do so on your iPhone.
You can also take notes simultaneously while your call is being recorded. To do this, tap on the Take notes on this call prompt that appears during the call. Then, tap on Continue to start typing.
The call recording automatically ends when you hang up.
View Saved Call Recordings
Once you end the call, you will receive a View saved call notification. Tap on it and you will be taken to the Notes app. Here, you can play the audio recording by hitting the Play button.
Transcribe Calls on Your iPhone
With Apple Intelligence, you can even transcribe calls on your iPhone and view the text version. Note that this feature is only available on iPhone devices with Apple Intelligence i.e. iPhone 15 Pro and above. Here’s how to access the transcripts of your call recording.
If the call recording is short, you can see the transcript right below the recorded audio within the Notes app.
However, if the recording is for a longer duration, you may have to manually instruct your iPhone to create a transcript. Tap on the recorded audio clip and hit the Transcript button at the bottom-left corner of the screen.
You will now see the transcript of the call recording. You can take it a step further by choosing the Summary option. This button uses Apple Intelligence to summarize the entire call recording into a few lines. Absolutely handy if you were on a call with your boss and wanted a quick highlight of your tasks. Think of it as an alternative to a ‘minutes of the meeting’ document.
If you ever want to view other call recordings, simply head to the Notes app and go to the Call Recordings tab.
After years of struggling and requesting Apple to add the feature, iOS 18.1 has finally made call recording easy for iPhone users. In fact, Apple also lets you save the recordings to the Files app so you can easily find and share them with your friends or colleagues.
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Sumukh has a knack for simplifying tech for the masses and helping consumers pick the right gadgets with his in-depth insights and reviews. He decided to hide his engineering degree in the closet to pursue his passion for writing. Over the past 6 years, he has contributed with guides, reviews, and detailed opinions to notable publications like TechPP, XDA-Developers, and Guiding Tech.
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