Help Call Recording in Nexus 5

[rabers]

hi all,

i have a unrooted Nexus 5 (with android version 5.1.1). and I can't find even a single Call Recording App which works perfectly and record both side of the call and NOT via the speaker.
all apps record conversations ONLY via the microphone.
I've read that this is a known issue.
does someone know if there will be a solution (either from the apps dev side or the android OS side)?

 

[Thom]

That's too bad. I use CallX on a Droid Turbo under 4.4.4 and think it is great. It is just set to record everything and I go in and delete what I don't want after the fact.

Did you see the following in their description ...

Important notice about Automatic Call Recorder features:
- Due to hardware limitations recording function might not work properly on some devices. It is not malfunction of the application, please do not leave negative reviews and comments. You can also try to fine-tune audio-source on the Automatic Call Recording setup page.
- App may not function if other call recording applications are in use. Please close or delete all other recording apps.

... Thom

 

[rabers]

That's too bad. I use CallX on a Droid Turbo under 4.4.4 and think it is great. It is just set to record everything and I go in and delete what I don't want after the fact.

Did you see the following in their description ...

Important notice about Automatic Call Recorder features:
- Due to hardware limitations recording function might not work properly on some devices. It is not malfunction of the application, please do not leave negative reviews and comments. You can also try to fine-tune audio-source on the Automatic Call Recording setup page.
- App may not function if other call recording applications are in use. Please close or delete all other recording apps.

... Thom

as i said i have an UNROOTED Android 5.1.1 on Nexus 5.
no other recording app is installed
i have tried to change the audio quality and it didn't help.
what DID help was to change the audio source to Mic BUT that not what i was looking for.
(BTW, i'm not an android developer but it seems wired to me that there not a single app that can reach the audio data which being transferred by the voice call and also that either Nexus and call recording are that popular, yet, if you wish to record the call you need either to use the speaker or root your device which can affect your warranty)

 

[Thom]

Sorry I can't help. It works flawlessly on my un-root-ed Droid Turbo under 4.4.4 with no other recording apps installed.

... Thom

 

[Unforgiven]

Recording audible sound is different than capturing the audio stream of a communication device. The latter sounds an awful like wiretapping so it may have different legal classifications depending on the country and or state in which either party to a conversation reside. Heck, it may plain be illegal.

 

[funkylogik]

I remember in the old symbian days it was legal as long as there was an auditable "beep" at regular intervals throughout the conversation. No idea if that's changed or why I even mentioned it lol.. Guess I'm bored

 

[Thom]

I'm not a lawyer.

I believe that the use of the recording is what is controlled and not the act of recording. On the other hand perhaps you are talking about an area that has laws not based on logic.

Recent example ... doctor called and dictated two reference numbers to me while I was sitting in my car (not driving). I wrote them down. When I got home I found that perspiration had made them unreadable. Checking the recording I got the numbers without bothering him.

If I played that recording to anyone or used it in a legal transaction there might be a problem.

(CallX does not have an audible beep throughout the recording.)

... Thom

 

[rabers]

I'm not a lawyer.

I believe that the use of the recording is what is controlled and not the act of recording. On the other hand perhaps you are talking about an area that has laws not based on logic.

Recent example ... doctor called and dictated two reference numbers to me while I was sitting in my car (not driving). I wrote them down. When I got home I found that perspiration had made them unreadable. Checking the recording I got the numbers without bothering him.

If I played that recording to anyone or used it in a legal transaction there might be a problem.

(CallX does not have an audible beep throughout the recording.)

... Thom

Well
In my country, its legal to record any call as long as the recorder is a part of the conversation. For that reason I can record any call that's I'm having.

 

[Thom]

Welcome to Android Forums.

Interesting ... what country?

... Thom

 

[rabers]

Israel

 

[EarlyMon]

Really hard to do this with an unrooted Nexus - not so hard for many other phones.

Laws vary widely by jurisdiction, especially in the USA.

New Hampshire has a stricter law than most.

http://www.dmlp.org/legal-guide/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations

In any case, without root - and this is due to how the audio is implemented from the processor up through the drivers on a Nexus - I think that you're stuck.

 

[Thom]

Interesting.

The recordings are just for me and not to be released to anyone else or used to support a legal action.

The problem is that I cannot guarantee that. Worst case ... someone breaks in and steals the recording and publishes it to the world. The other person on the recording with me said something that was irrelevant to me but cortical to his/her business and it was released to the world. He/she then sues me for damages.

I turned the record all option off and deleted existing recordings.

(I grew up working in my father's grocery store ... I can remember when packages converted to "sealed for your protection". Oh well.)

... Thom

 

[EarlyMon]

Even though I don't always need to, I ask first, confirm, and then confirm while recording.

Nothing worse than getting some critical call in an airport asking for a contract change.

And then I usually give them a copy of the recording. Everyone gets some protection from miscommunication.

Great business aid for people who can't wait to coordinate in writing first.

 

[funkylogik]

So can I take this opportunity to ask for opinion of the best call recorder that just runs in the background, doesn't need started and maybe emails the recording to me? (non nexus device)
Cheers
(i remember an app that worked perfectly on symbian s60, Total Recall

 

[Thom]

The one that was mentiones before ... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smsrobot.callrecorder&hl=en ... AKA CallX ... that apparently is not an option for the Nexus 5.

The e-mail would need to be something like Tasker to detect the presence of a recorded file and then e-mail it to the address you setup.

... Thom

 

[funkylogik]

Cheers Thom

 

[funkylogik]

Call x doesn't seem to be working for me. Is it because I haven't gone premium?
I have it set to auto record any call, just rang my phone top up number and nothing was in the "all calls" or "favourites" tabs...

 

[funkylogik]

Ok when I set it to wav instead of mp3 it seems to record but won't play.

 

[Thom]

On my Droid Turbo using premium I had ...

• Enable call recording
• Voice Call
• MP3
• Moderate 22kHz

... Thom

 

[funkylogik]

So how do I make the recording play from my screenshot above mate?
And mp3 doesn't seem to work for me

 

[Thom]

What device are you on? There is a problem with some devices.

... Thom

 

[funkylogik]

Oneplus One mate. Think I should mail the dev?

 

[Thom]

I think that would be a good idea.

MP3 doesn't work?

... Thom

 

[funkylogik]

Yup. I'll mail him tomorrow. Funkybedrime

 

[Thom]

Scotland? Way past bedtime.

... Thom