Una curious novelty of Android 11 is that screen recording it also works to record voice calls; a feature that is increasingly required by users to have in an MP3 file the different calls they make and receive.
This function is present in Pixel phones who already have version 11 of Android; that by the way you can download one of the Pixel 5 live wallpaper, Google Camera 8.0 of the same, Pixel Launcher of that version or everyone the remaining live wallpaper.
Recording screen to record call
Una One of the biggest novelties in Android 11 is having a screen recording natively that allows us to move from third-party apps; and again another one of those characteristics demanded by the community of users of this OS.
And if already in Android 10 we have been able use some third-party apps like ACR To record calls, when in Android 9 we have problems depending on the brand of the mobile, it is the big G itself that is boasting that the Android 11 call recording works for those issues.
We already teach you how to record screen on Android 11 y all the news in this major OS update most installed on the planet. So we will:
- Before or while the voice call, we extend the quick access panel with a downward gesture (don't miss this app to assign to one of these accesses the display of the next event)
- We look for the quick access call recording and press it
- Select the microphone as the audio source
- The countdown will start and recording will begin
- We press again to stop recording Of the call
Some drawbacks of this method
Of course, it is not done automatically as if ACR, an app that you have for Android and that from the Galaxy Store is the functional version for the Galaxy Note and other Galaxy. By not doing it automatically we have to record manually, although for some special occasion, and we understand that we do not have the need to record all calls, it is quite good.
Regarding the recording itself from a Pixel with Android 11, when using the screen recording the microphone as an audio source instead of the call, we need to activate the loudspeaker to hear the incoming call in the recording; and this can be an inconvenience if we are in a public place, so it is left to do it privately in the office or in our home where we do not have external noise.
Moreover, when getting a screen recording it also includes the audio, so we will need a third party app to extract the audio from the resulting file; We recommend this video of our colleague Francisco who shows you how to extract audio from that file.
Act quickly. take into account the legal issue in the country where we are, since not all allow the recording of calls. In Spain we can always do it with some specific uses. And while the Google Phone app allows call recording in some countries, here we still do not know if we can use it safe from an update that arrives.
Now we have experiment as the new Android 11 version arrives to the rest of the brands if screen recording works while we are on a call; in fact we can opt for the One UI 3.0 beta for the Galaxy S20 o OxygenOS 11 on the OnePlus 8.
A great alternative for those who have the need to record calls and they do not have the option of the Phone app on their mobile by default.
