There has been a lot of confusion about recording calls for a long time. Is it legal or not, many have wondered? In recent times, a ruling by the Court of Cassation has dispelled all doubts: those who answer the phone implicitly accept the risk of being registered, so it is not necessary for those who register to ask for consent.
Recording a call on the phone between two people present but without the knowledge of one of them, therefore, is lawful and does not require any consent from the registered person, and not even an authorization from the judge or the police. According to the Supreme Court, illegal is the act of introducing a tape recorder in one room and going to another, effectively setting a "trap" for anyone who should speak in the vicinity of the tape recorder, making them believe they are free to speak. in total privacy. In recording calls from Android phones, therefore, no law is broken: here's how to do it for free.
How to record calls with the native app
Manufacturers of some Android smartphones factory-install an app that records calls on their models, so customers don't have to worry about looking for one on the Google Play Store when they need to record a phone call.
Each manufacturer implements in its own way the possibility of recording calls, so it is impossible to indicate precise steps to be carried out to keep the contents of a phone call in memory. Regardless of the individual items to be pressed with the finger, however, the principle followed by the producers is roughly the same.
So if it is impossible to provide precise indications on how to record calls with the native app that are valid for everyone, it is possible instead to give general indications to then slightly adapt to the brand and model of Android smartphone that you have.
Generally, in fact, after starting the call, simply touch the Record button to start recording the conversation on the phone. At that point, usually, the phone emits an audible alert to the interlocutors to notify both of the recording in progress.
At the end of the conversation it is sufficient to hang up to stop the recording, but if you want to stop it earlier, it is generally possible to do so through the on-screen button Stop, which could be named slightly differently - it is worth remembering - depending on the smartphone model .
How to record calls with third-party apps
If, on the other hand, the Android smartphone with which you want to record calls does not provide for the recording of conversations because it is absent or because the manufacturer himself, for some reason, has disabled it, do not worry: it is not difficult to fix it and it is also free.
Many will know the Truecaller app, and just as many will probably remember that the call recording feature was paid. There is good news: from version 12 of Truecaller the developers have enabled call recording even for users who are not subscribed to the service, therefore with a free profile. Convenient, simple and free.