How the call recorder program works. Call Recorder Pro Review

• Android application Call Recorder Unlock, version: 3.0 beta07.1, price: 399 rub.

There is also a demo version of this application (limited time of use, not functionality):

• Android application Call Recorder - SKVALEX (Trial), version: 3.0 beta07.1, price: free.

I admit that my memory does not always please me. I may forget something important that someone said just a moment ago, and there are reasons for this that, perhaps, are not worth discussing in this review, because it is much more important to learn ways to deal with certain inconveniences that you , dear readers, you can also encounter this every day.

For myself, I decided that I needed software that would automatically record all conversations, both incoming and outgoing, without exception. After all, I personally, unfortunately, never know exactly what information I will forget. These could be various work moments, or, for example, requests to buy certain goods in a store. You can, of course, call your interlocutor back, but this is not always convenient - in some cases I would prefer not to do this at all.

And this is where the Call Recorder software - SKVALEX - began to come to my aid, which I came to use after testing other applications that, for various reasons, did not suit me. Moreover, thanks to the hero of the review, I understood the root of some of the problems that I encountered in other recording software. But first things first.

To begin with, I should mention that I currently use the ASUS ZenFone 4 Max (ZC520KL) smartphone, my review of which you can find. Only now I purchased the 3/32 GB version, and even though there are more interesting ones for 9,000 rubles mobile devices, but I decided that the main thing is comfort, which I fully felt even while writing the review. So, in my new smartphone, initially during a conversation there is a button to record the conversation, and it would seem that you can simply press this button every time you make a call and you will be happy. But this is not my way - do not forget about my memory problems ☺.

Then, in the settings of the standard dialer, I discovered the auto-recording function, which always worked flawlessly. For a while, I decided that the problem had been fixed, but when I then played back the recordings, I heard an unpleasant overload for the ears, making it difficult to perceive the information. No, it won't work that way! Moreover, the quality settings changed practically nothing; on the contrary, it could only be made worse. By the way, here is an example of a recording made on a standard ASUS ZC520KL voice recorder, and, as the smartphone discussion topic on w3bsit3-dns.com showed, it’s not just me who is not happy with the sound.

Starting to study third-party applications, I, by chance, first of all tried to install ACR call recording, which, despite good functionality and a large list of recording methods, was not able to “absorb” even a single word that was spoken to me interlocutors on the other end of the line.

Next, I moved on to review Total Recall Call Recorder, which already perfectly recorded all conversations. The overload disappeared, but over time problems appeared again. So, when using headphones and after automatically locking the display, virtual buttons designed to stop and resume recording began to disappear from the call screen somewhere (this is the functionality of the application). There was also absolute silence in some sound files, which, of course, is unacceptable, since the dialogue was not being conducted on a telepathic level... You can also, of course, mention the not-so-nice interface, but this, against the backdrop of the previously described problems, looks rather as a subjective quibble that doesn’t affect anything.

You can record a conversation on Android using the built-in system tools or third party applications, provided that the manufacturer mobile device did not prohibit the use of this convenient function.

On Android there are no difficulties with voice recording: this feature is implemented in the system, and third-party developers are given access to the API. However, phone manufacturers in some countries may prohibit access to the voice recording feature. If you do not warn your interlocutor that you are recording your conversation with him on Android, he will not know about it. It’s easier for a manufacturer to remove auto-recording than to share responsibility for violating someone’s rights with unscrupulous phone owners. Manufacturers act in different ways:

• Remove the driver from the kernel.
• Disable the function in system libraries.

The ban can be circumvented by obtaining root rights and installing a different firmware. But it’s easier to buy another phone, for whose manufacturers recording any conversations on Android is not prohibited.

In firmware localized into Russian, it is usually possible to record telephone conversations. But only the author of the recording can listen to them without the consent of the interlocutor, in otherwise there is a violation of the right to privacy of correspondence, telephone conversations postal and other messages. Keep this in mind before you press the record button.

To see if the built-in recording tool works, make any call. On the bottom panel below the reset button there will be different icons: Speakerphone, turn on/off the microphone, etc. If you see a record button (red circle), click on it. Time will appear at the top. After the end of the telephone conversation, the recording will automatically stop. A message will appear on the screen indicating where the recorded conversation was saved. By using file manager go to the specified directory.

Third Party Applications

Even if you can record telephone conversations on Android phone built-in tools, special application will not be superfluous. The programs offer a choice of where to save conversations, sort audio files by date, phone number, name, allow you to set marks, etc. Let's see how to record a telephone conversation on Android using them.

One of the most popular applications for saving conversations. It is distributed free of charge, but contains advertising. To remove banners, you must purchase PRO version. By default, the application has automatic recording of all calls enabled. The main window of the program is divided into two sections: “Inbox” and “Saved”. The first section stores all incoming calls (their number is limited in the settings). The second section contains only telephone conversations that you specifically saved. You can play the recording directly from the Inbox tab to see if you need to save it. If you don't want to record your conversation, go to Settings and turn off auto mode records. The main thing is not to forget to turn it back on before making a call, the contents of which need to be saved, since manual mode recording does not start. Audio files can be sent directly to Dropbox cloud storage or Google Drive. In storage Google file ends up in the automatically created “Auto Call Recorder” folder. Immediately after completing the recording, you can make text notes on the file to quickly recall the content of the conversation. For the program to work correctly, a small preliminary setup is required, namely:

In addition, you can activate the automatic volume increase option to improve audio quality. In the “Filters” section, you can specify the size of the “Inbox” section, as well as set exceptions - contacts with whom conversations will not be recorded.

Recording calls/conversations from SMSROBOT LTD

The recording quality is not inferior to Automatic Call Recorder, and it is also possible to send the file to Google or Dropbox cloud storage. In addition, there is an audio PIN code protection feature. You can select individual contacts whose conversations will be recorded - in Automatic Call Recorder this option is only available in paid version.The sound source and quality are selected experimentally. The file can be saved in WAV or MP3 format. You can choose the storage location microSD card or internal memory, setting a limit on the occupied space. The downside of the app is not really convenient work with the file after the call ends. If you can quickly add notes in Automatic Call Recorder, here you first need to click on the entry, then select the add note icon and only then type the text.

The ACR app may not work on some devices (especially latest models Samsung smartphones with Android 6.0), so before you deal with its other settings, try choosing different sources sound to make sure it is functioning at all. Besides, in free version There are some functions that the above programs offer: storing files in the cloud, selecting specific contacts to record conversations. But in the settings there are several options that other programs do not provide at all - for example, choosing a mode (manual or automatic). You can set which contacts to record or not record, depending on whether the call is incoming or outgoing.

This is just a small part of the applications for saving conversations. IN Google Play You can find a dozen more similar programs, but first of all, look at these three applications, as they are distinguished by maximum functionality and receive mostly positive reviews.

The call recording function is not something unusual for Android, however, for its full functioning, you must have a special device on your smartphone. software, which is played by numerous mobile applications.

Technical limitations

Recording telephone conversations is illegal in some countries, so smartphone manufacturers often play it safe and disable this feature at the kernel or system library level, despite the fact that it is standard for Android. Therefore, the applications described below may not work for you.

There are two ways out of this situation:

• Use a different phone model, the creators of which are not so scrupulous in legal matters.
• Get root rights, and then install a custom kernel, which includes the necessary recording driver. This option does not always work, since one of the conditions is that the phone's chipset supports the selected kernel.

These are the main problems that arise when you need to record a telephone conversation on Android. However, to ensure their presence or absence, you must first download an application for recording conversations.

Call recording Appliqato (Automatic Call Recorder)

One of the most popular and downloaded applications for saving conversations is the program from Appliqato. It is distributed free of charge, but also has a Pro version, which includes several additional features. The main window of the program has two sections - “Inbox” and “Saved”.

In the first you will find recordings of all calls (their number is limited in the settings), in the second - only those conversations that you have saved.

The application does not require preset and starts working immediately after installation. You only need to indicate which cloud service to save the recordings to (Google Drive or DropBox).

By default, the recording mode is set to automatic, so when you make a call you will see a red dot at the top.

After the call ends, a notification will appear that you have one new entry. You can view it on the “Inbox” tab in the main application window.

If you do not want to record the conversation, turn off automatic mode in the settings. Don't forget to activate it again afterwards, otherwise the app won't work.

In addition to playback, you can perform the following actions with recording:

If you saved the recording and enabled synchronization with cloud service, you can find it on Google Drive or Dropbox. In the Google application, the file is located in the “Auto Call Recorder” folder.

Application Settings

The Appliqato call recording application has a convenient settings menu in which you can specify all the significant parameters of the program. In addition to the above possibility of deactivating the program, there are the following functions:

One of the most important sections of the settings is called “Filter” and allows you to specify the number of calls that will be saved in the “Inbox” folder, as well as configure the recording mode.

By default, the Record All mode is selected, but you can set it to ignore all contacts or only certain calls.

Other similar applications

IN Play Market you can find many applications that allow you to record a conversation on Android. They work according to the same scheme and differ mainly in the quality of communication and the presence of additional functions.

Call recording (Clever Mobile)

This program for recording telephone conversations has similar functionality to Appliqato, but differs in some features:

• Recorded conversations can be blocked from being automatically deleted.
• Ability to specify channel mode – mono or stereo. Sometimes it helps to improve the recording quality.
• Supports 3GP and MP4 formats.

Sending recordings becomes available only after purchase full version, which is a significant disadvantage compared to Appliqato. In addition, the Clever Mobile application rarely works immediately after installation: on different models have to select optimal settings.

Call recording (VictorDegt)

The program has another name - “Call recording and voice recorder (2 in 1).” Unlike the applications described above, the utility from VictorDegt has a built-in voice recorder (in the same Appliqato you need to download it additionally).

The main advantage of the program is manual control of recording, stopping and starting it right during a call. There are several ways to start recording a conversation:

• By clicking the “Favorites” button (the entry will automatically be added to the “Favorites” folder).
• By shaking the phone.

In the settings, you can specify the application's operating parameters, including the file duration (do not save short conversations) and the presence of a pause before starting recording.

Automatic Call Recorder (Global Effect)

The main difficulty when choosing an application for recording conversations is the lack of original names. All programs are named the same, with minor differences; they can only be identified by the developer.

This application has the same name as the one described first. The functions of both programs are similar, however, Automatic Call Recorder from Global Effect also has the convenient option of restricting access to recordings by setting a password.

Conclusion

These are just a few programs that have been tested on Android 4.2.2 and showed good results. Hidden recording when using the described applications, it turns out to be of quite high quality, but sometimes you have to struggle a little with the choice correct settings.

Using a Bluetooth headset for recording is possible in almost all cases, but the quality of the resulting file decreases, so it is better to talk through the built-in microphone and speaker.

“Call Recorder Pro” is a voice recorder designed only for recording telephone conversations. This is exactly what is needed in most cases. The settings and functions are in complete order here: in this sense, of all the programs reviewed, “Call Recorder Pro” is the most focused on recording calls. The disadvantages of the program are standard: the program does not have an autoload function and beeps when recording a conversation.

Program settings

Consist of two parts. The first is general settings. This includes the items “Activate” (what starts the corresponding process, and makes it possible not to keep the program completely in memory), “Record format” (select AMR or WAV), storage location (phone memory or memory card), recording time (not limited or manually from one second to one hour), beep volume (low/loud). It’s the last point that upsets me most: they could have done more, and “turned it off” - there would have been no price for this program.

The second part of the settings is “Rules”. These settings make the program very advanced. Rules - the way the program reacts to incoming and outgoing calls from certain numbers. For each rule, actions are specified: Question, Incoming, Outgoing. The first means that before recording, the program will ask whether this conversation should be recorded. The second and third are the absence/presence of a reaction to the corresponding types of calls.

By default, two rules are created: for all calls and for unknown numbers. You can also create rules for selected subscribers from the contact book, for groups, as well as for any numbers in general that can be specified using a mask. The mask is specified by the digits of the number, as well as the symbols “*” (any number of digits) and “?” (any one digit). That is, if you want to allow all numbers with the code “903” to be recorded, you should write “*903*”, for numbers ending with “29” you will need to write “*29”, and for numbers +79131872260, +79131872261, ..., +79131872269 you will need to write “+7913187226?” The most inconvenient thing about this is that the created rules cannot be edited completely, you can only change the actions for them.

Program operation

We launch the program, configure it, activate it, and download it with a clear conscience. After activation, a process will be stored in memory that will monitor calls. It’s a pity that the developers did not provide for autoloading of the program.

The list is common for incoming and outgoing, and the entries do not differ in any way from each other. The program does not want to substitute the names of subscribers instead of numbers; instead, they made the “View contact” function (called by the “*” button) and additionally put the name in “Options”.

There is a function for viewing information about a call (“Options”, called up by pressing the “5” button), which, in addition to the date, time, number and duration, includes the path to the recording file and status (read/not). For the list, the functions of sending (Bluetooth/IrDA/MMS/E-Mail), deleting and packing work (those entries for which a corresponding file is not found are deleted).

Listening to recorded recordings - no pause, no rewind. Volume control only.

Pros, disadvantages, conclusions

The program is built competently, but minor imperfections spoil everything. Beeping during recording, lack of normal listening to recordings, “incomplete” call list, no autoloading. If we combine all the best that is in ALON MP3 Dictaphone (working with lists, player), LivePVR (no tweeter), AudioNotes (additional recording, recording levels) and “Call Recorder Pro” (call response system) - we would get a normal program for recordings of telephone conversations.

We have an article about , CallRec, or . Today we will talk about a program with a similar purpose, it is called “Auto Call Recorder Pro” or, more simply, “Call Recorder for Android”. Call Recorder can be useful in situations where you need to quickly remember what was said to you or what you said. In principle, the Callrecorder program can do everything that CallRec can. You can download call recorder from our website as an installation file.

Key Features

• The application can record incoming and outgoing calls (like ).
• In the settings you can configure how conversations are recorded.
• Synchronization with cloud storage - Google Drive, Dropbox, .
• Flexible configuration of all application functions.
• You can add notes to calls.
• The program is in Russian.
• Free.
• Suitable for Android of any version.
• There are 2 interface themes in the settings.
• Multilingual.

But there is also a drawback. Sometimes calls are hard to hear. True, there is a function “add volume to a call”. In some cases, this helps solve the problem. Also, unlike CallRec, the “Call Recorder for Android” application can record data in two cloud storage, namely Google Drive (Google Drive) and Dropbox. We offer you a small version of the guide on the program's capabilities.

There are also settings for saving recordings. The following options can be configured:

• Ask permission before saving
• Always save
• Never save.

We also invite you to evaluate another popular program for recording conversations – . This is a worthy competitor to the application reviewed.