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Record conversations on your Galaxy phone without 3rd party apps
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Do you want to record calls on your Samsung Galaxy smartphone? As long as recording phone calls is not restricted or illegal in your country, you can use your Samsung phone's built-in call recording feature to record both sides of the conversation. Unlike other Android models, you won't need to download a third-party app to save call recordings. This wikiHow article will teach you how to record a phone call on a Samsung Galaxy phone both automatically and manually. We'll also show you where to find your call recordings so you can listen to and share them.
Things You Should Know
- If you live in an area where call recording has legal restrictions, such as the US, you won't see the "Call Recording" option on your Samsung.
- To record a call manually, tap the three-dot menu when you're in a call and tap "Record call."
- To record automatically, tap the three-dot icon on your dial pad and enable "Auto record calls."
Steps
Section 2 of 4:
Recording Calls Manually
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Call or answer the phone call you want to record. You can record a phone call on a Samsung Galaxy phone whether you've answered a call or placed the call yourself. You'll just need to make sure you're already on the call before you can manually start recording.- Manually starting a recording session will not apply automatically to all calls. If you want to record calls without pressing more buttons, you need to enable automatic recording .
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Tap ⋮ . You'll see this three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the call screen. -
Tap Record call . If this is your first time recording a call, you'll need to read and confirm the pop-up before continuing. Follow the on-screen instructions to start recording the phone call.- Since you're using the built-in Samsung dialer and Phone app, the other party will not hear a pre-recorded message that the phone call is being recorded.
- Recording phone calls on your Samsung phone won't work if you're using Wi-Fi to make/receive the call. Before you record, make sure you're using your cellular provider's network and not Wi-Fi.
- If you don't see the option to record the call, this feature is not supported in your area.
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Recording Calls Automatically
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Open the Phone app. If you don't want to manually enable call recording each time you answer or make a call on your Samsung phone, use this method to set up automatic call recording. You can set your phone to record every call, calls to/from contacts in your phone book, calls to/from selected contacts, or calls from unknown numbers. -
Tap ⋮ . You'll see this three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the keypad screen. -
Tap Settings . It's usually near the bottom of the menu and will open "Call settings." -
Tap Record calls . If you see this button, it's usually in the first grouping of menu options near the top of the page.- If you don't see this option, call recording is not supported in your area.
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Tap the switch next to "Auto record calls" to turn it on. Enabling this toggle will take you to another menu.
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Decide which calls to record. Select either "All calls", "Calls with unsaved numbers", or "Calls with specific numbers."- After you've made your choice, all those calls will be recorded from now on. [1] X Research source
- Recording phone calls on your Samsung phone won't work if you're using Wi-Fi to make/receive the call. Before you record, make sure you're using your cellular provider's network and not Wi-Fi.
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Finding & Sharing Recorded Calls
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Open the Phone app. Tap the icon that looks like a green handheld telephone. -
Tap ⋮ . You'll see this three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the keypad screen. -
Tap Settings . It's usually near the bottom of the menu and will open "Call settings." -
Tap Record calls . If you see this button, it's usually in the first grouping of menu options near the top of the page. -
Tap Recorded calls . You'll see a list of all your recorded calls. Select a recording then tap the Share icon to share it over apps like WhatsApp, Gmail, and Drive.- If you want to delete a call recording, tap it and then tap the trashcan icon.
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Tips
- You will not hear a message that says "This call is being recorded" when recording calls with your Samsung's Phone app. You will only hear this message if you're using a different Other call recording app . For example, if you're using the Google Phone app, you will hear "This call is being recorded" at the beginning of every recorded call.Thanks
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Warnings
- Before recording a phone call on your Samsung phone, check your state's laws about recording calls. In many regions, it's illegal to record a phone call without obtaining consent from all parties.Thanks
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