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Learn how to record a call on your iPhone without any additional apps
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Have you ever needed to record a call on your iPhone and you weren't sure how? Plenty of free and paid third-party apps allow you to record iPhone calls, but there are also a few ways you can record your phone call without having to download yet another app. In this article, we'll teach you how to record an iPhone call with another device, a website, and your through your voicemail.
Things You Should Know
- Check your local laws and the laws of the location your call recipient is in to ensure you are abiding by phone call recording laws.
- You can use another device to record your call if you place the call on speaker.
- By merging calls you can either use a website like Recordator or your own voicemail to record phone calls.
Steps
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Obtain a second device with a microphone. This could be another phone , a tablet, a computer , or any device that has a microphone and has an app to record audio.
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Call the contact on speakerphone . Be sure to notify the other person that you are recording the call if required by law.Advertisement
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Place your phone near the recording device. This will ensure that the recording device picks up the clearest sound from your phone.
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Stop the recording once the call has ended.
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Save the recording. You can send it to your phone if you want to keep it there for recordkeeping, or you can keep it on the recording device if you so choose.
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Sign up at Recordator.com. Recordator.com is a third-party website that can record calls for you. Sign up for a free account on Recordator to get started.
- Recordator is not a free service. They offer a free 10-minute recording trial, but you have to pay as you go to get more minutes. [1] X Research source
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Call the dial-in number for your country. In the United States, this number is 1-888-829-2045.
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Tap the + button once the call connects. This will take you to your list of contacts.
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Select the contact you want to call. Allow the call to go through and wait for the recipient to pick up.
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Tap the merge calls button. According to Recordator, this method is called the "merge-and-record" method and creates a conference call with Recordator to facilitate the recording. [2] X Research source
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Hang up once the call is over to save the recording. Call recordings are saved to the Recordator website and are available to download in MP3 format under My Recordings .
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Sign up at Recordator.com. If you don't have conference calling on your phone, you can still use Recordator.com to record a phone call.
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Select New Call in your Recordator account. This is the "dial-to-call" method.
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Input the information of the contact you wish to call. Tap the green +Add button when the information has been inputted.
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Click on the blue Dial-to-call button.
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Call the dial-in number for your country. In the United States, this number is 1-888-829-2045. Recordator will patch you to your recipient once you call in.
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Hang up once the call is over to save the recording. Call recordings are saved to the Recordator website and are available to download in MP3 format under My Recordings .
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Ensure your voicemail is set up for recording. Before you can record a call with voicemail, check to make sure your voicemail is ready:
- You have iOS 9.0 or higher installed.
- Your voicemail is set up. You can set up your voicemail by going to your Phone app and tapping Voicemail . [3] X Research source
- Call waiting is disabled on your device. You can disable call waiting by going to Settings > Phone > Call waiting and toggle off the switch.
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Call the contact you want to record a call with.
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Tap the + button once the call connects. This will take you to your list of contacts.
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Select your own number. This will dial your voicemail, and once the call connects you will hear a beep.
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Tap the merge calls button.
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Hang up once the call is over to save the recording. The recording will be saved in your voicemail inbox, where you can then save and transfer to another device if you so choose.
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Warnings
- Most states require only one party to consent to a phone call being recorded. However, before you record a phone call, ensure you read up on both your local laws and the laws of where your contact is located. [4] X Research source www.justia.com/50-state-surveys/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations/Thanks
- States that require consent from all parties are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://www.recordator.com
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211110
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/set-up-voicemail-iph3c99490e/ios
- ↑ www.justia.com/50-state-surveys/recording-phone-calls-and-conversations/
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