The Google Phone app should see its conversation recording functionality improved.
One of the ways to find out in advance what new features developers are planning for an app is teardown, a process that involves carefully studying and analyzing an app's code to gain insight. This is how XDA Developers discovered an upcoming dormant feature in Google Phone.
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Activated in an upcoming Google Phone update?
The media explains
having found several lines of code in version 59 of Google Phone. These
describe the possibility of activating an option allowing the app to
automatically record a telephone conversation if the correspondent calls
from a number that is not saved in the user's contacts.
We also
learn that the recordings are stored only on the phone, so they do not
go through Google's servers. It also mentions a warning to both parties
that the conversation is recorded.
Pay attention to the correspondent's consent
Another interesting
element, it is specified that in certain regions, the consent of all the
participants in the call is required to legally record a call. Google
indicates that it is up to the user to make sure to use this feature in
accordance with local laws, suggesting that it could be accessible to
everyone, and not blocked in countries with a legislation on this issue,
such as France for example.
Google has not communicated on this
subject for the moment. We know that the Mountain View firm has been
working on recording calls for a while now. An option is already
available in some countries on a limited number of smartphones: stock
Android devices (Nokia in particular), Pixels and a selection of Xiaomi
devices (Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9S, Redmi Note 9 Pro version
global).
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