WhatsApp is a great alternative to texting that makes sharing photos and videos easier and makes it easier to talk to people in other countries. You can also make calls that are just sound or sound and video. However, recording a WhatsApp call isn’t built into the app like it is with Zoom. You’ll need to use a different app on your phone to record a WhatsApp call. We’ll look at some of the most popular apps you might want to use to record your next WhatsApp conversation and show you how to make the most of them.
You can also find great tips on how to record phone calls on your iPhone, Android phone, or even Skype call if you’d rather not use iChat.
It’s true that neither the mobile nor desktop versions of WhatsApp can record talks by default, but don’t worry—this isn’t a big deal. A lot of the best ways to record a WhatsApp call are pretty easy, so let’s look at some of them now.
Keep in mind that recording phone calls isn’t always legal. Before you record someone, check the rules in your state. If you’re not sure, make sure to get permission before you record.
The simple approach: Voice recorder app
There’s a good chance that your Android phone already has a voice recording app on it. To use this method, you would:
- Step 1: Start your WhatsApp call.
- Step 2: If you’re on a smartphone that lets you do more than one thing at once, you should be able to leave the WhatsApp call without stopping it.
- Step 3: Open the app that lets you record your voice.
- Step 4: Press “Record.”
It’s important that your call is on speakerphone so that the device can pick up on both sides. However, the sound will probably be distorted and “buzzy.” It’s not the most perfect answer, but it will do for now. This method clearly works best for voice calls, but it can also record the sound of a video call. If your phone doesn’t have a camera built in, you can get one from Google Play.
Using a third-party App (Android)
There are a lot of third-party apps that can record calls. They vary in price, features, and how well they work with other apps. Cube Call Recorder, which you can easily get from the Google Play Store, is one of the best ways to record a WhatsApp voice call on Android.
The fact that this call recorder app is free is a big plus. It does have ads to keep it free, but they aren’t too annoying. With Cube Call Recorder, new calls are automatically recorded, and you can also record calls from many apps, such as WhatsApp. The “shake-to-mark” tool in this app is really cool. It lets you mark important parts of a conversation by shaking your phone, so you can go back and look at them later. It also has a “Silent mode” that lets you hide the recording widget and the app itself, and it can back up your recordings to the cloud.
The trouble with iOS
Apps from Apple make it harder to record talks from your phone. For starters, this process starts off badly because third-party apps can’t use both the phone app and the microphone at the same time. This would explain why there aren’t any apps in the App Store that clearly record WhatsApp calls. Instead, we are left with a number of possible solutions that are not ideal but do the job. While your iPhone’s built-in screen recorder can record app sounds, it won’t be able to record your side of the call because the microphone is already being used by the voice or video call.
- Step 1: Putting the call on speakers is the easiest thing to do.
- Step 2: Use a second device, like a smartphone with a voice recorder or even your PC with an audio recorder, to record the call.
- Step 3: Be sure that the microphone on the second device is close to your phone.
This may be your only choice, which can be annoying, but research has shown that neither the screen recorder nor the voice memo recorder can record sound while the microphone is already being used. This is not how WhatsApp records sound, even though it is an app and not the iPhone’s built-in call tool.
A catch-all hardware approach: External recorder
If software problems are stopping you from recording a WhatsApp call, then you should talk about it with someone else. An external call recording that works through your phone’s 3.5mm aux jack can be used. If your phone doesn’t have a 3.5mm jack, you can still get the same result by putting it into a dongle. The Olympus TP-8 microphone and the RecorderGear PR200 are two good choices.
They are both easy to use. Just connect them, start recording, and then start your WhatsApp call. You’ll need to move these files to your computer before you can use them much. This is an extra step, but it does the job.
Overall, it’s much easier to record a WhatsApp call on an Android device that can access the Google Play Store than on an iOS device. But if you really want to record, you can find a way, and hopefully one of these methods works for you.
