Enable call recording before you make a call
The iPhone Phone app has a built-in call recording option. You need to turn it on in Settings first. Once it is enabled, you can start a recording while a call is in progress, then review both the audio and a text transcript in Notes.
The other person on the call is notified when recording begins. Your iPhone announces that the call will be recorded after a short countdown, so do not expect the recording to start silently.
Video Tutorial
Turn on Audio Call Recording in Settings
Start by enabling the feature in the Phone app settings. This only takes a moment and means the recording control will be available during a phone call.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll to the bottom and tap Apps.
- Find and select Phone. You can search for Phone if you do not want to scroll through the app list.
- Scroll down to the Calls section.
- Tap Audio Call Recording.
- Make sure Audio Call Recording is turned on.
This screen also shows information about how the feature works. Review it before making a recording, especially if you are recording a call with someone else. The recording announcement is part of the process and lets the other caller know what is happening.
If you do not see the setting right away, make sure you opened the Phone app settings through Settings, then Apps, rather than looking for it on the main Settings screen. Scroll down through the Phone settings until you reach the Calls section.
Record a call from the Phone app
After turning on Audio Call Recording, place or answer a call as usual. You do not need to start every call as a recording. Instead, choose when to begin recording after the call has connected.
- Make a phone call or answer an incoming call in the Phone app.
- During the call, tap More.
- Select Call Recording.
- Read the information shown on screen, then tap Continue.
- Wait for the countdown to finish and for the recording announcement.
Once the countdown is complete, the call is being recorded. The Phone app also transcribes the conversation and takes notes as the call continues. This gives you an audio version to listen to later and a text version you can scan when you need to check a detail.
Give the announcement time to play before discussing anything you need included in the recording. Since the announcement tells both people that recording has started, it is also a clear point for everyone on the call to know when the saved audio begins.
Stop recording or end the call
You have two ways to finish the recording. If you want to stop recording but keep talking, tap the Stop button during the call. If the conversation is over, simply end the call. Ending the call also ends the recording.
After the recording stops, look for View Saved Call. Tap it to open the saved recording directly. This is useful when you want to check that the call was saved before moving on to something else.
Find the recording and transcript in Notes
Saved calls are opened in the Notes app. Each saved call includes the audio recording, so you can play it back, along with a text transcript of the conversation.
Use the transcript when you need to quickly review what was said instead of listening through the entire call. You can read through the text, copy details from it, or edit the note to add your own follow-up information. For example, you might add a reminder, clarify an action item, or pull a phone number from the transcript into another note.
The saved call note keeps the recording and written text together. That makes it easier to return to an important conversation later without trying to remember exactly what was discussed.
Quick checklist
- Enable Audio Call Recording in Settings, Apps, Phone.
- During a call, choose More, then Call Recording.
- Tap Continue and wait for the recorded-call announcement.
- Tap Stop to stop early, or end the call to finish recording.
- Tap View Saved Call to open the audio and transcript in Notes.
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