Recording telephone calls in your iPhone has lengthy been doable however it’s at all times required a third-party recording app. Now, Apple has unveiled a built-in telephone recording function out there by way of the AI abilities launched with iOS 18.
Based mostly on a fast preview at Apple’s WWDC 2024 on Monday, the brand new telephone name recording choice will seem on the display throughout a stay name. Tapping the File button will kick off the recording and warn you and the opposite person who the decision is being recorded. A soundwave signifies the audio degree of the recording, whereas a timer exhibits you ways lengthy the recording has been operating.
If you’re achieved, the recording is shipped to the Notes app the place you’ll be able to play it. (It’s also possible to begin an audio recording from a word.) Utilizing the AI-powered Apple Intelligence expertise, the recording is mechanically transcribed so that you can learn. Plus, you’ll be able to ask the AI to summarize the decision to zero in on the important thing matters and feedback in your dialog.
The recording and transcription are saved within the word for future reference. You possibly can then seek for particular textual content within the transcription and even mix elements of the dialog with different notes.
For now, direct name recording on an iPhone is feasible solely via such apps as TapeACall, Name Recorder Professional, Rev Voice Recorder, Straightforward Voice Recorder, and Google Voice (incoming calls solely). However lots of the third-party apps are both restricted or impose a price for full recording and transcription. The built-in name recording guarantees to be easier and extra seamless.
The transcription functionality will help English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese language, Cantonese, and Portuguese. iOS 18 is at the moment out there to anybody as a developer’s beta. Nevertheless, you will not be capable of check out the recording and transcription till the AI-based Apple Intelligence arrives in a future beta this fall.
