No one will want to talk to you on the phone after they find out you can do this, but did you know that you can record phone calls on your HTC EVO 4G? Not only can you start recording before a call is made/received, but you can also do it while you're talking if you happen to decide mid-call that the conversation is worth saving.
If you promise not to blame G&E when your girlfriend/boyfriend breaks up with you because you played a call for your friends or when someone takes you to court for breaking a particular state's law, then you can find out how to do it below.
All you need to do to record calls on your HTC EVO is to fire up the stock Voice Recorder app. You can do this before you make a call or at any time during the call (ah, multitasking).
When you want to start recording, just press the red record button.
And that's it. All you're really doing is running two apps (Voice Recorder and Phone) concurrently, so it's very easy to do.
When you want to stop the recording, press the stop button.
The recording will be automatically saved in .amr format on your SD card in My Documents/My Recordings. You can retrieve the file from the card with a file manager or your computer, or you can share it directly from the Voice Recorder app via email, Bluetooth, or text message.
Thanks, FifthE1ement!
Anyone got Mel Gibson’s phone number?! I wanna try this thing out.
This isn’t for recording a conversion it just records ur own voice. If u try it you’ll c that u really can’t hear the person ur talking too…. but just ur voice.
I’ve tried it with varying results. The problem is the Evo records from the microphone at the bottom of the phone, so it only picks up what it can from the ear piece. If you use speakerphone you can get better results but that isn’t really a great solution if you’re having a private conversation. Using a headset is even worse.
This article is deceiving. It implies that you can record both sides of the conversation clearly, but as others here have stated…it only picks up what the mic can hear. Google Voice WILL record both sides of the conversation. Perhaps there are other apps that will do the same thing as GVoice.
Also useless when using a bluetooth headset.
Yeah…back in my Treo days we had an “app” called callrecord. Worked flawlessly.
Damn got my hopes up!
wow really? you’ll post just about anything that mentions Evo won’t you?
I don’t know what’s wrong with everyone else’s phone,but i just tried it and it worked perfectly with mine
that was a good one
You’d think this was a website devoted to the evo or something
This gives me a chance to get back to my rooting argument? Works for some, doesn’t for others .. have you rooted or hacked your phone? Maybe that’s why.
Awesome tip! Worked great on my EVO (stock OTA 2.2). I don’t know what everyone else is complaining about.
LOL. +1
Use with speakerphone and problem solved!
I could kind of hear the caller but it wasn’t great. Definitely would like a better app for this.
Well…this not only works with Evo, put any other phone you have. Get a free Google Voice Number (US only I believe), there is so much to do with it. On all incoming calls, press 4 to start recording, press 4 again to stop. You can also switch from Evo (or any cell) to your home phone and back with *.
Whoops… Jenn can you please take my last night off that last post please?
Here’s the main site for Google Voice:
http://www.google.com/support/voice/
Wow, some people are right. My Evo came with Froyo 2.2 factory and I’ve yet to root it but everything works for me as usual. However when I tried an older Evo it didn’t 100%. Very odd as it must be a hardware or software issue. I had a similar problem on an older phone, the Nokia 6265i. Earlier hardware revision 6265i’s would allow voice recording during calls but the newer ones would not. This seems to be the opposite way around? Either way I know there are apps for those who it doesn’t work stock but very odd.
I honestly don’t understand why you’d think that was the case. Others have pointed out that it uses mic at the bottom of the handset so you won’t hear the other person unless the speaker is loud enough to transfer to it–the answer why it doesn’t work was clearly given before you posted.
It just makes you look like you’re aching for an example to prove your argument (from the “benefits of rooting” thread so long ago) against rooting.
You don’t have to root, but please just live and let live–those of us who do it and have no problems (the vast majority) are frankly perplexed.
Lol.
I’m happy to report it works as advertised with my stock EVO (OTA 2.2) without using the speakerphone. Thanks G&E!
I’m unhappy to report it does not work as advertised with my stock EVO (OTA 2.2) unless I use speakerphone. Lame G&E!
I can faintly hear the other person but not loud enough to make out what they’re saying so it’s useless. I went from really excited to very disappointed. If anyone knows of an app that can do call recording, let us know.
@Jenn K. Lee, Did it work for you? I’m assuming you tested it on your phone but you don’t actually say whether you did or not in the your article.
Yes, it worked for me (stock OTA Froyo). Call volume is a bit softer on the other end but not significantly so.
and by perplexed, he means 30$ richer each month with multi-devices teathered to our EVO’s while sorting through a “Sprint App Free” environment… or it does for me =)
This doesn’t work at all.
I’ve used the voice recorder for some classes. But now that I’m finally trying to use it to listen to those classes, it keeps causing my phone to crash. 2.2 OTA stock EVO.
It will actually bring it into this unresponsive state where it keeps crashing over and over again. Initially it just made the shutdown sounds and then froze with a gray screen until I had to pull out the battery.
Can anyone recommend a better voice recorder and playback app that isn’t so unstable?
It is true that pressing 4 during a Google Voice call will record the conversation. However, it won’t do it secretly. A woman’s voice will activate and say that the call in currently being recorded.
I stumbled upon this as I attempted to take down a number during a call with the keypad. Needless to say, the other caller was quite confused!
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HTC EVO 4G – froyo unrEVOked
It does not work.
It works rather badly with speaker phone.
don’t know why there is a debate…it just does not work.
I don’t know all the confusion out there all you have to do to record both sides of the conversation is hold down the power key for 5 seconds and then let it go. that’s it very simple and it works all the time.
Smartass
HTC EVO 4G 2.2: Excellent idea taken to the nth level =============
Attach audio cable to connect Evo headphone jack to a set of speakers. Make phone call. Enable voice recorder. Voila!!! Excellent recording both ways. I’ve had my Evo set up with audio cable at home or in my car since I got it. Love singin’ them karaoke tunes on Sprint TV On Demand.
Jasrun,
That is absolutely funny! I was in a call (via googlevoice) and I accidentally did that before I even knew you could voice record. Both person I called and I were like “woah, what was that?” Then I asked him if he was under investigation. LOL! It wasn’t until about a week latter when I figured out what had happened. Your right, it doesn’t do it secretly. It let’s both parties know that the call is being recorded. That way it side-steps the legal “stuff”.
works for me. original evo 2.1 (day 1 purchased) upgraded to 2.2. made call to wife (she’s on evo shift) and she had a blue tooth headset on. I could hear her on the voice recording. It was not “crystal clear” like my voice, but I could easily hear her on the other end when playing back the recording. No speaker phone.
Does it work if you use a bluetooth earpiece?
On my new 3d evo, I can do this perfectly!!!!!!
Thank you Jenn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recorder stops as soon as phone is opened. Does not work on HTC Evo 4G. brand new. Got it today.
This must have worked in the past but doesn’t any more. That’s as of 07-27-11. That’s on the EVO 46.
Make the phone call first, then start the record application without leaving the recording screen. Works like a charm! HTC Evo 4G When an incoming call comes in, answer the call then go to the voice record app and hit record. Do not leave the recording screen. Works like a charm and I can hear both voices. Good Luck!
Poppycock!
Worked great for me and James said…
what is the app called?
Why is this article still up??? THIS ONLY RECORDS YOUR VOICE!!! If your in an absurdly quiet room the mic on your phone might pic up a tinny bit of the output from your speaker. Jenn K Lee, this article is a joke. How reliable is the rest of your suggestions?