Google Phone or dialer is the default calling/dialer in many Android smartphones today. There would be many annoying things about Google’s dialer app; however, the call recording announcement is probably the most annoying. The app plays “This call is now being recorded” pre-announcement to both sides as soon as you start recording a call. Similarly, it plays “Call recording ended” when you stop the call recording.
Recording calls without informing all participants is illegal in several jurisdictions. We won’t get into the details much, but it would be ethical to tell the other side before starting a call recording. On the other hand, Google’s way of forcing the announcement every time is also not a nice implementation. Google should have left the choice in the hands of the users – at least in regions where there is no such law.
How to disable call recording pre-announcement in Google Phone app
The Google phone app comes pre-installed on almost every smartphone today, including Nokia, Samsung, OnePlus, Vivo, Oppo, IQOO, Realme, Xiaomi, Poco, Motorola, Sony, and Honor. The app is used on several regional phone brands as well. So, this is quite a universal guide and should work across
Google Dialer uses text-to-speech to read the text and make the call recording announcement. So, we are going to tackle this problem by using a different text-to-speech service. The change possibly leaves the Google Phone app unable to generate the audio file to playback as the recording announcement, thereby keeping it silent. Google might fix this problem in a future update to the Google Phone app – use it till it lasts!
- Install TTSLexx app from Play Store.
Download TTSLexx - Open Settings > System > Accessibility on your Android phone.
- Scroll and choose “Text-to-speech Output”.
- Tap on Preferred engine and change the value to “TTSLexx” from Speech Services by Google. Confirm the subsequent standard warning.
- Open Settings > Apps & notifications > See all apps on your phone.
- Scroll and find the “Phone” app. Tap on it to open its details.
- Tap on “Storage and cache”. Then tap on “Clear storage“.
- ✅It’s done! Open the Phone app, make a call and start recording to see the magic.
If you have doubts about the app, then you can switch the Text-to-Speech provider back to “Speech Services by Google”. The call recording announcement will still remain disabled until the Phone app refreshes its data or if you restart the phone. You can repeat the steps again when the announcement is active again.
After using TTSLexx to disable Google Announcement, the receptor does not hear it, but I still do. This is nice since the person I’m calling never gets aware of the message, but why do I still hear it myself & how to fix it?
It’s working very nicely but I’m unable to activate automatic call recording in my Xiaomi Mi Pro . Everytime I have to manually record calls.
It was working very nicely but now it’s not working
Thank you very much
Amazing,it is working on Iqoo neo 6
OMG!! It worked. !
Thank you so much
Very Apt!
Thank you for this amazing writeup
Does clear cache removes the call history and number blocked?
Not working
Does this TTSlexx app works to disable call recording announcement in Vivo Phones, Like X70 & X80 series. I am planning to buy a latest vivo phone. Please advise. Thanks
If they are using the Google Phone app, then the implementation should be the same, and it will work. You can try that in a retail store as many of them have the X series demo units available.
Where the recording file saved?
The recording file is saved in the internal app folder. You cannot access it without root permissions. However, you can play or share the recording from within the app.
Don’t find the recording file.please tell the path in detail
If you do not have root access, then you can’t find the actual file. So, your only option is to share it from within the phone app. Check the steps from the article.
It’s not working in vivo y51A.
I tried 4 times but failed
Pls help me
Gratitude to you guys, I followed the instructions and it’s saves me really good on Redmi 10c mobile.
Hi followed all steps and after I started the phone app again the call recording button wasn’t there anymore…is it a countermeasure Google has taken or did I do something wrong?
It’s showing recording but it’s not showing where it’s are stored in the realme GT Master Edition phone
Hi, recordings are stored within the Phone app. You should check your call history to find recorded calls. For more details, you can follow the “How to access recordings” in THIS guide. We wrote it for Nokia phones, but it is applicable for any phone using the Google Phone as the calling app.