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MobileViews mini-podcast 47 is a 2 minute recording testing the new iOS 18.1 Phone Call Recording feature. It is an iPhone to iPhone call. I used the 15 Pro Max’s built-in microphone to while Jon Westfall used the iPods Pro 2 mic. At the start of the recording both Jon and I heard a low volume “This call will be recorded” message.Duirng the call recording my display showed an audio volume graph, call duration, and a red button to stop recording without dropping the voice call. Despite also using an iPhone on his side, Jon did not see any recording indication after the brief start of call notification.

After the recording was stopped, an M4A audio file and an embedded text transcript was saved to the iOS Notes app. The transcript identifies the called party (Jon Westfall). A portion of the transcript is provided below. Note that it is not 100% accurate (not surprising).

Jon Westfall
OK, yeah and on yours it’s like literally the

You
Yeah

Jon Westfall
screen has not changed at all in terms of any notifications. All I got was just the

You
OK

Jon Westfall
notification that you were recording, which kind of interesting that that’s all it does.

You
OK and for for this for prosperity I am not. I’m just using the built-in microphone on my iPhone 15 Pro Max. I’m not using any headphones or earbuds or whatever. What are you using for the mic on your side?

Jon Westfall
My AirPods Pro twos

You
OK, so we’ll see what the sound is like. I’m my face is about. I don’t know 678 inches away from the phone and this is part of Mo’s podcast 53 6 on October November 3, 2024. We’re testing the new iOS 18.1 call recording going from iPhone to

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