Truecaller will no longer allow you to record calls from May 11th

Truecaller has announced that it will no longer offer its call recording feature from May 11. The development comes shortly after Google announced it updated its Play Store policy restricting third-party applications’ access to the Accessibility API starting May 11. Note that first party dialer apps and the Google Dialer preinstalled on phones will still allow users in specific regions to record phone calls. It’s likely that Google made this change to provide more privacy for Android users and to comply with global call recording laws.

“Call recording on Truecaller was free for everyone, permission-based and required users to enable the feature using the Google Accessibility API,” Truecaller said in a statement, adding that the company is extending the call recording feature for all Android devices. smartphones introduced after overwhelming consumer demand. † “However, under the updated Google Developer Program policy, we can no longer offer call recording,” added Truecaller.

“The Accessibility API is not designed and cannot be requested for remote audio recording,” Google said. It should be noted that users using a smartphone running on Android 10 or newer versions of Google’s operating system will no longer be able to include apps with third-party apps.

The Accessibility API is also used by apps designed to help users with accessibility issues on Android. The policy change will not affect Android handsets that have native built-in call recording. In addition, the smartphones that come with Google Dialer pre-installed can still record phone calls, but it depends on the region and the manufacturer. This may encourage users who frequently use the call recording feature to download apps from outside the Google Play Store, leaving them vulnerable to data theft by malicious apps.