How to Record a Phone Call on an iPhone for Free

Wondering how to record calls on an iPhone? It's not hard! You can use the Voice Memos app on another iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or a call-recorder app to record calls on your iPhone, free!

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• How to Use Voice Memos on Another iPhone, iPad, or Mac as a Free Call Recorder
• How to Use an iPhone App to Record Phone Calls
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How to Use Voice Memos on Another iPhone, iPad, or Mac as a Free Call Recorder

If you have an iPad, a Mac, or even another iPhone handy, this is a great, free way to record a phone call on an iPhone. It's a good idea to record a test call before attempting to record an important conversation, just to be sure the audio is loud and clear enough. And please remember to make sure that recording calls is legal in your area! Here's how to record a phone call on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac as your iPhone telephone recorder.

1. Open the Voice Memos app on the iPhone, iPad, or Mac that you'll be recording on.
   
   
2. Tap the red Record button to begin recording a voice memo.
   
   
3. Begin the phone call using Speakerphone on your iPhone. 
4. Tap the Record button again when you're finished with your call.
   
   
5. You'll see your recorded iPhone conversation at the top of the screen. You can tap the triangular play button to play back the recording. 
   
   

Now you can enhance the recorded phone call on your iPhone, or share the recorded iPhone call!

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How to Use an iPhone App to Record Phone Calls

If you don't have a second Apple device available to record a call on your iPhone, you can use an app! Many of these apps are free, or at least inexpensive. You options include Google Voice, Easy Voice Recorder, Rev Call Recorder, TapeACall Pro, and more! Just download the call recording app you chose to your iPhone. 

I chose Google Voice because it's extremely easy to use, and free! Keep in mind you can only record incoming calls answered via Google Voice to use this feature. According to Google, "If you have a personal Google account, not part of Google Workspace managed by your work or school, you can record an incoming call using the numbers on your phone’s dialpad."

1. First, download Google Voice from the App Store.
   
   
2. Open the Google Voice app; you'll be walked through setup directions.
   
   
3. Tap the Menu icon at the top left.
   
   
4. Tap Settings.
   
   
5. Toggle on Incoming call options.
   
   
6. Answer the incoming call by tapping the green phone icon.
   
   
7. Tap 4 to begin recording. All participants on the call will hear an announcement that call recording is occurring. 
   
   
8. Tap 4 again to stop recording the call. All participants will hear an announcement that the recording has stopped.
9. Alternatively, you can just hang up the call to stop the recording.
   
   

If you don't want to use Google Voice, Easy Voice Recorder is my second pick. Also free, this app offers Home and Lock screen widgets for easy use.

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