REQ: iPhone app for recording phone calls

[silvine]

Anyone know if you can get an app for iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) for recording phone calls?

I really need this app for recording work related interviews. If there's none available I guess I'll have to get a Nokia...

[taibien86]

Anyone know if you can get an app for iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) for recording phone calls?

I really need this app for recording work related interviews. If there's none available I guess I'll have to get a Nokia...

that's really creepy man. i hope you plan on recording the phone call with the interviewee's knowledge

[silvine]

Yes obviously. I did say it's for work related interviews

[diesel]

i wonder if there might be legal issues with distributing such an app......especially in the US where i believe it is illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's knowledge.

though the op wants to use it for work related interviews which is a legit purpose, the developer who puts effort into such a project might wind up not getting his app approved or getting it yanked cause not everyone will be using such an app for a legit purpose

[JimmyJawn]

from what I understand it's perfectly legal to make phone software that does this. i think it's actually a standard feature on blackberries (iPhone is my first smart phone so i can't say personally) and they certainly sell hardware recorders for landlines in chain electronics stores (radioshack etc).

with that being said i second silvine's request.

[dizzlemizzle]

my boss said he did this with the evernote app...don't have an iphone so i can't test it myself
legal as long as you notify the person or persons on the other end of the phone

[opticalserenity]

i wonder if there might be legal issues with distributing such an app......especially in the US where i believe it is illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's knowledge.

though the op wants to use it for work related interviews which is a legit purpose, the developer who puts effort into such a project might wind up not getting his app approved or getting it yanked cause not everyone will be using such an app for a legit purpose

It is NOT illegal in many states, including Georgia, where only one party has to know.

[domness]

Have you checked the Jailbreak list of Apps? There may be one there as I'm not sure where Apple stand on recording calls.

Although, I'd love to have an App like that myself. It seems an important feature that Apple have missed off. Something that even basic phones have.

[diesel]

It is NOT illegal in many states, including Georgia, where only one party has to know.


thanks for the clarification........so the other party that you are talking to and recording need not be notified?

[bbrosen]

I am a telephone man, I install reapair Pbx's, large business phone systems in Mississippi, have done so for 20 years now. Telephone conversation recording laws are state by state, in Miss you can record a line you "own" pay for etc whether or not the other person knows or not. A lot of states are like this. This is where "one party must know" which would mean you, about the recording of the line. Where you would get into trouble is if you were a third party recording a conversation of 2 others with out their knowledge.Check your state laws to know for sure.

[diesel]

thx bbrosen. i didn't know that the laws for this was governed at the state level. i learn something new every day here :)

[iPegboy]

FYI:
Twelve states currently require that BOTH or ALL parties consent to the recording. These states are:
California
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Washington

[taibien86]

FYI:
Twelve states currently require that BOTH or ALL parties consent to the recording. These states are:
California
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Washington

interesting. a bunch of phones come with the ability to record convos already, like my old sony ericson z520a

[Ding.Dong]

Here's a previous thread on the subject:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=543467&highlight=phone+recording

Someone there said that there's a jailbreak app called SpoofApp3g that will do this. My phone's not jailbroken, so I haven't tried it. I don't think this type of application would work in the App Store because it would have to run in the background.

As other poster have mentioned the laws very by state. Most states are "one-party" states, which means that you can record calls without the other person's permission. Here's a wikipedia article about the laws:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws

[aceinthehole]

Is anyone asserting their legal opinion a lawyer? Didn't think so.
And why avoid answering the guys question and instead go off on some state law tangent? Just answer his friggin question please!

I work as a journalist and there are times when I need to record the interview. That means I need an app to do it, not someone's opinion of why it shouldn't be created to begin with because it might raise legal questions!

I'll try Evernote as someone suggested -- thank you for your helpful advice. Wish there was more of it.

[diesel]

Is anyone asserting their legal opinion a lawyer? Didn't think so.
And why avoid answering the guys question and instead go off on some state law tangent? Just answer his friggin question please!

I work as a journalist and there are times when I need to record the interview. That means I need an app to do it, not someone's opinion of why it shouldn't be created to begin with because it might raise legal questions!

I'll try Evernote as someone suggested -- thank you for your helpful advice. Wish there was more of it.


not off to a good start are you with your first post, chastising people? maybe you haven't been around internet forums much but you will find that many many threads will go off on a "tangent" so you will need to get used to it otherwise you would wind up one really pissed off guy.

i for one don't feel like this thread got as off topic as you would believe it had. op asked if there were any telephone recording apps, and people responded with reasons as to why there might not be any. granted much of it was speculation initially, however i believe that the overall conversation was completely within the scope of the thread. in addition, unlike many other threads, this is one where i actually learned something.

what if someone asked for cell signal or wifi "sniffing" software for the iphone? well the poster would get a deluge of responses as to the "legality" of such software. is that getting off tangent since the question was not answered with a specific list of such software? NO, the responses would all be within the scope of the original question. would the op get the answers that he was looking for? probably not, but does that mean people responded out of scope? absolutely not.

[Pring]

Not possible with the sdk. Access to the mic is only available when not on a call.

[aceinthehole]

what if someone asked for cell signal or wifi "sniffing" software for the iphone? well the poster would get a deluge of responses as to the "legality" of such software. is that getting off tangent since the question was not answered with a specific list of such software? NO,

Actually, the answer would be a definite "yes, it is going on a tangent."

Sticking to the subject helps keep the thread relevant, especially if it gets archived. And it also prevents people like me from posting obnoxiously long reasons why you shouldn't .... post obnoxiously off-topic.

And your example, if someone is using a packet sniffer, do you have to assume they are going to do it for illegal purposes, or are they a network administrator that needs to examine traffic? You do know what people say about assumptions right? I use them regularly in my job, but never for nefarious reasons, and if I seek technical advice, the last thing I need is someone critiquing my reasons for it and not answering my question; just give me some help.

It's good you learned something, though it'd behoove you not to take legal advice from people you don't know to be lawyers.

Thanks for looking up my information for my first post. :) You must think I'm new to this because my first post obviously marks my first visit to macrumors.com right? lol, I've been posting in forums since the days of Fidonet and Arpanet. But I don't expect you to know that, you don't know me... but those assumptions! Watch out!

[uberzete]

i wonder if there might be legal issues with distributing such an app......especially in the US where i believe it is illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's knowledge.

though the op wants to use it for work related interviews which is a legit purpose, the developer who puts effort into such a project might wind up not getting his app approved or getting it yanked cause not everyone will be using such an app for a legit purpose


I think its legal so long as one of the parties on the call knows its recorded. Whats illegal is something where neither do. Then again if you're the gub'ment you can do what you want.

[diesel]

And your example, if someone is using a packet sniffer, do you have to assume they are going to do it for illegal purposes, or are they a network administrator that needs to examine traffic? You do know what people say about assumptions right? I use them regularly in my job, but never for nefarious reasons, and if I seek technical advice, the last thing I need is someone critiquing my reasons for it and not answering my question; just give me some help.



Well, it wouldn't be the first time i've been accused of making an a$$ of myself :)

out of curiosity (and now we are getting off topic), were you saying you use packet sniffers regularly in your job or assumptions? from the structure of the sentences i couldn't be sure

[aceinthehole]

Sorry for the digression guys -- if you're looking for voice recording software, skip my note:

Well, it wouldn't be the first time i've been accused of making an a$$ of myself :)

out of curiosity (and now we are getting off topic), were you saying you use packet sniffers regularly in your job or assumptions? from the structure of the sentences i couldn't be sure

Whew, I'm glad this didn't turn into a flame contest. Sorry for sounding like a jerk in my earlier posts. :(

I should be more clear: To pay the bills, I work as a network technician for a computer research lab. Packet sniffing is used to monitor for torrent traffic and porn surfing. But it's also used to figure out where traffic is running into problems when it's routed through all the firewalls, switches and what not. But, it can easily be used to spy on people, which is what makes folks tense. It's a fine line to walk.

For my continuing education, I'm in school to learn more about new media, specifically interactive online journalism. For that, doing voice recordings is a must to get the quotes right, and keep the interview conversational rather than a stagnant Q&A. For an iPhone, it's especially helpful because it means that I don't have to sit next to my computer to wait for a call back, I can walk around town, do what I need to do in my everyday life, and not worry about making sure I have a notepad and pen ... and holding my phone between my ear and shoulder while I misquote someone talking really fast. Additionally, with new media, I can take the recordings and use them for interactive stories.

Insofar as the law goes, I think everyone has been right with their assertions as they appear consistent with what was taught in my journalism law classes. It does vary state by state, requiring consent to be actually recorded in some cases. But I'm always a bit wary of legal pontifications because, well ... I've been burned in court before from bad advice (not related to recording).

Long story short -- with your question -- I was referring to working on networks. But, I think it's really funny that you thought I meant journalism! haha -- cause it does apply! Too many journalist make horribly bad assumptions and posit it as fact. It's one reason I stopped working as a producer and went to school for online (huge cultural differences between broadcast, print and online).

Cheers, and I'll stop ranting.

[Clete2]

FYI:
Twelve states currently require that BOTH or ALL parties consent to the recording. These states are:
California
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Washington


So is it by contract/phone number? E.g. I have a South Carolina number and my 'permanent' address is in SC, but I go to school in PA. (SC: area code 803 PA: area code 570)
So is it legal or not without notification? My first phone was able to record, but the ones after it were not and the iPhone can't.

[Michael CM1]

i wonder if there might be legal issues with distributing such an app......especially in the US where i believe it is illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's knowledge.

though the op wants to use it for work related interviews which is a legit purpose, the developer who puts effort into such a project might wind up not getting his app approved or getting it yanked cause not everyone will be using such an app for a legit purpose

It varies from state to state. Go back and look at stuff from the Linda Tripp-Monica Lewinsky case. It was all wacky because one was in one state, the other was in another. That could be why no such apps have been released, but it would be kinda dumb since it is legal in places and would really really really help out reporters. I can't type fast enough to keep up with some people even though I can do 80 wpm.

[PatrickRS]

There are examples of these programs on other platforms (e.g., CallRec on PalmOS), have been for sale for years and, to the best of my knowledge, aren't being shut down / sued, so it can be done, legally.

The thing is, people who are in a position to know say that the SDK doesn't allow such programs to be built, which is very believable.

[pedroistheman]

have you tried putting speakerphone on and running the recorder app?

[Pring]

have you tried putting speakerphone on and running the recorder app?

I tried this with my app, Escape Pod, which has a recording feature. It refuses to record when the microphone is "in use" by another application. Fairly sure it's an OS level lock rather than anything I'm doing wrong.

[Heidi MacDonald]

I am jumping onto this thread FOUR MONTHS later out of sheer aggravation. Every time I google for a way to record LEGAL PHONE INTERVIEWS on the iPhone I get this same "You know it's illegal blah blah blah."

Well, guess what, I am a professional journalist who has been LEGALLY RECORDING MY PHONE INTERVIEWS FOR 20+ YEARS AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DO IT SO I CAN DO MY JOB! There are lots of people who do the same thing I do for a living and we would also like to find ways to make technology work FOR us not against us. We do not need these endless scoldings over phone recording legalities.

Having exhausted the internet -- and my patience -- I'm just going to radio shack tomorrow for a phone ear thingie. Thank god for Radio Shack where they don't ask questions.

[JNB]

And thanks for your contribution.

[rdowns]

I knew you were a professional journalist when I saw all those CAPS. :rolleyes:

[silvine]

The lack of support for an app like this forced me to get a Nokia E71. Maybe next year when my contract expires Apple will provide one? **crosses fingers**

+1 Heidi!

[deadsouls]

I am jumping onto this thread FOUR MONTHS later out of sheer aggravation. Every time I google for a way to record LEGAL PHONE INTERVIEWS on the iPhone I get this same "You know it's illegal blah blah blah."

Well, guess what, I am a professional journalist who has been LEGALLY RECORDING MY PHONE INTERVIEWS FOR 20+ YEARS AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DO IT SO I CAN DO MY JOB! There are lots of people who do the same thing I do for a living and we would also like to find ways to make technology work FOR us not against us. We do not need these endless scoldings over phone recording legalities.

Having exhausted the internet -- and my patience -- I'm just going to radio shack tomorrow for a phone ear thingie. Thank god for Radio Shack where they don't ask questions.

maybe you should have thought about what features you needed before you got an iphone?

[i-John]

It is NOT illegal in many states, including Georgia, where only one party has to know.

Actually, it's a felony in Georgia to record without consent from all parties. In pretty much all situations, it's not a matter of letting the other party know, you have to have their consent. If you say you're recording, and they say "NO", it's illegal regardless.

In states where consent isn't required, most have it worded that unless it's for your own private use (can't be used in public or in legal cases), then it's OK.

[i-John]

I am jumping onto this thread FOUR MONTHS later out of sheer aggravation. Every time I google for a way to record LEGAL PHONE INTERVIEWS on the iPhone I get this same "You know it's illegal blah blah blah."

Well, guess what, I am a professional journalist who has been LEGALLY RECORDING MY PHONE INTERVIEWS FOR 20+ YEARS AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DO IT SO I CAN DO MY JOB! There are lots of people who do the same thing I do for a living and we would also like to find ways to make technology work FOR us not against us. We do not need these endless scoldings over phone recording legalities.

Having exhausted the internet -- and my patience -- I'm just going to radio shack tomorrow for a phone ear thingie. Thank god for Radio Shack where they don't ask questions.

Just because you think it's legal doesn't make it so. Depending what state you're in, taping conversations for any reason without total consent may be illegal. When you ask a question somewhere that has legal ramifications, expect to be questioned.

[Heidi MacDonald]

Just because you think it's legal doesn't make it so. Depending what state you're in, taping conversations for any reason without total consent may be illegal. When you ask a question somewhere that has legal ramifications, expect to be questioned.

And why do you assume that I do not have consent with interview subjects to be taped?

[PatrickRS]

Have to agree with Heidi's rant here. No matter how many times you explain that you are in a situation where consent is being given, the discussion always seems to focus on legalities. And it's always the same old arguments. Quite tedious, really.

In my experience, people routinely give permission to record business telecons where complex technical discussions are the topic. I usually email the recording to the other parties afterwards and it's a great resource for all.

Yes, it's possible to break the law if you record a conversation without consent. We get it. Now, please, let's get past that and talk about the (software) options.

[Visitor X]

Have to agree with Heidi's rant here. No matter how many times you explain that you are in a situation where consent is being given, the discussion always seems to focus on legalities. And it's always the same old arguments. Quite tedious, really.


I bet morons diverting topic are paid by evil company.
That is probably why you have to jailbreak iphone to install app like this:
http://iphone.iusethis.com/app/record-a-call

or pay bucks to proxy jackals like spoofcard.com

Ironically jailbreaking puts you into illegal territory per evil company "policy" but hey isn't this intended ? IMHO decision not to include so many standard features on iphone is about evil company greed.

[marksman]

So is it by contract/phone number? E.g. I have a South Carolina number and my 'permanent' address is in SC, but I go to school in PA. (SC: area code 803 PA: area code 570)
So is it legal or not without notification? My first phone was able to record, but the ones after it were not and the iPhone can't.

It is by where the two parties are actually located.

If you are in Hawaii making a phone call with a SC number, Hawaii law determines what happens.

If two parties are in different states, the one with the most restrictive rules apply as far as I know.

IE You can't get around a two party requirement by calling someone in a two party state from a one party state.

Whatever state you are in when making the call and whatever state the recipient is in when receiving the call determines what laws apply.

[kire71]

As far as I understand recording calls on a "standard issue" iPhone is not possible. The developer kit only allows access to audio in/out when the "phone app" is inactive.

Net-net: To record calls on an iPhone using software you will have to jailbreak the phone and use apps like . I know this is a deal-breaker for most non-engineer iPhone users, but in case you want to better understand what jailbreaking your iPhone is like, here's a great primer (http://notepad.com/why-you-have-jailbreak-iphone).

[marklev]

I am jumping onto this thread FOUR MONTHS later out of sheer aggravation. Every time I google for a way to record LEGAL PHONE INTERVIEWS on the iPhone I get this same "You know it's illegal blah blah blah."

Well, guess what, I am a professional journalist who has been LEGALLY RECORDING MY PHONE INTERVIEWS FOR 20+ YEARS AND ALL I WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE TO DO IT SO I CAN DO MY JOB! There are lots of people who do the same thing I do for a living and we would also like to find ways to make technology work FOR us not against us. We do not need these endless scoldings over phone recording legalities.

Having exhausted the internet -- and my patience -- I'm just going to radio shack tomorrow for a phone ear thingie. Thank god for Radio Shack where they don't ask questions.

I'm a professional journalist myself and I've been recording my interviews (legally) for more than 20 years too. Without a software solution I'd suggest looking at the Radio Shack recording solution for cordless phones. It's a small box which plugs into the headset outlet and then offers a audio output plug which you can plug into your recorder, and an input plug for a headset. It's a bit of a pain because you've got wires all over the place and it doesn't really allow for quick recording. This is the set up I used for years when I got a Panasonic cordless phone system. Last year I got fed up with having to set the system up quickly while keeping someone on the line so I got a separate jack for the line which I plug direct into an mp3 recorder which sets on my desk. I put the Radio Shack unit in my bag in case I have to do a phone interview when I'm on the road. Alternatively, I know a few other journos who have gotten Skype accounts and numbers simply for the ease of recording calls directly onto their laptops. Hope that helps.

[MacToddB]

Several thoughts:

1) I've spoken with American Express, and not been told my conversation could be recorded, BUT they have a periodic BEEP throughout the call. That beep is pretty standard for recording systems, so I know that means the call is being recorded. Perhaps in the fine print with AmEx, they have a disclaimer about customer service calls, so it's covered. But the beep might be their way of getting around the disclaimer.

2) Without software, and this is a BIG kludge, but perhaps you could 3-way conference call voicemail, and then the interviewee, so you'd have a recording on voicemail? No hardware or software required.

3) You could use a service like WebEx (which now has an iPhone client) and use their recording capability. There are free ones too, FreeConference.com and FreeConferenceCall.com, but I think they charge for the recording feature. So this way, all parties call the same number (or you could do the conference call trick above) and the call is recorded on a server and you can download it.

4) Check out www.MyNewber.com. I'm not sure if they explicitly offer this, but they have a neat service/app pending review by Apple. I saw them at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas (I write for iPhone Life Magazine). Basically, you get a different phone number, in your choice of area codes. Calls are sent to your iPhone by default, but using location-aware capabilities, you can easily transfer or send calls to a landline without the end user knowing it. It does a lot more, so check it out. They have a petition to get their app approved (129 days so far!)

5) Instead of using the built-in phone app, research some of the VoIP solutions (like Skype or others, TruPhone is one I saw at CES... www.TruPhone.com).

[8Limes]

The only current solution I see is to jailbreak your phone and then install the iSpoof app. but you have have to purchase minutes for it to work on their website. The application also allows you to disguise your voice and even disguise your phone number. It will record the conversation and store it as a .WAV file on their Web site and from there you should be able to download it and throw it on a CD.


If you don't want to jailbreak your phone this are the only options i have seen so far on quality recording possibilities but without recording the actual phone call.

iPhone Video Recorder to record video and sound (about 20$)
speakeasy for memos and physical interviews (should be free or minimum fee)

Maybe there are some ways with skype, call forwarding and your iphone to record the conversation on your home computer. Didn't look into that yet but could be possible. install fringe (free but only works with wifi - if you decide not to jailbreak it) which allows you to use skype. When you jailbreak it you can simulate wifi on your iphone and use it all the time for free as long as you have 3G or Edge access. Yes, it even works with edge. for all other skype solutions you have to pay extra and their software is not customer friendly either. Make your home computer answer the skype call, have start the recording software and have that skype call forwarded to your iphone (fringe) with another skype account or have your iphone included in a conference call automatically. When skype doesn't offer this options on your computer you will have to write your own automated process. All this should theoretically be possible but i never tried that approach so i am not certain if it really works. When i get the time i will give it a try. If someone succeeds before i do let me know and post in here.

That way there would be no need to transfer the file from your phone to the computer, doesn't use any storage on the iphone, can be right away modified on the computer while you are still on the road and with another automated process put into a text file with dictating software. when you come home most of your work is already done and you would only have to check up on mistakes and to apply changes. You can also have the conversation sent to your interviewee as well. All automatically.

l8

[alchemistmuffin]

bad news.

recording phone conversation is AN ABSOLUTE NO-NO in the Apple iPhone SDK, so no, you will not be able to record phone conversation without jailbreaking the SDK.

And here's another thing: If you read the at&t contract agreement carefully, you aren't even ALLOWED to record phone conversation without consent from at&t, so not only you will have to risk voiding your warranty on the phone, you also risk contract agreement with at&t.

[culturerover]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7131340

[tubacuba]

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=7131340

I read through the other thread and, as those other posts mention, there always seems to be "a catch" to the suggested solutions. And that's a problem for people like me or Heidi or others who have been doing legal recording of phone conversations. We need the recording technology to be reliable because it is just plain bad business to call somebody back and say, "Sorry, my recording gizmo didn't work right... Can you please give me the interview again and say it the way you said it before?"

My solution about a year ago was to buy a Sony Ericsson W810i. It was the only good, reliable cell phone I could find that would easily and reliably record conversations. Yes, unfortunately, there is a very faint high-pitched beep every 20 seconds while recording. I would prefer not having the beep, but the interviewees know they are being recorded anyway, so having the beep isn't awful. I was unable to find another cell phone (and trust me, I tried) that had the native/built-in conversation recorder.

I'm talking about within the United States. In other countries, you can get this function without the beep every 20 seconds.

I would *MUCH* prefer to be able to do this easily and reliably on the iPhone, so please let me know if someone finds out how to do this.

And, again, as I said, it is important that this function be reliable. It is simply not an option to tell an interviewee that, oops, the recorder isn't working properly and I'll need to hang up and restart or re-install or whatever and then call them back. The person will be polite about this, but then when I call back they will not be available--perhaps ever again. This is a matter of being professional.

So, like I said, I went with the Sony Ericsson W810i. It has never given me the White Screen of Death or whatever. And I plug it into my Mac, etc.... I've owned so many Mac desktops and laptops and iPods that I hate not using the iPhone for this, but what else can I do?

[octavian]

Hi there, I have been googling for an app to record my phonecalls, like a lot of you guys. I can find tons of apps, only not for iPhone.

To discuss wether it is legal or not - or wether it is ethical or not....is totally irrelevant in this thread.

Fact is that there are apps for a million other phones - even Skype :-) Why not for iPhone?

There must be some sort of technical reason, and I hope they solve it soon.

Looking forward to the day, some hero post a solution in this thread

[ACriticalSpirit]

Might I offer a quick suggestion?
Go to www.grandcentral.com and sign up. You have to route your calls through them, but they have a recording option.
I can't remember how easy the signup process is, so if you have any issues with that, don't blame me.
That should work, I think.

[phoglite]

I wonder if the new voice memo app will be capable of recording during a phone call.

[MacToddB]

I wonder if the new voice memo app will be capable of recording during a phone call.

I just tried it... nope.

[ultraocean]

Well, just one more frustrated journalist here. To those making clueless remarks regarding the legality of recording phone conversations: yes, in some states it's illegal without consent; no, this isn't a problem. Journalists routinely record phone calls -- we just ask for consent first. Phone manufacturers usually get around this obstacle by programming a "beep" that sounds about every 30 seconds when a call is being recorded. It's the same beep you might hear if you were being recorded by a corporation -- you know, where they say "this call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes" or whatever. All legal.

Now, hard/software: I used to use a 7000 series Nokia phone that did an excellent job of recording, but was only able to record for five minutes -- way too short for most interviews. It would be more than fantastic if an app appeared that recorded calls. Otherwise, it's off to Radio Shack for me. I think I'll call Apple and AT&T to confirm some of the statements here. Let you know...

[lbf]

<rant>
Just wanted to take a moment to send a **** to anyone else wanting to thread crap about the legalities.. Am searching for an app to record conversations on my iPhone.. something many phones have. I am fully aware of the legalities of it and when, in my searching, I find a thread about an app that does it for the iPhone I don't want to read pages of posts about it potentially being illegal
</rant>

[pab1953]

Has anyone used the http://www.cogi.com service to record calls? (Saw their ad at the top of this thread. Way to go contextual advertising!)

[rebeccakris]

Looks like someone in this post was looking for a "legal" response regarding the laws on recording phone calls. I am an attorney and will try to help direct you to the correct information on this issue. However, as an attorney, I of course must note that this is not legal advice. If you are truly concerned about the legal implications of recording phone calls, you should seek the advice of an attorney as to both federal law and the specific laws of your state, as they pertain to your PARTICULAR circumstances.

With that disclaimer-- depending on the circumstances under which you are recording phone calls, federal law, state law, or both may be apply.

If state law applies, some states require that all parties to the phone call know that the call is being recorded (of course this is in MOST circumstances--there are always exceptions). Those states include: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

Other states only require that one party be aware that the phone call is being recorded.

In all states, a person may not record a phone call to which he/she is not a party.

For a state-by-state summary of these laws, go here: http://www.rcfp.org/taping/states.html.

Federal law generally allows the recording of a phone call so long as one party to the call is aware that it is being recorded. Again, there are exceptions. For a general summary of federal law, visit this website: http://www.callcorder.com/phone-recording-law-america.htm

I hope this helps!

[Heidi MacDonald]

Someone above said the Voice Memo doesn't work with phone calls, alas. However it does work great with old school interviews! Love being able to easily sync with iTunes.

[physiques]

interesting. a bunch of phones come with the ability to record convos already, like my old sony ericson z520a

Only relevant if he planned to use in a court of law.

[cocky jeremy]

Is anyone asserting their legal opinion a lawyer? Didn't think so.

What do you mean "didn't think so."? No one above that post said, "no, I'm not a lawyer." Maybe one is.. maybe they all are?

Do you feel like an ass now? I thought so.

See how that works. :p

[bvp663]

I was looking for a similar solution but for different reasons and stumbled upon this thread. I'm a sales rep for a couple of different natural food/supplement products and often have stores calling me to place orders while I'm on the road. Usually I have to tell them I'll call them back once I am stopped and have a pen and paper. Ideally, I'd just be able to record their order right there on the phone and submit it later.

Still no easy non-jailbreak solution after some extensive google searching. Maybe something will crop up eventually.

[midget2000x]

Legal issues aside (assuming you're abiding by all applicable laws), there is a way to record iPhone calls, but you have to use your mac. I've posted a how-to on my blog:

http://www.netstreamshifter.com/2009/06/record-iphone-conversations-on-mac-with.html

[Ding.Dong]

I figured I'd add to this ancient thread to point out that I noticed there's an update to the app "Recorder" that lets you record outgoing phone calls using an external service. You have to pay per minute for the service. I haven't used it, so I can't comment on how well it works. But, it's something to look into for people who need a way to record their calls.

[mshackel]

You should do some research before you jump to conclusions about recording phone conversations. If you are that concerned - you should check with an attorney or simply google some web sites that deal with the subject. FYI in most states it is perfectly legal for a phone call to be recorded as long as only one party to the conversation is aware of the recording. This means my ATT 3125 which has a recording feature can be used to record a call of anyone in the state of Texas who happens to call me without notice from me. A few states, Florida for example, require two party notice, however FL and a few other states are the exceptions rather than the norm.

If you don't want to be recorded, move to Florida. However, I can still call you from Texas or you can call me from FL to TX and I can record you without your knowledge.

Once the I Phone has a recording feature, I will purchase one. Other than the crummy battery, it is a fairly decent piece of equipment.

[michaelwithe21]

Not possible with the sdk. Access to the mic is only available when not on a call.

what a retard... then how does ispoof have access? DUH!

[taimur]

You can use this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=768660).

[susansoiree]

I got to this thread because I'm doing some due diligence before I build my next iPhone app. It's going to have a call recording function but it's strictly for entertainment purposes. I think I have a solution. Stand by!

[hagared]

This is so frustrating. I had a exactly what I needed with CallRec (http://www.qmobilsoft.net/) but it was only for PalmOs but it was perfect. If a customer called me on the phone while in my truck it would automatically record or only when I push a user defined button and then record their address what they wanted repaired, what their cell phone number is, what day they want me to start, ect.

I lose that ability because I switched to a IPhone. It would save the .MPG 's (or .wav) where ever I wanted them and at whatever quality I wanted them and it would name the files anyway I wanted them such as caller name, then time called, date and phone number of caller in whatever order I wanted it listed. It made life so easy if things got disorganized to just review the calls and get everything sorted out. I need that software bad.

If someone is going to get some ideas what to include in some call recording software look no further than CallRec.

Don't let the powers that be have you record your calls through them so you have to go to them to get your calls (Google Voice). I'm just sayin that I'm suspicious of the SDK not allowing developers access to develope something thats on every other platform. I'm just sayin... hmm.

[SworksXC]

Anyone know if you can get an app for iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) for recording phone calls?

I really need this app for recording work related interviews. If there's none available I guess I'll have to get a Nokia...

The app "Recorder" has this feature for an extra in app price. I never use the Call Recording feature so I can't tell you how good it works.
1 hr recording time=$1.99
8 hr recording time=$12.99

[hagared]

It's a ok app. It could be helpful sometimes. I still would much prefer a app that I don't have to pay for minutes for one thing.

Also I don't want to have some other source to be recording my calls (that's not paranoia, it's just common sence) . They say they will transcribe it for us, how nice of them. Are they saying they won't read it? Ofcourse they will.

I think that's what the fight between Apple and GoogleVoice is about (more info (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/08/23/urnidgns852573C4006938800025761C000620E2.DTL&feed=rss.technology)), they both want to control what goes through the mic. What I think they forgot is that we control what goes through the mic.

Maybe their motives are pure but why chance it. Just make an app that I can record my calls and keep the files on my phone or locally and only I control it.

If I'm making something out of nothing they can prove it to me buy allowing developers to make a simple app that I control and not them. Simple.

[splyb]

I, too, am an attorney. I've briefed this issue (twice) before Courts in Oklahoma and written a paper for a Masters-level Telecommunications Management course.

We are talking about surreptitious recording, that is, recording when neither party is aware or consents or where only one party is aware and doesn't inform the other.

1) Surreptitiously recording a conversation to which you are not a party, the classic "wiretap", is illegal without a warrant. Period - setting aside Bush-era Patriot Act government warrantless wiretaps, which is a whole other thing.

2) As for surreptitious recording by one of the parties without the knowledge/consent of the other party - which seems to be the principle concern of this thread - Federal law permits it, generally, if the party consenting is the subscriber to the "line" that is recorded. So, from the Federal perspective, it's OK to record without informing the other party if you subscribe to the phone service being used. Note: this would make it OK to record ANY conversation on a line that you "own"... even if you aren't a party to the conversation. Example: Father recording calls, on his phone line, between his children and their mother, Father's ex-wife. SNEAKY! Note: That same call, recorded by Dad on his office phone, is probably illegal - unless Dad is self-employed and is the subscriber. If not, his employer's consent would be required, as it subscribes to the line recorded.

3) State law is broken down into "one-party consent" states and "two-party consent" states. As the name implies, and as has been correctly observed within this thread, some states require the consent of both parties before a recording can be made, others don't. Query: Can you record a call, that you initiate from a one-party state, if that call is made to someone in a two-party state? IMHO, no.

Also, a distinction of context should be made. Is the recording being used to refresh the recollection of a journalist, or otherwise used simply to perpetuate information? Then it could be illegal, but who will ever find out? and who cares? are questions that should be asked. But if one tries to have a recording entered into evidence in a Court of Law, well, that's a whole other thing, too.

Hope this helps.

Jay D

[ridgezin]

While not a direct answer to your question about an iPhone app, you can accomplish the same goal by using a teleconferencing service that offers recording of the teleconference as one of their services. I use freeteleconference.com for teleconferencing (it is indeed free for basic teleconferencing), and they offer an additional service for $9/month where they will record all of your teleconferences and make them available to you as downloadable digital soundfiles.

Scott

[pavanbayyapured]

Simple and straight. The answer is here.

I too was looking for something like this. I used to do it with my other phone. Now, I found the answer and wanted to post it here too. It is called Recorder10. It is useful for recording calls. Find this link for more information. http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/07/21/recorder.10.update/


I hope your search ends here.:o

Best regards,
Pavan Bayyapureddi

[RyanTheGeneral]

im sorry am going to be no help,

but this threads discussions were great!! lol and I did learn some from it, never thought to record my convo's have before but just with friend playing with a feature of the phone (blackberry), but have not even thought about it with the iphone.. I guess if I did it would have to be through speaker.

[Helmigurt]

A small but effective workaround is to:

1 call the person
2 press the + button and call yourself for conference
3 iPhone calls own voicemail and records after the beep
4 You recorded your call!

[bbplayer5]

Recording calls = wire tapping. Good luck with that!

[jalpert]

So far there are no apps that can record a call without per minute charges. I, and a lot of others, are still looking for a call recorder that will save the recording locally without dealing with 3rd parties.

[heyjasonis]

you can record calls on google voice, however they would need to call your google voice number at this time to use there feature . but it works!!

[sanstaste]

If you are a professional journalist, you probably have another recording device. Use the speaker phone on your iPhone and a tape recorder. I used this method to record interviews with landlines back when the iPhone was just a twinkle in Steve Jobs' eyes. It might be less convenient than directly recording onto your phone, but based on the responses to this thread "the convenient option" is absurdly complicated and not worth the trouble when you can use speaker phone and a $20 tape recorder.

[Revivalution]

Recorder 10 available in the app store for $1

[shauncampbell]

Not all call recording is illegal people! As long as you let the other person know, it is not a moral gray area. Interviews, directions, instructions, detailed info...saves the person calling having to repeat themselves!

[jalpert]

"Recorder 10 introduces an optional outgoing call recording service for pennies per minute!"

Still, there is NO app on the appstore that is capable of recording calls. Some work with 3rd party companies but those cost money and give god knows who a recording of your phone conversations.

Recorder 10 available in the app store for $1

[Unspoken Demise]

Mmmk, well im not going to read through all these posts about people who just HAVE to tell the OP where it is or is not legal/ OMG unethical, so can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not an app like this is available?

Spare me your morality or laws. Its legal here.

[Phaedrus569]

Folks - no app - but here is your answer

http://www.sagebrush.com/headset.htm

Phaedrus

[smitha96]

This was painful to read through. I feel sorry for the OP.

Apologies for the bump.

[seb1970]

I am not sure exactly what you want to do but I have recently discovered a service called www.recordall.com You don't need any software or app and you can record from any phone or computer.
Your calls are then stored in an inbox type of interface so it is really easy to play back, tag, share or do what ever you want. This may be to business oriented but who knows.

I hope this helps

cheers

Seb

[jalpert]

This is not a good option just because we pay so much for a phone that does so many things, yet something as basic as this has been omitted. I personally would record calls to comcast, best buy, when I cancel services like XM, or any other time companies might try and dispute what you said. I'm sure many of us have been promised comcast credits that didn't show up, or have been told their service has been canceled but then billed anyway, or returns promised then denied at the store. Perfectly legal in my state.

The last time I recorded a phone call is when I booked a hotel reservation. They told me what my rate was per night so I booked it. I asked for an email confirmation and they refused. I asked her to send me an email telling me what my rate is, she refused. They would not put in writing what my nightly rate was. So, I called back and recorded a call with them telling me my rate and that it wouldn't change. No problems that time but some companies that you have to deal with have some truly bizarre business practices.

I am not sure exactly what you want to do but I have recently discovered a service called www.recordall.com You don't need any software or app and you can record from any phone or computer.
Your calls are then stored in an inbox type of interface so it is really easy to play back, tag, share or do what ever you want. This may be to business oriented but who knows.

I hope this helps

cheers

Seb

[Jenslouis]

Yo homies,

Just wanted to let you know that untill apple make it possible there are ways to record the call.

See the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpha9H-umig

It is not ideal I would say, but it is at least a way to get the recording on the go.

[stubacca]

have you tried putting speakerphone on and running the recorder app?


i am not too tech savvy, but that would sound like sucking through the same straw you want to blow through...

[koenig69]

In most states it IS legal to record a conversation as long as one person on the conversation knows it is being recorded. There are only about 5 or 6 states that both partied have to know it is being recorded. I personally think its crazy that it is legal.

The only reason this is legal in my opinion is so the cops can use it for their own purposes

[Contract King]

Is anyone asserting their legal opinion a lawyer? Didn't think so.
And why avoid answering the guys question and instead go off on some state law tangent? Just answer his friggin question please!

I work as a journalist and there are times when I need to record the interview. That means I need an app to do it, not someone's opinion of why it shouldn't be created to begin with because it might raise legal questions!

I'll try Evernote as someone suggested -- thank you for your helpful advice. Wish there was more of it.

Well done that man!
I AM in the law business and I DO need to record calls and it IS allowed !!!

You have heard a load of opinions as to what you can and cant do and whether you ought to be doing it or not What a load of ......... !

Just answer the man's question. It is HIS business what he needs to use it for and you do not need to quiz him on it.

In many regions it is perfectly legal even if the other party does not know (including the majority of America). In my business, even though I am allowed to record without mentioning it, I always tell the other party I am recording for clarity so I can make notes in case i need to refer back.

So PLEASE .... did anyone actually find an app that does it before getting burried in a load of opinions from save the world types? All my previous phones have had the facility as standard. Now I have switched to iPhone I need to download one that does it so can anyone spare me the lectures and just say if they know of an app that actually does this for iPhone - whoever writes it is of no concern to me?

Thank you

[mikaelf]

I'm looking for this feature too. It's not illegal in Sweden, as long as you take part in the phone call.

[LanceNY]

Anyone know if you can get an app for iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) for recording phone calls?

I really need this app for recording work related interviews. If there's none available I guess I'll have to get a Nokia...


I been doing research on either iTunes App or a Jailbroken App, but this is not been fun. For 2 years now been always looking for a App to record calls. A App that actually record calls on the IPhone itself, not those apps like spoof, Irecord, etc; those apps work by using there dialing server and record the call on there end, then you can download that recording from there server. For a premium account of course. Not looking a app that I have to buy premium service or minutes. I understood the problem on IOS 3.1, 3.1.2, etc but was hoping that either IOS 4.0 or IPhone 4 with IOS 4.0 would change that since multi tasting ability with this IOS. But for every single post I ever seen anyone post, asking for a recording app the question really never gets a answer.
For some reason the question always brings only lawyers to answer (Sarcasm) because the question always goes to on answer of it's not legal, bla bla bla. I wish people do some research before answering remarks that are not even true. For many states only one party must be aware of the phone call being recording. Why do folks always go to legalities when a recorder app question is asked. I mean everyone has there reasons and like I said most states are legal. People go off on untrue statements yet there are on sites that give input on how to jailbreak IPhone, hack apps, etc. Now that's not legal.. Downloading apps that are not being pay for without the developers permission it's illegal. Sorry on my tone, but yeah I do get upset when people ramble on and on about legalities on things that untrue. People atleast one's in there life have done something not legal. Most all other smart phones have the ability to record phone calls and it's been legal for many years now and never there been a lawsuit file on these phones. I would love to have the ability to record some phone calls when needing to for personal notes and nothing more. It's legal and that's all that matters. So yeah sorry dude I been searching for the same thing you are for a very long time now and I had no such luck yet. There are Apps out there either on ITunes and Cydia but all they are a money making tool. They all required to buy minutes as you used them, because you have to dial from there server and to record a incoming call you have to give them a different number to call you that you get from the developers App. I believe what his looking for and what am looking for is a app that records incoming and outgoing calls on the iPhone itself. Then just plug iphone to pc and save the recording from the phone.

Wish you the best of luck and if I ever locate anything to the above input I will make another post here with link or name. But now no luck here. Please anyone is luck to find on App that does the above then PLEASE let us know. Will be most greatfull for the information.

Thanks Lance.

[murphygrove]

Thanks Helmigurt! This was the simplest way to record a conversation with my sister-in-law who wanted to give me a recipe and I couldn't write it down. New to these blogs but am amazed how loud the self-righteous bellow.

A small but effective workaround is to:

1 call the person
2 press the + button and call yourself for conference
3 iPhone calls own voicemail and records after the beep
4 You recorded your call!

[Prynce]

i wonder if there might be legal issues with distributing such an app......especially in the US where i believe it is illegal to record phone conversations without the other party's knowledge.

though the op wants to use it for work related interviews which is a legit purpose, the developer who puts effort into such a project might wind up not getting his app approved or getting it yanked cause not everyone will be using such an app for a legit purpose

http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/21/covert-iphone-audio-recording-ok-under-certain-circumstances/

Also, it is legal in Canada to record a conversation as long as one party to the conversation is aware of the recording, Canadian RCMP (National Police Force) recently even declined to investigate an instance where a politician from another party monitored a conversation between NDP party members in a conference call because the NDP mistakenly sent out an invite to him, and so because this politician had been invited he was legally allowed to monitor and record the call.

[vampyren]

Has'nt anyone found a native app that can
Record calls locally?
It can even be for jailbreak'ed phone.
This is the only thing I miss on iPhone.

Ps.please guys stop the law discussion.

[meliha]

Hi,
I found this thread while trying to find a way to record a phone interview (for journalism).

I ended up finding 2 ways this can be achieved:
1) Use Google Voice and have the caller call YOU on your Google Voice phone number. You can record with Google Voice on incoming calls (but not on outgoing calls).
2) Start the call, open Quicktime, start a new audio recording in Quicktime and press record. Put the phone RIGHT next to the computer mic (on the Macbook it's on the top left side).

Hope this helps!

Meliha

[vampyren]

Hi,
I found this thread while trying to find a way to record a phone interview (for journalism).

I ended up finding 2 ways this can be achieved:
1) Use Google Voice and have the caller call YOU on your Google Voice phone number. You can record with Google Voice on incoming calls (but not on outgoing calls).
2) Start the call, open Quicktime, start a new audio recording in Quicktime and press record. Put the phone RIGHT next to the computer mic (on the Macbook it's on the top left side).

Hope this helps!

Meliha

Thanks for the reply Meliha. Google voice seems like nice app and after some searching it seems its not available in Sweden yet :( , couldnt find it in appstore on my phone.
Googles webpage says this:
Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We're not yet open for users outside the US, but are planning to expand our service to additional countries in the future.

I will check tonight if i can get it through itunes (i think i seen it there) and more importantly use it.
Its a bit sad that this is not possible to do using a native app but anyway this is better then nothing i guess.
Cheers

[meliha]

Hi,
I'm pretty sure Google Voice is NOT avail as an iPhone app. (it may be avail on Android though.)

Anyway since GV isn't avail where you are...try the other method I mentioned. It worked really well for me. Now I'm looking for transcription software I can run on the macbook so I don't have to manually type out the entire conversation.

Meliha

[ovisopa]

Hello guys,

I don't understand why until now there isn't an app to record incoming/outgoing phone calls directly on the phone, and not using a service.

It's really impossible to do it because of the iPhone hardware or iPhone OS ???

[vampyren]

Hello guys,

I don't understand why until now there isn't an app to record incoming/outgoing phone calls directly on the phone, and not using a service.

It's really impossible to do it because of the iPhone hardware or iPhone OS ???

Thats what i'm wondering as well. I mean is it impossible to do it or just hard? any developer who knows more on this?

@meliha: your quicktime solution is nice when you are home but for me most times i am not :( thanks for the help never the less.

[hohohong]

Now with multi tasking, still no app that can recorder phone conversation? Not even Cydia?

[occamsrazor]

This isn't really an answer as it will only work for SIP calls, but I'm surprised no-one has mentioned it:

Acrobits Softphone (http://www.acrobits.cz/products/acrobits-softphone/) and Acrobits Groundwire (http://www.acrobits.cz/products/groundwire-acrobits-softphone-for-business/) will both record SIP calls. They work with any SIP provider.

They can be set to record both incoming and outgoing SIP calls directly on the iPhone and have a great "history" tab and playback interface. Note that while you can initiate a normal GSM call from within the Acrobits app interface, these calls DO NOT get recorded, only the SIP calls are able to be recorded. That said, if you can live with the SIP-only limitation, they work great for recording calls.

[compaqdrew]

I just released PhoneTap (http://getphonetap.com) which records outgoing phone calls and is available in the US App Store. Two free promo codes at the bottom of the post for anyone in this thread who wants to try it out.

A lot of people have asked really good questions in this thread and voiced some frustration at the situation. As perhaps the world expert in phone call recording iphone apps (:cool:) I'd like to add my experience to the mix:

First of all, there's no API or Apple-sanctioned way for an app by itself to listen in on a phone call. Otherwise Angry Birds could listen in on your calls, and obviously that's not a desirable outcome. Apple has designed the hardware and software specifically so that rogue apps can't do this. Because there's hardware involved too, it's hard to do even in the jailbreak world. But it's for a good reason that has everything to do with keeping crap apps from stealing your credit card number rather than some overexcited legal department or the moral police.

So in order to record a call, the call has to be routed through a service that actually performs the recording, although the service can be remotely controlled by an app. Unfortunately this means a bit of infrastructure for a developer: servers to route calls, audio file hosting, etc., and as others have pointed out this means unlimited recording for 99 cents is not economical. It is a lot of work to hide that complexity from the user.

Recording calls is not illegal, but laws very from state to state and as others have pointed out, it gets complicated fast if each party is in a different state. You can usually stay out of trouble by letting the caller know that they are being recorded. (This is why there are those "This call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes" messages whenever you call a big company.) As always, consult with a lawyer if you are concerned about the legality of what you are recording.

So in summary:


An app needs the help of a service to record calls
Telling the caller that you're recording keeps you out of trouble most of the time




And the promised promo codes:

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[vampyren]

Sadly i live in EU so i dont see the app. In any case i am so much more interested in recording in the phone as the old old phones from Ericsson/SonyEricsson/Nokia.

To be honest this feature isnt something new so i dont see why Apple was forced to go to such length to remove it. Maybe just to introduce it later as a feature as they always do. I love my iPhone but really miss this feature :(

[TommyKay]

>Is there any software available to let me jot down some notes, you know, type them in?

>Probably illegal. You could type in a bomb threat.

The question is, does the software exist? If you dont know, dont waste others time by bringing up an unrelated legalities question. Particularly when you know nothing about the law. The legalities people here should clam up unless they have the info requested.

Sheesh.

[TedMurphy]

Why save locally? Save to the net. Easiest and quickest way to record any phone call is through CallTrunk (http://www.calltrunk.com). Cloud-based, keeps the call saved and available forever, free for the first 25 minutes.

You can initiate a call through the web interface and record a call on your iphone now. An iphone app allowing the call to be initiated from the iphone will be out in days (waiting for ok from apple). Blackberry and Android apps working fine now. Contact me at ted@calltrunk.com for more information.

[mrmoserri]

that's really creepy man. i hope you plan on recording the phone call with the interviewee's knowledge]

I do think it is any of your business of what people do or even think. you are one of those poeple who think of themself like father with his son. do yourself afavour and hope your own plan not others.

[msarway]

Hey if you want to record a phone call just get one of those livescribe pens then u import it in itunes thats what i do when i am on a call or even in a meeting its great. btw before you record a call check your states laws on it.

[muyaad]

Simply put, Apple doesn't allow the native GSM phone calls to be recorded, for more than 2 years I've been looking for an app to do that and finally I got a way out
I have GV number that I use Gizmo5 number with as a call back number, both were put on Acrobits and that enable me to record both incoming and out going calls. Now Gizmo5 app can do the same task as Acrobits softphone

[itrader]

Anyone know if you can get an app for iPhones (jailbroken or otherwise) for recording phone calls?

I really need this app for recording work related interviews. If there's none available I guess I'll have to get a Nokia...http://freecutesingles.com/woogie/6/R1.jpg

SpeakEasy app works Fine.its cheap too around $2 -

[WRG23]

I am trying to find a similar app. I am a radio news anchor and need to record phone interviews for my job. To them that commented that its creepy....try listening to a radio newscast without a recorded phone interview. If you hear one...the anchor/reporter is not doing his/her job. In fact, teleconferences are a common alternative to a press conference. This is the 21st century.

[jarfer]

Ignoring the off-topic 'legal trolls' there is an App called iCallRecorder - available through Cydia's repositorires for jailbroken iPhones.

Works fine, only downside is it involves calling a premium rate number. But you can have the conversation emailed to you.