Google is updating its Play Store policy that will block third-party call recording apps from the Play Store. This new and updated policy will be effective from May 11, 2022. The changes to the Google Play policy were initially spotted by user /u/NLL-APPS on Reddit, which means further restrictions will be placed on access by developers to the Accessibility API.
According to 9to5Google, this has been used as a workaround to enable remote call audio recording, but Google Will not allow apps listed on the Play Store to use the Accessibility service from May 11. In addition, Google cleared up any confusion about this policy change in a recent developer webinar.
“This policy change will only affect third-party apps on the Play Store. Many default dialer apps like Google Phone, Mi Dialer and others have built-in call recording functionality on specific devices. The default dialer app on devices such as Pixel and Xiaomi smartphones will not be affected by this change,” 9to5Google wrote.
This means that if you can record calls using your pre-installed dialer app, you will not lose functionality. However, if you use an app downloaded from the Google Play Store, call recording may not be possible if you proceed.