Truecaller will no longer let you record calls from May 11

Truecaller has announced that it will not be offering its call recording feature from May 11. The development comes shortly after Google announced that it has updated its Play Store policy restricting access to third-party apps for the Accessibility API from May 11. It is to be noted that the pre-installed first party dialer apps on the phone and the Google dialer will still allow users to record phone calls in specific regions. It is likely that Google brought this change to provide more privacy to Android users and to comply with call recording laws globally.

“Call recording on Truecaller was free for all, permission-based and required users to enable the feature using the Google Accessibility API,” Truecaller Following the huge demand from consumers, the company introduced the call recording feature for all Android smartphones, a statement said. “However, according to Updated Google Developer Program PoliciesWe are unable to offer call recording as of now,” Truecaller said.

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

The Accessibility API is also used by apps designed to help users with accessibility issues on Android. The change in policy will not affect Android handsets that have call recording built-in. Also, smartphones that come with a pre-installed Google dialer will still be able to record phone calls, however, this will depend on the region and manufacturer. This could prompt 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.