The utility is ideal for those cases when you urgently need to record a conversation with a person or speak a long text for further work. Next, we will tell you how to use the voice recorder and look at similar applications from third-party developers.
How to turn on the voice recorder
If you want to record an important conversation, lecture or meeting, then use the built-in application for this. How to turn on the voice recorder on Android:
Step 1. Open the menu and find in the list "Dictaphone". Typically, the application has an icon with a red microphone. If you have many programs installed, then use the search by name.
Step 2. Click "Allow" to allow the application to record audio and grant other rights (file access, phone calls).
Step 3. Open "Recording Settings". To do this, tap on the gear icon.
Step 4. Here, specify the type of file to be recorded (low AMR or high 3GPP), select the path to save files (internal or external memory).
Step 5. Return to the main screen and tap the button "Record" to start recording.
Step 6. Use the button "Pause" to pause recording or "Stop" to stop recording completely and save the audio file. Click the flag icon to visually separate the entry.
Step 7. Click on the icon "List of audio files" in the upper right corner to view all entries made. You can listen to them here.
Remember to periodically delete unnecessary audio files. This way you will not only clear your memory, but also prevent yourself from being compromised if you lose your device.
Third-party audio recording apps
If you often make audio recordings and the functionality of the built-in voice recorder is not enough, then try using third party application. Let's look at the most popular ones.
Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder
Price: Free
Hi-Q MP3 Voice Recorder is a simple voice recorder that records files in . mp3 and allows you to store them not only in internal memory smartphone, but also in the cloud. If you wish, you can set up automatic synchronization of recordings with Google Drive or Dropbox. The voice recorder is distributed free of charge, so you can download the application via Play Store.
Price: Free
This is a multifunctional voice recorder that supports high quality audio recording. The application is distributed free of charge and is suitable for recording telephone conversations (only in Pro versions). Among the main features are a convenient notification system that allows you to manage recording in the background, as well as support Android Wear.
Recently, one of my friends asked me a very unexpected question:« How to rewind voice recordings on a smartphone, and where are they stored?» , from which I concluded that not every user of a smart device is able to understand even its simplest functions, so today I will give a complete and detailed answerabout voice recorder in Android.
To start...
It is worth noting that until recently my friend used the company’s flagshipSamsung, in which most standard applications operating system Androidreplaced with proprietary softwarefrom a Korean brand. Now this person is using a device withstandard OS version, which sometimes confuses him before performing the most basic actions. Actually, today we will talk about a standard voice recorder.
Where is the voice recorder and how to use it?
The path to the standard voice recorder in Android
To dateoperating room Android system has already reached the seventh version, however, most of the standard functions in it have remained unchanged since the fourth, which is an undeniable advantage for smartphone owners. Their location, so to runapplication for voice recording, you need to press the menu button, find the “Voice Recorder” shortcut in it and touch it with your finger.
Standard Android voice recorder interface
The application interface is quite modest and clear. The red circle is responsible for the start of the recording, and three glasses with stripes next to it open a list of recordings where you can listen to them. During recording, pause and stop buttons appear, and after completion you are offered to cancel or save the voice file in the device memory. But here's whatthe voice recorder cannot offer, so this ability to rewind recordingsin listening mode directly from the list.
How to rewind recordings?
Path to recording via file manager
Since rewinding voice recordings usingfunctionality of a standard voice recorder is not possible, thenyou should resort to other functions, without using third-party software. In our case, we should openfile manager, go to the memory where the smartphone records voice files and find the folder« Recording» . It is in this folder that all files created using a standard voice recorder are located. Now you need to start the necessary recording and use rewind by moving your fingerblue sliderleft or right. Rewinding is most useful when you frequently listen to long recordings without having to listen to them in full.
What about the music player?
Some of you may be wondering about this question, but the truth is thatstandard player, which is present in smartphones running Androidunable to play voice recordings. In addition, if you launch this same player and try to play voice files, then anyone who wants to do this will fail, since they will not be in the list of songs.
Third-party players, of which there are a great many in the application catalog, have wider functionality, and most of them are able to work with voice recordings, but this is a completely different story, which weMaybeWe'll touch on it next time.
The beauty of Android is that even if your smartphone does not have some of the capabilities you need, the list of its functions can be easily expanded using the store. What can you find there! How about recording your conversations? During a conversation it may slip important information, which you were unable to remember or even hear, and it may be convenient to be able to listen to the recording.
As you might have guessed, this is possible with Android. Please note that in many countries, recording telephone conversations is illegal unless the other person is aware that the conversation will be recorded. Now that you are informed, you can follow this link to Google Play for the Automatic Call Recorder application.
This app doesn't just record calls. It has a sufficient range of functions to make it convenient for you. For example, you can automatically save recordings not only locally on your device, but also in Dropbox or Google Drive. This is convenient if you want to access recordings from other devices. Three audio recording formats are supported: 3GP, AMR and WAV.
Time to talk about how the application works. Once you complete the setup, it will automatically launch and start recording as soon as you make or receive a call. To let you know that recording is in progress, a red indicator will light up in the notification area. As soon as you finish speaking, you will receive a notification that the recording is ready. By clicking on the notification, you can add a note to the recording, save it, listen to it, or delete it.
That's all, actually. Automatic Call Recorder does exactly one thing, but the way it is implemented in the application makes it one of the most elegant and convenient methods of recording conversations.
Based on materials from PhoneArena