How to record WhatsApp calls
If you wish record WhatsApp calls, understood as voice conversations, the indications you must follow are those that you find below. Considering that WhatsApp does not offer a special function, to do so you have to turn to the use of third party tools.
However, keep in mind that recording your phone calls, both those made via WhatsApp and otherwise, without the interlocutor being aware of it, it is not a crime, but only as long as the registrations are not disseminated o make others listen. To do this, in fact, the express consent of the person with whom the call was made is required. Acting differently constitutes one privacy violation punishable by law.
How to Record Android WhatsApp Calls
Stai using one smartphone Android and would you like to record WhatsApp calls if so? Then I recommend you to use the app Cube Call Recorder ACR, which allows you to record the "common" phone calls and those made via VoIP, therefore also those that are made using WhatsApp and other messaging services. It is very easy to use and it is free, but it offers a subscription through in-app purchases (at a cost of € 2,09 every three months) to unlock extra features, such as the ability to change the audio format of the recordings.
To scaricare and install the app on your device, visit the relative Play Store section and press the button Install. If you are using a device that does not have the Play Store, you can download the app from an alternative store.
Then, launch the app, selecting the relevant one icon that has been added to the home screen and / or drawer, tap the button Following that you find below, accept the terms of use of the app and then press the button Grant permissions e Enable overlay. At this point, tap on the buttons Ok continue e OK! I got it, then decide whether to enable geolocation and tap the button to end the setup.
Then, enable the recording of calls made via VoIP, by tapping the button with the three lines horizontally that you find in the upper left part of the app screen, by selecting the item Registration from the menu that opens, bringing up ON the switch located in correspondence with the option Bypass VoIP support check and selecting the voice I see in the window that opens.
Also make sure that the recording of calls made with WhatsApp is actually enabled by selecting the item Services to be registered that you find in the screen above and verifying that there is the checkmark on the box next to the wording WhatsApp. If not, do it yourself and press on the item OK per salvare I modified it.
Now that you've set up your app use, launch WhatsApp, go to the card Chat, select the conversazione with the user with whom you want to make the voice call and make a voice call by tapping on the icon handset present at the top right, then on the item Call in the window that opens on the display.
Once the call has started, the recording will start automatically and you will see the Cube Call Recorder ACR widget, indicating that the app is operational. To end the recording, end the call as you usually do by pressing the red button with the handset down. Next, you will find the recordings of the voice calls made with WhatsApp on the main screen of Cube Call Recorder ACR.
How to Record WhatsApp iPhone Calls
If, on the other hand, what you are interested in doing is recording WhatsApp calls from iPhone, I'm sorry to tell you but in this case there are no apps that can do this. Due to Apple's restrictions on the iOS operating system, WhatsApp calls cannot be recorded. The only applications to record phone calls available on the App Store allow you to operate only on standard calls (those made on the voice line): I told you more about it in my guide on the subject.
Under the circumstances, you can remedy this by using external solutions to the smartphone. More specifically, if you have a device capable of recording sounds (for example another smartphone or a computer), you can use aspecific application, as in the case of the solutions that I pointed out to you in my review on voice recorders and start recording from there.
Next, start the voice call on WhatsApp on your iPhone, put "iPhone by" next to the other device you are using to register and set the speakerphone for the phone call. Once the phone call is over or in any case when you consider it appropriate, stop the audio recording and that's it. I know, it is not a particularly practical solution, but as they say: to extreme evils, extreme remedies!
How to record WhatsApp computer calls
WhatsApp is also available for computers and even in this case it is possible to use the function to make voice calls, but only using the client for Windows and macOS (WhatsApp Web does not yet offer the ability to make calls).
Consequently, if you are wondering how to record WhatsApp calls from PC, I am happy to inform you that you can use any software to record audio, like those you find reported in my post dedicated to programs to record the voice.
So, get started first WhatsApp on your computer and if you haven't logged in yet, scan the QR code displayed on your computer using the WhatsApp app on your smartphone, proceeding as I explained to you in detail in my tutorial on WhatsApp for PC.
Subsequently, start the audio recording through the program you have decided to use and start the voice call on WhatsApp, selecting the conversazione of your interest and by clicking on the phone located at the top right. Then when the phone call is interrupted or in any case when you deem it appropriate, you can also stop the audio recording in progress with the dedicated software.
How to record WhatsApp video calls
If what you're interested in doing is record video calls on WhatsApp, the indications you must follow are those you find below. Again, WhatsApp does not offer any ad hoc functions, so you have to resort to using third party tools.
In this regard, it is my duty to specify that video calls made by WhatsApp are encrypted with the end-to-end encryption technology used by the application, for which they travel in encrypted form even on the company's servers and cannot be used in clear text by people other than the legitimate senders and recipients of the same.
This results in the fact that while it is possible to record video calls made with WhatsApp, it will be included video stream only, while the audio will be excluded. The situation is different if the video call is recorded from a computer: in this case it is possible to capture both the audio stream and the video stream together.
As far as privacy is concerned, the same indications that I have already given you for voice calls apply: recording video calls it is not a crime, as long as the whole is not disseminated o shown to others without explicit consent from the interlocutor.
How to Record Android WhatsApp Video Calls
One smartphone is possiedi Android and you want to record the video calls you make with WhatsApp, you can use the included "standard" function on your device, generally available from the menu of notifications (as I explained to you, for example, in this tutorial of mine).
Alternatively, you can turn to third-party apps, such as ADV Screen Recorder that allows you to record the screen of your device. It is very simple to use and it is free, but eventually it is available in a paid version, at a cost of 1,19 euros) which removes the banner ads.
To download the app on your device, go to the relevant section of the Play Store (if there is no Play Store on your smartphone, you can download the app from an alternative store). Then, launch the app by selecting the relevant one icon which has been added to the home screen and / or drawer.
Now that you see the main screen of ADV Screen Recorder, press the buttons Accept, Allow e Allow, in order to grant all the required permissions. After doing the above steps, hit the button capacitor positive (+) lead, tap on the item OK and move up ON the switch to authorize interaction with other apps.
At this point, fai tap sulla voce Start now, then open WhatsApp, go to the card Chat, select the conversazione with the user of your interest and start a video call by tapping on the icon video camera presents at the top right.
Then start the screen recording by pressing the green button with the camera added by ADV Screen Recorder on the right side of the display, by tapping the button with the symbol REC from the menu that opens and granting the app the necessary permissions to access the microphone (even if, as mentioned above, this feature cannot be used for recording WhatsApp video calls).
At the end of the video call or in any case when you deem it appropriate, you can interrupt the recording by pressing again on the green button with the camera located on the edge of the screen and tapping on the button Stop attached to the menu that opens. The recording will then be automatically saved in the Android Gallery.
How to record WhatsApp iPhone video calls
Stai using a iPhone, to record video calls you make on WhatsApp you can use the function Screen recording available “standard” on iOS.
To use it, first call the Control Center of iOS, swiping from the top right corner of the screen to the bottom, if you have an iPhone with Face ID, or from the bottom of the screen to the top, if you have an iPhone with a physical Home button. Then touch theregistration icon (the one with the symbol REC) and, after a short countdown, everything on the screen will be automatically acquired.
If you don't see the registration button in the iOS Control Center, you can enable it by going to the section Settings> Control Center> Customize Controls of iOS and tapping the button capacitor positive (+) lead placed in correspondence with the item Screen recording.
Next, launch the app, di WhatsApp, go to the section Chat of the same and select the conversazione for the contact you want to video call. Now that you see the chat screen, tap on the icon video camera at the top right to start the video call.
Then when the video call is over or in any case when you deem it appropriate, you can stop recording by tapping on thered indicator located at the top of the screen and pressing the button Stop. Once this is done, the movie will be automatically saved in the iOS gallery.
How to record WhatsApp video calls on computer
Considering that the WhatsApp client for Windows and macOS allows you to make video calls, it is legitimate to ask yourself how to register them even from a computer. If so, just use gods software to “film” the PC screen, like the ones you find in my review on programs to record the screen.
More precisely, to succeed in your intent, start the client of WhatsApp on your computer, start the screen recording using the software you have decided to use and start the video call on WhatsApp, selecting the conversazione of your interest and by clicking on the icon video camera located at the top right. At the end of the video call or when you deem it appropriate, you can also stop recording the PC screen with the ad hoc software.
