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EMUI 10 eliminates one of the most interesting features of Huawei phones: the option to record calls. This feature, which we accessed through the call options, allowed us to record the conversation with very good audio quality. The decision to remove this feature is probably for privacy reasons, as it did not notify the other user that the call could be recorded. However, for some users it may be a useful function. Fortunately, there is a simple trick to continue having this option on your Huawei mobile.
In order to record calls on a Huawei mobile, we will need an application. This can be downloaded from the App Gallery. In the application store of the Chinese company there are several alternatives, but the one that I mention here is one of the ones that works best and the most compatible with EMUI 10. It's called ACR. You can download it here for free.
Once downloaded and installed, we will need to grant the necessary permissions, such as the ability to view calls, save files in the phone's internal storage, access the microphone and more. You will also have to allow special access to notifications, since the application saves a permanent notice in the notification panel when the app is in use or not. Once confirmed, it will ask us what type of advertising we want it to show us (personalized or generic). Or, if we want to opt for the Pro version, which is paid but eliminates advertising. Personally, with the free option we have more than enough.
The application interface is very intuitive. It is divided into several categories. On the one hand, the tab where all the calls appear. There is also another for incoming, outgoing or marked as important calls. In addition, ACR allows us to filter by date, contact or file size. ACR also has a side menu, where we can activate or deactivate the recording. That is, we can always have this option activated, and all the calls we make or receive will be recorded and saved in the app. In the case of disabling it, calls will not be recorded. Fortunately, there is a permanent notification on the top bar of our mobile that allows us to quickly activate or deactivate the recording.
How to record and listen to calls
How are calls recorded? We will simply have to have the recording option activated, and wait for a call to arrive. Or, make one of our contacts or phone number. During the call, a notification will appear that alerts us that the app is recording the audio, and gives us the option to stop the recording. Once the call is finished, the audio will be saved in the app.
By clicking on the contact we can play the audio, share it, call again or add a note. This last option is very useful if we have several calls from the same contact and we want to distinguish them. For example, we can put: call about business, and thus know that in that call we were talking about business. In addition, we can trim the audio, add the call to the calendar or apply it as an excluded number. This option lists the number to prevent the application from recording audio when a call is made. Of course, we can also delete the file.
