Gmail’s recent ability to allow you to make phone calls from your inbox has been well received by many folks and now the search giant has silently added a feature that might be frowned upon by certain parties. The new ability we’re talking about is the option of recording incoming calls.
Do note that we mentioned “incoming calls” as users don’t seem to be able to record calls that you initiate from your Gmail inbox. While Google hasn’t officially announced the feature, plenty of folks have reported it and if you do receive a call in your Gmail inbox, chances are that you’ll see the red recording button appear.
Of course, it’s worth mentioning that you might want to make sure you’re aware of your state’s wire tapping laws before giving this a try as it might be illegal to record someone’s conversation without their knowledge or consent.
There are ways to record your phone conversations, here’s a tutorial on Android.
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