Truecaller Ends iOS Call Recording on Sept 30

Since many iOS users woke up to notices about the change, social media went into a minor buzz after Truecaller revealed that its well-liked call recording tool will no longer be accessible to iPhone users. Throughout the day, posts on X display screenshots of in-app notifications alerting users to the feature’s phase-out. The Call Recording function of Truecaller for iOS will be discontinued on September 30, 2025, per the app’s help page.

This is just over two years after the feature’s inception, Truecaller says it is ending its call recording functionality for iOS in order to concentrate on its primary service, which is preventing spam calls.

The business informed a media and news agency on earlier today, Friday that, as of September 30, iPhones will no longer be able to record calls. In order to preserve the recordings even after the service is withdrawn, users who have saved call recordings can choose to download them to their devices, share them via email or messaging apps, or change their storage preference to iCloud.

Nakul Kabra, the head of iOS at Truecaller, told the news agency that the business made the choice in order to concentrate on its Live Caller ID and automated spam prevention features.

In June 2023, Truecaller reintroduced call recording on Android and made it available to its premium members on iOS. Additionally, the app now supports native call transcription. In India, call recording and transcription were introduced the previous year.

While call recording is easy on Android, it is more difficult on iOS since third-party apps are not allowed to record calls natively by Apple’s operating system. According to Kabra, Truecaller circumvents this by using a recording line that combines calls to record, which raises expenses and complexity. The feature was eventually terminated as a result of these issues.

This action coincides with the launch of Apple’s call recording feature. Don’t worry, though, if you have a recorded essential call. You will be able to download the recordings on your iPhone by September 30, 2025.

To assist users in the event that they encounter any problems during the changeover, the company has created a support page.

The action taken by Truecaller follows months after Apple’s iOS 18.1 update last year, which gave iPhone users native call recording and transcription capabilities. Unlike Truecaller, the native functionality allows users to record calls without connecting to a record line. It also offers transcriptions powered by Apple Intelligence.

However, since the caller ID feature is limited on the free tier, Truecaller initially offered call recording to persuade iPhone users to pay. In addition to enhanced and automatic spam blocking, Siri shortcuts, incognito mode, and other features, paying subscribers also receive real-time caller ID.

Truecaller has about 3 million users worldwide, but according to its second-quarter financial figures (PDF), 44% of its total premium revenue comes from iOS.

Also note that Truecaller has provided two easy options for iPhone users to store their call recordings before the feature is discontinued, which is helpful for individuals who are concerned about losing important recordings. To ensure that future recordings are automatically saved online, you can first change your default storage to iCloud. To accomplish this, launch the Truecaller app, click Storage Preference under the Record tab, and then hit the Settings icon.

Switch to iCloud storage in this setting. If the iCloud option isn’t visible to you, you might need to first enable it by going to Settings on your iPhone, touching your name, choosing iCloud, then Saving to iCloud, and lastly turning on Truecaller.