Although Google Phone App has been on the Play Store for a while, only certain devices have got the support for its Call Recording feature. This list of OEMs include Xiaomi, Nokia, and of course Google’s own Pixel devices. Now, an XDA’s finding reveals that Google is working to let you record anonymous calls automatically.

According to the report, an APK teardown reveals a lot of new strings added to the Google Phone App‘s Version 59(v.59). These strings of code have keywords like “Always record”, “non_contact_toggle_key”, “Numbers not in your contacts” etc. That is, if this makes it to the working build, the app will record calls from unknown numbers on its own.

Google Phone App introduced the recording feature last year. As always, it was initially limited to the Google Pixel users. Later, Google brought it to certain regions including a lot of Xiaomi devices in September and Nokia smartphones in May 2020. Speaking of which, Global variants of Xiaomi devices already ship with the Google Phone App out of the box.

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Coming back, the first string of the particular array of code shows a disclaimer message as follows: “You or the other person in your call might be somewhere that requires everyone to consent to being recorded. Everyone will be notified ahead of time that the call is being recorded. It’s up to you to follow laws about recording conversations. Recordings are stored only on your phone.”

After this message, you will get a confirmation pop-up whether to toggle the feature on/off. There will be two options- “Always record” and “Cancel”. As mentioned above the toggle key suggests that we might see a separate setting for it on the App.

That said, it’s a feature in development and might/might not make it to the final version. Hence, take this with a pinch of salt.

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Google has crafted some of the apps purely for its Pixel devices. These apps not only improves the functionality but even adds to its value. Google’s refined software and impressive applications always remain favorite among the third-party development community. Several Pixel-based Mods are made available for non-Pixel devices. For example, Google Camera, aka Gcam Mod, is quite popular among photography enthusiasts. Similarly, Pixel phone-based themes and boot animations are also quite popular among non-Pixel users.

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In a way forward, the search giant has surprisingly made the Google Phone app available on the Play Store for non-Pixel devices. Until now, the Google Phone app was limited to Pixel and Android One smartphones. The users needed to root the device to use the modified apk or Magisk Module on their respective devices. But the users can now directly use the Google Phone app on a non-Pixel phone by directly installing it from the Play Store.

Google Phone App Compatibility

According to research done by our folks at XDA Developers, the Google Phone App is currently compatible with specific devices that have com.google.android.dialer.support shared library support. However, the above saying is not confirmed by any official source, but it seems a legit reason behind the app compatibility. You can check the smartphone compatibility by running the ADB command on CMD after connecting via USB cable:

pm list libraries | grep "com.google.android.dialer.support"

The support appears to be absent on some Samsung and OnePlus devices; meanwhile, it is working flawlessly on the Asus and LG smartphones. The availability of the app for non-Pixel devices is not officially confirmed from Google, but anyhow it is now working on some Android smartphones.

Note: The ‘Go’ version, aka Google Phone Go app is working on devices that get an error while installing the standard phone app.

Verified Google App working device list:

• Oppo Find X2 Pro
• Asus Zenfone 6
• LGV60 ThinQ
• Samsung Galaxy S8
• Galaxy Note 10
• Poco F1
• Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro
• LG G7
• LG V35

Download Google Phone App for Non-Pixel smartphones

Google Phone app is finally available for non-Pixel smartphones. Most of the devices can directly install the app from the Play Store. However, if you get any error while installing the Google Phone app, we suggest you install the ‘Go’ version app from the link below.

Download from Play Store /  APKMirror

Download Go Version

We hope you’ve got the latest and workable Google Phone app on your device. If you have any issues, then let us know via the comments below.

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