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It is utterly ridiculous that iOS is still lacking support for this super basic feature.

• giarc 9y ago
  It's not really a basic feature. The sandboxing of iOS apps is smart in many ways. Allowing 3rd party access to an native Apple app could open up problems.
  • bcholmes 9y ago
    Apple can implement "record call" in the standard phone app, though, without allowing 3rd party access.
  • freeone3000 9y ago
    You don't need to solve the general case, just the specific one - add recording to dialer.
  • jgh 9y ago
    They already allow recording the audio from other apps, other than through audio plugins which apps have to purposefully implement, via ReplayKit.
• mcherm 9y ago
  But there's a good reason for that -- as long as legislatures keep making it ILLEGAL to use such a feature, can you really blame Apple for not wanting to offer it?
  • chipperyman573 9y ago
    It's not illegal federally or in any of the 38 single-party consent states, as long as the person recording is a member of the conversation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_recording_laws#Unite...
    • smnrchrds 9y ago
      And the entire Canada, where the story is taking place, is single-party consent.
  • LukeShu 9y ago
    It is not illegal to use such a feature. In some states ("multi-party consent" states), it is illegal to use the feature without the consent of the person being recorded; just like in some situations it is illegal to use the "camera" feature without the consent of the person being recorded. That doesn't stop Apple for offering a camera on their phone. Other states have "one-party consent" laws that mean it is always legal for you to record own phone calls.
  • ryanlol 9y ago
    What legislatures would those be?
  • kevin_thibedeau 9y ago
    It wasn't legal to rip CDs in many places of the world but they promoted it heavily.