One UI 7 finally brings native call recording to Galaxy phones in the US

Samsung recently kicked off the One UI 7 public beta program, allowing select Galaxy smartphone owners to test drive the brand-new update ahead of its official release. While the new update is packed with flashy UI redesigns and AI galore, it also brings a neat little feature for those in the US: a native call recorder.

Samsung has long offered native call recording on Galaxy phones in most regions. However, the company had been reluctant to offer it in the US, mainly because laws regarding call recording vary from state to state. But as spotted by SammyGuru, the call recording feature has finally made its way to the States, with the feature currently available to the Galaxy S24 series as part of the latest One UI 7 beta. 

It’s built into the default Phone app and needs to be turned on manually each time you wish to record a call. When you start recording, the other person will hear the message that "This call is being recorded"—this is standard practice among built-in call recorders and it's also required by law in some countries. Unfortunately, there’s no option to auto-record calls—at least for now. But given that Galaxy phones in other regions already have this capability, it's quite possible it will eventually arrive to the US models as well. 

Besides built-in call recording, the One UI 7 beta also adds an AI-powered call transcripts feature that can automatically transcribe recorded calls in 20 languages, including German, Spanish, French, Russian, and Japanese. 

These features aren't exclusive to the Galaxy S24 series (available at Best Buy) and will be coming to more Galaxy phones with a broader rollout of One UI 7 over the coming months.