Official documentation
Record and transcribe a call on iPhone
Apple Support (iPhone User Guide), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 17, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's iPhone User Guide page on recording a phone call in the Phone app, saving it to Notes, and viewing a transcript, with a list of countries where call recording is not offered.
- How much weight it carries
- Official Apple documentation, current for iOS 27 when read. Availability of call recording and transcripts depends on region and language, and the page says so. It describes recording, not live captions.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple says that when you record a call on iPhone, both call participants hear an audio notice that the call is being recorded.
“Both call participants hear an audio notice that the call is being recorded.” (Record a call)
- Apple tells iPhone users to make sure the other call participant is willing to be recorded before they record a call.
“make sure the other call participant is willing to be recorded” (Record a call, first step)
- Apple lists 19 countries and regions where call recording on iPhone is not currently available, including the European Union, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
“Call recording isn’t currently available in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, the European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.” (Note before the Record a call steps)