Samsung may be about to solve one of the most requested features among Galaxy phone users. A leaked early build of One UI 9.5 reveals a new "Record calls in other apps" setting inside the stock Phone app, with individual toggles for WhatsApp, Telegram, and Google Meet.

The feature was spotted by SamMobile in a pre-release One UI 9.5 build, buried under Settings, then Call recordings and transcripts. If it ships in the final release, Galaxy owners would be able to record voice calls made through third-party messaging apps directly from Samsung's built-in call recording tool.

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How It Works

The implementation is straightforward. Each supported app gets its own toggle, so users can enable recording for WhatsApp while leaving it off for Telegram and Meet, or any combination they prefer. The recordings would be handled by Samsung's existing call recording infrastructure, which already supports standard phone calls on most Galaxy devices.

This is different from screen recording, which captures everything on the display and produces large files. The leaked feature appears to record only the audio from the call itself, similar to how native call recording works.

Call recording is legal in many countries but restricted or outright banned in others. Reports indicate that Samsung will handle this through regional availability. The feature may not appear at all in markets where recording laws are strict, and in some regions, the phone may play an audible tone or announcement to inform the other party that the call is being recorded.

This is the same approach Samsung already takes with its native call recording feature, which is unavailable or limited in certain countries. The third-party app extension would likely follow the same regional rules.

Check your local law before you rely on it. Consent rules for call recording vary by country and in some places by state or province. A toggle appearing in your settings is not legal advice.

Samsung Is Not the First

OnePlus already offers third-party call recording through its AI VoiceScribe feature, which can record and summarize calls made in WhatsApp and Telegram. Samsung would be the second major Android manufacturer to offer this capability natively, but its larger user base means the feature would reach significantly more people.

Google has been tightening Android's policies around call recording over the past few years, making it harder for third-party apps to record calls without system-level access. Samsung's approach of building the feature into One UI rather than relying on a third-party app is the only reliable way to make it work on modern Android.

Google spent years closing the door on third-party call recorders. Building it into the operating system is now the only way through.

On why this has to come from Samsung

When to Expect It

Samsung has not announced One UI 9.5 or confirmed any of its features. The leaked build is an early internal version, and features can be added, changed, or removed before a public release. Samsung typically ships major One UI updates alongside new Galaxy S-series launches or as mid-year updates for existing devices.

If the feature survives internal testing, it would likely roll out first on the newest Galaxy flagship devices before reaching older models through a software update. There is no confirmed timeline.