Call Recording Finally Rolls Out to Pixel 9a and Older Models in Japan

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Key Points of This Article

• As previously announced, the ‘Record Calls’ feature in the ‘Phone by Google’ app is now available in Japan for the Pixel 9a, Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel 8 series.
• Call recording-related features are being rolled out at roughly the same time: ‘Call Notes’ for Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 9 series onward (excluding the Pixel 9a), and ‘Record Calls’ for the Pixel 9a, Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel 8 series.
• For reference, ‘Record Calls’ is literally a voice call recording feature. Its superior version, ‘Call Notes,’ includes not only call recording but also a transcription feature and even an AI summarization feature.

On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Google began rolling out the November 2025 monthly software update for Google Pixel devices running the new-generation Android OS, ‘Android 16,’ which includes the usual monthly security vulnerability fixes and feature enhancements. Alongside this, Google also announced the November 2025 ‘Pixel Drop’ featuring new functions for Pixel devices.

As part of this November 2025 ‘Pixel Drop,’ the call recording and transcription feature ‘Call Notes‘ in the default ‘Phone by Google’ app for Pixel devices has finally been launched in Japan. However, ‘Call Notes’ is only available on Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 9 series onward, excluding the Pixel 9a.

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This means that while the Pixel 9a, Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel 8 series cannot use ‘Call Notes,’ the call recording feature ‘Record Calls‘ has been released in Japan as previously announced. In other words, call recording-related features are being rolled out at roughly the same time: ‘Call Notes’ for Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 9 series onward (excluding the Pixel 9a), and ‘Record Calls’ for the Pixel 9a, Pixel 6, Pixel 7, and Pixel 8 series.

For reference, ‘Record Calls’ is literally a voice call recording feature, while its more advanced counterpart, ‘Call Notes,’ includes not only call recording but also a transcription feature and even an AI summarization feature. However, the AI summarization for ‘Call Notes’ is not yet available in Japan. In Japan, ‘Call Notes’ can only be used for voice call recording and transcription.

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