Phone by Google to Add Call Recording Beep Toggle Soon: App Teardown

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• The setting to change the loud voice announcement at the start of “Call Recording” and “Call Notes” to a simple beep sound may be rolling out soon.
• An APK teardown of the Google Phone app v219 for Android revealed the addition of resource code for a setting to replace the loud announcement with a beep, along with a corresponding consent dialog.
• It is anticipated that the application-side preparations for this setting have been completed.

In early March 2026, we reported in our “App Teardown” section that the Google Phone app—the default dialer on Google Pixel devices—might soon allow users to change the loud voice announcement, “This call is now being recorded,” used in its “Call Recording” and “Call Notes” features, to a simple beep sound instead: a possibility we identified through our analysis.

It now appears that this setting to replace the loud announcement with a simple beep might be rolling out shortly. We have confirmed this possibility once again through our latest app teardown.

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An analysis of the Google Phone app v219 update for Android, released on Thursday, April 23, 2026, revealed that resource code has been added for both the setting to switch to a beep sound and a related consent dialog. Notably, detailed resource strings for the Japanese translation of this consent dialog have also been included.

It is likely that the application-side implementation for this change is now complete, and we are simply waiting for server-side activation from Google. A rollout appears to be imminent.

<string name="call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">When you activate Call Recording, both parties are notified when the call recording starts and ends. You may choose to replace the verbal recording notification with an audio tone (beep). However, if you choose to use the audio tone, you agree to comply with all local laws and regulations related to recording phone conversations, including privacy rights of the individuals involved, and that Google will not be responsible for any violation of law resulting from your actions.</string>
<string name="call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_negative_button">Do not agree</string>
<string name="call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_positive_button">Agree</string>
<string name="call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_title">Recording Consent</string>
<string name="call_recording_use_beep_toggle_title">Play audio tone instead of verbal recording notification</string>

<string name="fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">When you activate Call Notes, both parties are notified when the call recording starts and ends. You may choose to replace the verbal recording notification with an audio tone (beep). However, if you choose to use the audio tone, you agree to comply with all local laws and regulations related to recording phone conversations, including privacy rights of the individuals involved, and that Google will not be responsible for any violation of law resulting from your actions.</string>
<string name="fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_negative_button">Do not agree</string>
<string name="fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_positive_button">Agree</string>
<string name="fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_title">Recording Consent</string>

<string name="incall_fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">When you record a call, both parties are notified when a call recording starts and ends. You may choose to replace the audio notification with an audio tone (beep). However, if you choose to use the audio tone, you agree to comply with all local laws and regulations related to recording phone conversations, including privacy rights of the individuals involved, and that Google will not be responsible for any violation of law resulting from your actions.</string>

<string name="incall_call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">When you record a call, both parties are notified when a call recording starts and ends. You may choose to replace the audio notification with an audio tone (beep). However, if you choose to use the audio tone, you agree to comply with all local laws and regulations related to recording phone conversations, including privacy rights of the individuals involved, and that Google will not be responsible for any violation of law resulting from your actions.</string>

<string name="incall_fermat_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">通話を録音すると、通話の録音の開始時と終了時に両方の当事者に通知されます。音声通知をビープ音（発信音）に置き換えることができます。ただし、ビープ音を使用することを選択した場合は、関係者のプライバシー権を含む、電話での会話の録音に関連するすべての現地の法律および規制を遵守すること、およびお客様の行動から生じるいかなる法律違反についても Google は責任を負わないことに同意するものとします。</string>

<string name="incall_call_recording_use_beep_sound_terms_dialog_content">通話を録音すると、通話の録音の開始時と終了時に両方の当事者に通知されます。音声通知をビープ音（発信音）に置き換えることができます。ただし、ビープ音を使用することを選択した場合は、関係者のプライバシー権を含む、電話での会話の録音に関連するすべての現地の法律および規制を遵守すること、およびお客様の行動から生じるいかなる法律違反についても Google は責任を負わないことに同意するものとします。</string>

For context, “Call Recording” is a feature available on Google Pixel devices up to the Pixel 8 (including the Pixel 9a), while “Call Notes” is an AI-powered recording and summarization feature available on Google Pixel devices from the Pixel 9 onwards (excluding the Pixel 9a).

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