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I’m tempted to say that the greatest invention of 2021 is the ability to speed up voicenotes.

They’re great in that you can listen to them at your own leisure, as opposed to the abruptness of an unsolicited phone call.

Don’t worry, person on the other end who didn’t even bother to check before calling, I’ll just drop whatever I was busy with so we can chat.

The problem with voicenotes is that people don’t go in with a plan, so you’re forced to wade through all the waffling to get to the useful nuggets.

Speed up 1,5x, and we’re good to go. There’s also a WhatsApp feature due out shortly that will transcribe voicenotes so you can simply read them.

What a time to be alive.

But hey, we’re talking about recording phone calls on an iPhone here. Due to legal complications, your phone doesn’t come with the option to do so.

There’s a free app for that, reports Mashable:

The app we’re featuring in this guide is the Rev Call Recorder iOS app from a tech startup called Rev, which is based in San Francisco and Austin.

Image: Apple App Store

Rev Call Recorder is an easy-to-use iPhone app available in the United States that allows you to record calls in one simple step. This app has no limits for recording incoming or outgoing calls, and it’s simple to share recordings via Dropbox or email.

You can download the app here.

Before you do, it’s important to remember to ask for consent to record any phone calls.

The easiest way to do this is? State “I’m planning to record this, are you OK with that?” at the beginning of the call.

You could also receive consent ahead of the call in written form via WhatsApp and the like.

Rev Call Recorder is actually very simple to use:

Once you’ve downloaded the free app and verified your number, simply tap the “Start Recorded Call” option at the bottom of your screen.

Then select whether you’re making an outgoing call or receiving an incoming call.

Follow the prompts and your call will be recorded, then automatically saved to your recorded calls list. Tap on a recording to see share options, including emailing the audio file or saving it to Dropbox.

Well done.

You’re so technically advanced.

Now let’s all commit to working on our voicenote games.

[source:mashable]