Ask HN: Recording Calls on iPhone Using Bluetooth

5 points by kubo6472 2 years ago | 3 comments

Has anyone tried making a fake Bluetooth "headphones" that forward audio to some real device and recording it in the middle? Avoiding the requirement of a 3-way call.

I have given some thought to getting myself an iPhone, however I can't get over it not having any kind of call recording readily available in Central Europe, at least not any I'm aware of. And this thought crossed my mind, I don't know how to even search for it, so if anyone has tried it with any outcome, success or failure, please let me know.

SushiHippie 2 years ago |

You should replace "Q:" with "Ask HN:".

And FWIW I just searched for "bluetooth headset recording" and found many results, including already existing devices that are a headset which can record the audio.

kubo6472 2 years ago | |

First of all, thank you! Updated the title ;)

See, this is my problem when I start to think about stuff. I always take it from the most complicated angle. I didn't look at it as Bluetooth headphones that record stuff directly.

SushiHippie 2 years ago | | |

No worries!

Also searching for "iphone call recording" on your marketplace of choice like amazon, also shows many results including usb dongles which act as a bluetooth dongle as far as I understand.

I neither own an iPhone nor any of these devices, so I can't tell how usable all these devices are!

Probably a middle man bluetooth device which you would connect via bluetooth from the iPhone, which then connects to a bluetooth headset could add a noticable delay, but I haven't seen such a device (maybe because of that exact reason)