Third-Party Call Recording Apps To Be , Banned From Google Play Store.<br />Engadget reports Google will soon <br />enact a new policy for its Play Store <br />that will ban all third-party apps used <br />to record phone conversations.<br />Engadget reports Google will soon <br />enact a new policy for its Play Store <br />that will ban all third-party apps used <br />to record phone conversations.<br />It will go into effect <br />on May 11th.<br />Call recording apps function through Accessibility API, which gains access to audio functionality in Android phones.<br />Accessibility API is primarily <br />for users with disabilities.<br />Apps with a core functionality intended to directly support people with disabilities <br />are eligible to use the IsAccessibilityTool. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.<br />Apps not eligible for IsAccessibilityTool may not <br />use the flag and must meet prominent disclosure and consent requirements. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.<br />The Accessibility API is <br />not designed and cannot <br />be requested for remote <br />call audio recording. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.<br />Google officials say native dialer apps such as Google Phone and Mi Dialer will be unaffected by the policy change.<br />If the app is the default dialer <br />on the phone and also pre-loaded, accessibility capability is not required to get access to the incoming audio stream. , Moun Choi, Leader of Content Global Operations Google, via Engadget.<br />Hence would not be in violation. Since this is a clarification to <br />an existing policy, the new language will apply to all <br />apps starting on May 11th. , Moun Choi, Leader of Content Global Operations Google, via Engadget
