It seems kind of astounding that here we are, 17 years after the first iPhone release, and there's only now a built-in way to record phone conversations on Apple's handset. Maybe Apple was just waiting to get it right, because the call recording and transcribing feature coming to the iPhone through iOS 18.1 is pretty slick.
There's lots of reasons you'd want to record phone calls. With many of us using our mobile devices as business tools, it can be helpful to have an audio record of meetings — complete with auto-generated notes you can refer to later on. Or maybe you'd like to have records of conversations with contractors, so that you can compare notes on who's charging what for what level of service. Sometimes, it helps to record phone calls when you're brainstorming on projects, trip ideas or upcoming get-togethers, as it saves you the trouble of having to hold your phone with one hand and take notes with the other. And nothing helps out a faulty memory like a good audio record of what you actually said.
