Truecaller has introduced that it’s going to not provide its name recording function from May 11. The improvement comes quickly after Google introduced that it has up to date its Play Store coverage proscribing the entry of third-party functions to the Accessibility API from May 11. It is to be famous that first social gathering dialler apps and the Google Dialer pre-installed on telephones will nonetheless enable customers to report telephone calls, in particular areas. It is probably going that Google has introduced this modification to supply extra privateness to Android customers, and to adjust to name recording legal guidelines globally.

“Call Recording on Truecaller was free for everyone, permission-based and required users to enable the feature using the Google Accessibility API,” Truecaller mentioned in an announcement including that the corporate launched name recording function for all Android smartphones after receiving an awesome shopper demand. “However, as per the updated Google Developer Program policies, we are unable to offer call recording any longer,” Truecaller added.

“The Accessibility API is not designed and cannot be requested for remote call audio recording,” Google mentioned. It is to be famous customers who’re utilizing a smartphone that runs on Android 10 or newer variations of Google’s working system will now not be capable of report apps utilizing third-party apps.

The Accessibility API can also be utilised by apps designed to assist customers with accessibility points on Android. The change in coverage is not going to have an effect on Android handsets which have name recording built-in natively. Furthermore, the smartphones which ship with the Google Dialer pre-installed will nonetheless be capable of report telephone calls, nonetheless, it is going to rely upon the area and producer. This may immediate customers who typically use the decision recording function to obtain apps from outdoors the Google Play retailer making them susceptible to knowledge theft by malicious apps.