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