How to Record Calls on Xiaomi Smartphones

BY Asif Shaik

Published 25 May 2020

Xiaomi is among the world’s top smartphone brands, and in fact, it is the number one smartphone brand in various countries like India and Spain. The company makes some excellent value-for-money smartphones with not only great hardware but also excellent software features. If you wish to record calls on your Xiaomi smartphone, you can do so (except in some countries where it’s illegal to record calls without consent – you can read about them in this Wikipedia article) quite easily.

Some popular brands like Apple and Google don’t allow recording voice calls, but Xiaomi does, and it’s a built-in feature, which means you don’t have to install any other software or pay for it. In this tutorial, I will show you (with images) to record voice calls on your Xiaomi smartphone. This call recording tutorial is applicable to the following Xiaomi phones.

  • Xiaomi Mi Series – Mi 5, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi 6, Mi 8, Mi 8 SE, Mi 8 Lite, Mi 8 Pro, Mi 8 Explorer, Mi 9, Mi 9T, Mi 9T Pro, Mi 9 Lite, Mi 9 SE, Mi 9 Pro, Mi 10, Mi 10 Youth, Mi 10 Lite, Mi 10 Pro, Mi 10 Lite Zoom
  • Xiaomi Mi Note Series – Mi Note 3, Mi Note 10, Mi Note 10 Lite, Mi Note 10 Pro
  • Xiaomi Mi Max Series – Mi Max 2, Mi Max 3
  • Xiaomi Mi MIX Series – Mi MIX, Mi MIX 2, Mi MIX 2s, Mi MIX 3, Mi MIX 3 5G
  • Xiaomi Redmi Series – Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 7, Redmi 7A, Redmi 8, Redmi 8A, Redmi 8A Pro, Redmi 10X, Redmi 10X Pro
  • Xiaomi Redmi Note Series – Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7s, Redmi Note 7 Pro, Redmi Note 8, Redmi Note 8 Pro, Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9s, Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note Note 9 Pro Max
  • Xiaomi Redmi K Series – Redmi K20, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi K20 Pro Premium, Redmi K30, Redmi K30 5G, Redmi K30i, Redmi K30i 5G, Redmi K30 Pro, Redmi K30 5G Racing
  • Xiaomi Pocophone Series – Pocophone F1, Pocophone F2 Pro, Pocophone X2

How To Record Calls On Xiaomi Smartphones

Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Xiaomi smartphone.

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Step 2: Dial the number that you want to connect to.

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Step 3: Wait for the call to connect.

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Step 4: Once the call connects, hit the record button on the call screen to start recording the current voice call.

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Step 5: The phone will stop recording the call automatically once it is disconnected.

Step 6: You can view all call recordings by clicking on the call recording notification that appears after the call ends.

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If you want to record all voice calls, you can do that, too, but you would need to make some changes to the Phone app’s settings.

How To Record All Calls On Xiaomi Smartphones

Step 1: Open the Phone app on your Xiaomi smartphone.

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Step 2: Click the three-lines menu on the bottom left corner of the Phone app.

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Step 3: Now click on ‘Call Recording’.

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Step 4: Now enable ‘Call Recording Notification’ and ‘Record Calls Automatically’ options.

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Step 5: You can also set the Phone app to record calls from only a few select numbers. To do that, click on ‘Selected Numbers.’

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Step 6: Now tap on ‘Custom List.’

Step 7: Now click on ‘Add Numbers.’

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Step 8: Now choose all the numbers you want from ‘Contacts’, ‘Groups’, or ‘Recents.’

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Did you find this article useful? Were you able to record calls on your Xiaomi smartphone after following the steps from this how-to article? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.