"This call is recorded"…It's been 17 years since I used the iPhone's recording function.

Courtesy of Apple

iPhone users can now record calls.

Seventeen years after its launch, Apple distributed the iOS 18.1 beta version of the iPhone operating system, which includes the artificial intelligence (AI) system "Apple Intelligence" on the 28th (local time).

The most eye-catching thing in this update is Apple's official support for recording its first call. When recording starts during the call, the other party is automatically informed that the recording starts, and the recording starts.

You can record by pressing the recording button at the top left during the call. Recorded calls are automatically saved to the Memo app. With Apple Intelligence, call content is automatically summarized along with text conversion.

Until now, iPhone did not provide a separate call recording function for privacy reasons, so iPhone users had to install a separate app to use the recording function.

Although a recording function service has been added, consumers who have used it have mixed reactions.This is due to the

'Recording Notice' feature. When you start recording, you'll be informed, "This call is recorded," and when you finish recording, you'll be informed, "This call is no longer recorded."

iPhone users welcome Apple's permission to record calls, but they are concerned that if the recordings are announced, the other party may be displeased, which could lead to restrictions on actual use.

Netizens respond positively, such as "It's good that recording is possible," and "I felt uncomfortable because I didn't know the call was recorded in advance, but I needed that function," and there are also negative opinions such as "I think the other person will be offended," "If you announce the recording, it's not functional," and "You can't use it for evidence collection at all."

Reporter Park Sun-young of Digital News Team