There is no record button in WhatsApp voice or video calls on any platform, and WhatsApp calls don't run over your phone's dialer, so the Phone app's call recorder can't capture them. Every method below works around that, and every one needs the other person's agreement.
This is the cleanest way to capture both voices. The Wave desktop app records your microphone and your computer's system audio at the same time, which is where the other person's voice plays.
On a phone, this is the method that works every time. Put the WhatsApp call on speaker and record it with another phone, a tablet, a laptop, or a smart watch running Wave. The recording picks up both voices through the room, so a quiet space and a close recorder matter.
Control Center's Screen Recording can capture your microphone if you long-press it and turn Microphone on. It usually does not capture the other person's voice, because iOS keeps call audio out of screen recordings. Test it before a call that matters.
Android's built-in screen recorder can capture media sound, microphone, or both. Results depend on the phone: many models record only your side of a WhatsApp call, and some record silence for the call audio. Try a short test call first.
Wave's phone calling records regular phone calls, not WhatsApp calls. If the other person can take a normal call, dial them from Wave: the call runs inside Wave, both sides are recorded, and you get a transcript and summary afterward. Wave reminds you before each call to tell the other person.
How Wave records phone callsIf the conversation can happen face to face, record it with the Wave mobile app or your Apple Watch or Wear OS watch. You get the same transcript and summary.
WhatsApp doesn't offer call recording on iPhone, Android, or desktop, and your phone's built-in call recorder doesn't see WhatsApp calls.
Phone screen recorders usually capture your microphone but not the call audio, so you end up with half a conversation.
Store apps that claim to record WhatsApp calls run into the same operating-system limits, and some ask for permissions you shouldn't hand over.
The Wave desktop app records mic plus system audio, so a WhatsApp Desktop call is captured from both sides.
Wave records on your own device. Nobody is added to the call.
Every recording becomes a transcript that shows who said what, with timestamps.
Decisions, numbers, and follow-ups pulled out after the call.
WhatsApp calls are often international. Wave transcribes dozens of languages, and you can translate a transcript.
When a normal phone call is an option, place it from Wave's Phone tab and it's recorded with your own number as caller ID.
Wave Desktop is now a full-featured app for Mac and Windows. Record meetings without bots, place phone calls, and access your entire Wave library right from your computer.
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FaceTime has no record button, and a screen recording drops the other person's voice. The Wave desktop app captures your Mac's mic and system audio together — both sides of the call — then delivers a transcript and AI summary.
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The Wave desktop app records your meetings in the background — no bot in the participant list, no 'Notetaker has joined' moment. Full transcripts and AI summaries, on any platform.
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