One UI 9.5 Could Finally Let Galaxy Phones Record WhatsApp and Telegram Calls

Samsung's One UI 9.5 could solve one of the longest-running complaints about Galaxy phones. An early internal test build of the software appears to show a new "Record calls in other apps" option in the Phone app, listing WhatsApp, Google Meet and Telegram. If it ships, Galaxy phones could finally record voice calls made in other apps — something Samsung's own call recording has never covered.

Nothing is confirmed yet. The option was spotted in an early test build, not in a public beta, and Samsung has not announced the feature. Features spotted in test builds sometimes never reach users. But the detail is specific enough to take seriously.

What the leak shows

According to the report, the Phone app in an early One UI 9.5 test build contains a menu labelled "Record calls in other apps", with toggles for WhatsApp, Google Meet and Telegram. The option sits alongside Samsung's existing call recording settings, which cover ordinary phone calls only.

The leak also includes a disclaimer on screen: the feature may not notify the other person that the call is being recorded. That detail matters, because call recording laws vary widely by country — in some places, recording without the other party's knowledge is illegal. Samsung has historically limited call recording to countries where it is permitted, and the new feature would likely follow the same approach, appearing only where local law allows it.

Why Samsung has not done this before

Recording a normal phone call is straightforward: the phone handles the audio directly. Recording a call inside another app is harder, because the audio runs through that app's own system, and Android restricts what one app can capture from another for privacy reasons. That is why third-party call recorders have largely stopped working on modern Android, and why Samsung has never extended its own recorder to VoIP calls.

One UI 9.5 is built on Android 17, and the new option may depend on a system-level change in Android that gives the Phone app access to VoIP audio. That would explain why it is arriving now, and why it is tied to a major One UI version rather than a smaller update.

When it could arrive

One UI 9.5 is expected to debut with the Galaxy S27 series, which Samsung is tipped to launch in early 2027, and to roll out to older Galaxy phones afterwards. The Galaxy S26 series is expected to receive a One UI 9.5 beta first, although no date has been announced. If the recording feature survives testing, it would likely arrive on the S27 first and reach other models later.

The photo at the top of this article shows a Galaxy S26 Ultra call screen — it is not the leaked recording menu, which has not been published in full. For the other One UI 9.5 feature reported this week, our report on One UI 9.5's Bixby daily tasks covers what Samsung's AI assistant is learning to do on its own.

Why it matters

Call recording is one of those features that sounds minor until you need it — an interview, a business call, a conversation with a service provider where you want a record of what was agreed. Galaxy owners have been able to record ordinary calls for years, but the calls that matter most now happen in WhatsApp and Telegram, and those have been out of reach. If One UI 9.5 closes that gap, it removes a real frustration for millions of users. The caveats are real — it may be limited by country, it may never ship — but this is the first time Samsung has been seen working on it, and that alone makes it worth watching.

Sources

• GSMArena — One UI 9.5 could bring VoIP call recording to Galaxy phones
• SamMobile — One UI 9.5 may let you record WhatsApp and Telegram calls
• Android Police — Samsung may finally let you record WhatsApp calls in One UI 9.5
• TechRepublic — One UI 9.5's rumoured VoIP call recording, explained