# This hidden iPhone feature lets you record and transcribe, but it's still not as good as Android Voice Recorder

> Back in the 1980s, I recorded phone interviews by connecting a tape recorder to the back of my analog handset via a little black suction cup.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/this-hidden-iphone-feature-lets-you-record-and-transcribe-but-its-still-not-as-good-as-android-voice-recorder?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=696fca310ec93eac9c3a61ea)
- **Published:** 2026-01-20
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #iphone #laptops #feature #hidden #record #recorder #transcribe
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