Third-Party Call Recording Apps To Be , Banned From Google Play Store.br Engadget reports Google will soon br enact a new policy for its Play Store br that will ban all third-party apps used br to record phone conversations.br Engadget reports Google will soon br enact a new policy for its Play Store br that will ban all third-party apps used br to record phone conversations.br It will go into effect br on May 11th.br Call recording apps function through Accessibility API, which gains access to audio functionality in Android phones.br Accessibility API is primarily br for users with disabilities.br Apps with a core functionality intended to directly support people with disabilities br are eligible to use the IsAccessibilityTool. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.br Apps not eligible for IsAccessibilityTool may not br use the flag and must meet prominent disclosure and consent requirements. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.br The Accessibility API is br not designed and cannot br be requested for remote br call audio recording. , Google's new policy on Accesibility API, via Engadget.br Google officials say native dialer apps such as Google Phone and Mi Dialer will be unaffected by the policy change.br If the app is the default dialer br on the phone and also pre-loaded, accessibility capability is not required to get access to the incoming audio stream. , Moun Choi, Leader of Content Global Operations Google, via Engadget.br Hence would not be in violation. Since this is a clarification to br an existing policy, the new language will apply to all br apps starting on May 11th.