Nothing rolls out in-call recording on Phone 3 via Essential Space

London-based phone maker Nothing has begun rolling out an in-call recording feature to owners of its newest handsets, the company announced on October 6. The capability, delivered through Nothing's Essential Space app, is available immediately on the Nothing Phone 3, Phone 3a and Phone 3a Pro in a limited set of countries including the United Kingdom, India, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.

Nothing said the rollout is automatic and requires no manual app or operating system update, indicating the change is being applied server side. Users can start recording an active call by long pressing the physical Essential Key on the side of the phone or by tapping a Start recording control that appears in the notification tray during a call. Recordings are saved to Essential Space when the call ends and, according to the company, are accompanied by an AI-generated transcript along with a brief summary and highlighted topics. In a post on its social account, Nothing said, "Call Recording rolls out on Essential Space today."

The feature is tied to the Essential Key, a hardware control introduced with the Phone 3 series, and is limited to those models....