# Smart Voice Recorder

> Simple and easy to use voice recorder • High audio quality • Skip silence

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.andrwq.recorder](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.andrwq.recorder)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.andrwq.recorder`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SmartMob
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 41,894,402
- **Rating:** 4.56 / 5 (484,745 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.2
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-30
- **First published:** 2012-05-19
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 13 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andrwq.recorder)
- **Website:** [https://help.smartmob.dev](https://help.smartmob.dev/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://help.smartmob.dev/article/111-privacy-policy](https://help.smartmob.dev/article/111-privacy-policy)

## Description

**Smart Voice Recorder** is a free, easy-to-use audio recording extension designed for high-quality and long-duration recordings with a clean interface. Featured with an innovative skip silence mode, it shortens recordings by automatically omitting silent parts, ideal for capturing night sounds or conversations efficiently.

Since 2012, it has been trusted by over 50 million users worldwide as a reliable voice recording tool. Key features include automatic/manual sensitivity control in skip silence mode, live audio spectrum analyzer, adjustable sample rates from 8 to 44 kHz, background recording even when the display is off, and microphone gain calibration. Please note, it is not designed for phone call recording due to legal and device limitations. This extension offers efficient battery use, saving options, and one-tap launcher shortcuts to start recording instantly.

## Rankings

- #3,676 — Overall
- #13 — record

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.andrwq.recorder.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Smart Voice Recorder is praised for clear audio, reliable operation, and handy features like silence skipping and background/off-screen recording. It’s described as easy to use and lightweight. A recurring drawback is the presence of ads, which some users find bothersome. Overall, it’s viewed as a dependable tool for quick notes, conversations, or music ideas, with some room for UI navigation improvements and file-access aspects.

### Pros

- Clear, high-quality recordings with good microphone pickup
- Automatic silence skipping and resume feature for seamless recordings
- Reliable performance and ease of use; just works as intended
- Background recording works even when the screen is off or the device is idle
- Lightweight, simple interface with a small footprint on the phone

### Cons

- Ads can be bothersome or intrusive for some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.andrwq.recorder)