feat: Add Call Recording feature + Sync with latest upstream #550

mubashardev · 2026-01-28T05:52:53Z

Summary

This PR adds a comprehensive Call Recording feature for WhatsApp while staying synchronized with the latest upstream changes.

What's New

🎙️ Call Recording Feature

Automatic recording of both voice and video calls (saves as audio)
Recording management UI with playback capabilities
Settings activity for configuring recording preferences
Recordings fragment for browsing and managing recordings
Audio player dialog with playback controls

🔄 Upstream Sync

This PR includes all upstream changes from commits 2c96d465 to 89416fe7 (17 commits):

Added version 2.26.2.XX support
Refactored FMessageWpp JID type detection logic
Improved HideSeen and HideReceipt privacy features
Refactored CustomToolbar and Unobfuscator
Fixed UI thread safety in contact verification
Improved activity lifecycle management to prevent memory leaks
Added support for Android 16 (Baklava)
Updated DelMessageStore database version to 5
Various bug fixes and improvements

Files Changed

New Files

CallRecordingSettingsActivity.java - Settings UI for call recording
CallRecording.java - Core call recording feature implementation
RecordingsFragment.java - UI for browsing recordings
RecordingsAdapter.java - Adapter for recordings list
AudioPlayerDialog.java - Audio playback dialog
Recording.java - Model class for recording data
strings_recordings.xml - Localization strings
Multiple drawable resources for UI elements

Modified Files

changelog.txt - Updated with new features and upstream changes
MainActivity.java & MainPagerAdapter.java - Added recordings tab
MediaFragment.java - Enhanced media handling
AndroidManifest.xml - Added permissions and activity declarations
Various upstream refactorings merged successfully

Testing

All custom features have been preserved while integrating upstream improvements. The merge was completed successfully with only minor changelog conflicts that were resolved.

Breaking Changes

None. All existing features remain intact.

Replaces

This PR replaces the previously submitted PRs:

feat: Add Call Recording feature for WhatsApp calls #541 - feat: Add Call Recording feature for WhatsApp calls
Resolve merge conflicts and add Call Recording feature #518 - Resolve merge conflicts and add Call Recording feature

Both have been closed in favor of this updated PR with the latest upstream sync.

…ass hooks and internal WhatsApp classes

…nd playback.

Feature/call recording fixes

New features from upstream: - Contact Blocked Verification - Enhanced Locked Chats - Disable Ads - Improved AntiRevoke with ConversationItemListener - ContactItemListener & MenuStatusListener refactoring - Various bug fixes and UI improvements Preserved fork feature: - Call Recording (Voice/Video as Audio)

- Merged upstream commits from 2c96d46 to 89416fe - Added version 2.26.2.XX support - Refactored FMessageWpp JID type detection - Improved HideSeen and HideReceipt privacy features - Refactored CustomToolbar and Unobfuscator - Fixed UI thread safety and activity lifecycle management - Added support for Android 16 (Baklava) - Preserved custom Call Recording feature - Updated changelog to reflect both upstream and fork changes

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Pull request overview

Adds a full Call Recording feature (recording + playback/management UI) while syncing a large set of upstream changes.

Changes:

Implemented Xposed-based call audio recording and saving to disk.
Added in-app recordings browser + audio player dialog, and wired a new “Recordings” tab into the main UI.
Updated resources/manifest/CI configuration to support the new feature and upstream updates.

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File	Description
`gradlew`	Adds Gradle wrapper script to support consistent builds.
`changelog.txt`	Documents call recording + upstream sync items.
`app/src/main/res/xml/fragment_media.xml`	Adds call recording preferences (enable, path, settings entry).
`app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml`	Adds FileProvider paths definition for sharing recordings.
`app/src/main/res/values/strings_recordings.xml`	Adds new strings for recordings UI + settings.
`app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml`	Adds call recording strings and a “video call screen recording” label/summary.
`app/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml`	Extends supported versions arrays.
`app/src/main/res/menu/bottom_nav_menu.xml`	Adds a bottom-nav item for “Recordings”.
`app/src/main/res/layout/item_recording.xml`	Defines a list item layout for a recording row.
`app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_recordings.xml`	Defines recordings list screen UI (selection bar, sort, empty view).
`app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_audio_player.xml`	Adds audio player dialog UI.
`app/src/main/res/layout/activity_call_recording_settings.xml`	Adds call recording mode selection UI (root vs non-root).
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_warning.xml`	New vector drawable used in settings UI.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_recording.xml`	New vector drawable for recordings icon.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_play.xml`	New vector drawable for audio playback.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_pause.xml`	New vector drawable for audio playback.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close.xml`	New vector drawable for close actions.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_check_circle.xml`	New vector drawable for settings advantages list.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/duration_badge_background.xml`	Adds shape background for duration badge.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/dialog_background.xml`	Adds background shape for audio dialog.
`app/src/main/res/drawable/circle_button_background.xml`	Adds circular background for play/pause button.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/spoofer/HookBL.java`	Uses `FeatureLoader.mApp` instead of `AndroidAppHelper.currentApplication()`.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/features/media/CallRecording.java`	Implements call recording hooks + audio capture + WAV writing.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/features/general/Others.java`	Wraps `sendAudioType` in try/catch for safety.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/core/devkit/Unobfuscator.java`	Adjusts `OriginFMessageField` discovery logic for broader matching.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/core/FeatureLoader.java`	Registers `CallRecording` plugin for loading.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/ui/fragments/RecordingsFragment.java`	Adds recordings browser UI + share/delete/actions.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/ui/fragments/MediaFragment.java`	Wires preference click to open call recording settings activity.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/ui/dialogs/AudioPlayerDialog.java`	Adds in-app audio playback dialog using `MediaPlayer`.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/model/Recording.java`	Adds recording metadata model (duration, contact lookup, formatting).
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/adapter/RecordingsAdapter.java`	Adds adapter for recordings list + selection mode.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/adapter/MainPagerAdapter.java`	Conditionally adds a 6th tab for recordings based on pref.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/activities/MainActivity.java`	Hides recordings nav item when disabled; adds navigation to recordings tab.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/activities/CallRecordingSettingsActivity.java`	Adds settings activity for recording mode + root check.
`app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/activities/AboutActivity.java`	Updates GitHub URL capitalization.
`app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml`	Registers `CallRecordingSettingsActivity` and FileProvider.
`.gitignore`	Ignores `key_base64.txt`.
`.github/workflows/android.yml`	Expands CI branch triggers and improves secret handling for keystore decoding.

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Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:44Z

app/src/main/res/xml/file_paths.xml

+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<paths>
+    <external-path
+        name="external_files"
+        path="." />


This FileProvider paths resource is malformed: the <paths> root is missing xmlns:android, and the child entries should use android:name/android:path (not un-namespaced name/path). As-is, FileProvider will fail to parse this XML and sharing recordings will crash.

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:44Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/features/media/CallRecording.java

+            for (String cmd : commands) {
+                try {
+                    Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"su", "-c", cmd});
+                    int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+                    XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: " + cmd + " exit: " + exitCode);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: Root failed: " + e.getMessage());
+                }
+            }
+
+            permissionGranted = true;


permissionGranted is set to true regardless of whether the su/pm grant commands actually succeed (non-zero exit code or exception). That prevents retries and can leave root mode broken for the session; only mark it granted when the required commands succeed.

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for (String cmd : commands) {

try {

Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"su", "-c", cmd});

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: " + cmd + " exit: " + exitCode);

} catch (Exception e) {

XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: Root failed: " + e.getMessage());

}

}

permissionGranted = true;

boolean allSucceeded = true;

for (String cmd : commands) {

try {

Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"su", "-c", cmd});

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: " + cmd + " exit: " + exitCode);

if (exitCode != 0) {

allSucceeded = false;

break;

}

} catch (Exception e) {

XposedBridge.log("WaEnhancer: Root failed: " + e.getMessage());

allSucceeded = false;

break;

}

}

if (allSucceeded) {

permissionGranted = true;

}

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:45Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/xposed/features/media/CallRecording.java

+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.RandomAccessFile;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;


java.lang.reflect.Field is imported but not used in this class. Please remove unused imports to avoid lint warnings/failures.

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import java.lang.reflect.Field;

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:45Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/ui/fragments/RecordingsFragment.java

+    private void loadRecordings() {
+        allRecordings.clear();
+
+        for (File baseDir : baseDirs) {
+            if (baseDir.exists() && baseDir.isDirectory()) {


loadRecordings() performs recursive filesystem traversal and constructs Recording objects (disk I/O + contact lookups) on the main thread. On devices with many files this can cause jank/ANRs; please move the scan/metadata extraction to a background thread and post results back to the UI.

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:45Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/ui/dialogs/AudioPlayerDialog.java

+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            dismiss();
+            return;
+        }


If setDataSource()/prepare() throws, this catch path calls dismiss() and returns before setOnDismissListener(...) is registered, so the partially-created MediaPlayer won’t be released. Ensure you clean up mediaPlayer (and handler callbacks) on this error path too (e.g., call releasePlayer() in the catch/finally).

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:47Z

app/src/main/res/layout/dialog_audio_player.xml

+            android:layout_width="36dp"
+            android:layout_height="36dp"
+            android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
+            android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"


android:background is set to ?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless here, but this project consistently uses ?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless (and there is no local attr named selectableItemBackgroundBorderless). As written, the attribute reference may resolve to 0 and you’ll lose the expected touch feedback. Use ?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless (or ?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless).

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android:background="?selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"

android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:48Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/model/Recording.java

+                duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / byteRate;
+            } else if (sampleRate > 0) {
+                // Assume 16-bit mono
+                duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / (sampleRate * 2);


Potential overflow in int multiplication before it is converted to long by use in a numeric context.

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duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / (sampleRate * 2);

duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / (sampleRate * 2L);

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:48Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/activities/CallRecordingSettingsActivity.java

+                DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());
+                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
+
+                os.writeBytes("id\n");
+                os.writeBytes("exit\n");
+                os.flush();
+
+                // Read output
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                String line;
+                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+                    sb.append(line);
+                }
+                rootOutput = sb.toString();
+
+                int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+                Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);
+


This InputStreamReader is not always closed on method exit.

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DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));

os.writeBytes("id\n");

os.writeBytes("exit\n");

os.flush();

// Read output

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

String line;

while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {

sb.append(line);

}

rootOutput = sb.toString();

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);

try (DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()))) {

os.writeBytes("id\n");

os.writeBytes("exit\n");

os.flush();

// Read output

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

String line;

while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {

sb.append(line);

}

rootOutput = sb.toString();

}

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:48Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/activities/CallRecordingSettingsActivity.java

+                DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());
+                BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
+
+                os.writeBytes("id\n");
+                os.writeBytes("exit\n");
+                os.flush();
+
+                // Read output
+                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
+                String line;
+                while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
+                    sb.append(line);
+                }
+                rootOutput = sb.toString();
+
+                int exitCode = process.waitFor();
+                Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);
+
+                hasRoot = (exitCode == 0 && rootOutput.contains("uid=0"));


This DataOutputStream is not always closed on method exit.

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DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));

os.writeBytes("id\n");

os.writeBytes("exit\n");

os.flush();

// Read output

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

String line;

while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {

sb.append(line);

}

rootOutput = sb.toString();

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);

hasRoot = (exitCode == 0 && rootOutput.contains("uid=0"));

try (DataOutputStream os = new DataOutputStream(process.getOutputStream());

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()))) {

os.writeBytes("id\n");

os.writeBytes("exit\n");

os.flush();

// Read output

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();

String line;

while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {

sb.append(line);

}

rootOutput = sb.toString();

int exitCode = process.waitFor();

Log.d(TAG, "Root check exit code: " + exitCode + ", output: " + rootOutput);

hasRoot = (exitCode == 0 && rootOutput.contains("uid=0"));

}

Copilot · 2026-01-28T06:09:49Z

app/src/main/java/com/wmods/wppenhacer/adapter/RecordingsAdapter.java

+        return recordings.size();
+    }
+
+    static class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {


ViewHolder has the same name as its supertype androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$ViewHolder.

mubashardev added 18 commits December 26, 2025 13:14

feat: implement call recording functionality and fix CI secrets

440e701

fix(ui): add missing closing brace in MediaFragment

7690b65

docs: update changelog and point github links to fork

aa0dd09

fix: relax OriginFMessageField search criteria to resolve runtime error

4f32623

feat: add Recordings Manager & fix: robust OriginFMessageField search

baa2d0d

chore: update supported whatsapp versions list to include 2.25.x

ac4151e

fix: replace deprecated AndroidAppHelper with FeatureLoader context

f2976be

fix: debug call recording path permission and hook triggering

1d397ed

refactor: reimplement call recording detection using multiple VoIP cl…

11900df

…ass hooks and internal WhatsApp classes

feat: Implement comprehensive call recording with UI for management a…

2233e2d

…nd playback.

Merge upstream/master and resolve conflicts

0a28640

ci: Enable Android workflow to trigger on feature/* branches.

780b2f0

Merge pull request #1 from mubashardev/feature/call-recording-fixes

b095467

Feature/call recording fixes

Revert project URLs to original (keeping feature attribution)

6d9387b

ci: trigger build after upstream merge

1513c5a

ci: trigger build with latest upstream changes

00a3834

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	android:background="?attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"

	duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / (sampleRate * 2);
	duration = (dataSize * 1000L) / (sampleRate * 2L);

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