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TL;DR
- Google’s Journal app has now gained functional Recorder app integration.
- This integration allows you to make new audio recordings or add existing ones to your journal entry.
- The integration is rolling out now via Google’s Journal and Recorder apps.
Google’s Journal app recently gained an update that paved the way for integration with the Pixel Recorder app. More specifically, the app received a “Record new audio” button. This button prompted users to update the Pixel Recorder app, but there wasn’t actually a pending update at the time. Fortunately, it looks like this Recorder integration is live now.
APK teardown: This reporting is based on work-in-progress code. These features may not ship.
We updated to recent versions of the Journal (v2026.10.27) and Recorder apps (v4.2.20261001) and discovered that we can now use the “Record new audio” option in the Journal app. Furthermore, there’s also an “Add existing recording” button so you can add a previous audio recording. Check out the screenshots below.
