Meeting recording consent and system audio
Explicit consent before mic recording on every OS, plus Zoom/Teams system audio privacy on desktop.
Before you start
- FlyType Pro or Team plan for system audio.
- Mac: Screen Recording permission, or BlackHole virtual device.
- Windows: default playback device (WASAPI loopback).
Steps
- 1
Mic recording: Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android show an in-app disclosure before the first recording. OS microphone permission alone is not recording consent.
- 2
Tell participants and follow local recording laws. Declining keeps recording stopped; Import remains available.
- 3
Free users: record with Microphone or Import audio — never blocked by Pro gates.
- 4
Pro: choose System audio in Meetings before Record. Accept its separate privacy consent sheet.
- 5
Mac: grant Screen Recording when prompted (System Settings → Privacy & Security). FlyType probes shareable content for audio; Soft GA may also use BlackHole as a fallback route.
- 6
Windows: WASAPI loopback captures what the PC plays (remote Zoom/Teams speakers).
- 7
Zoom/Teams prompts default Never (meetings_system_audio_pref=never). Pro users can explicitly enable Ask when detected; detection never starts recording.
- 8
Revoke Mac Screen Recording anytime; Meetings falls back to microphone.
Common mistakes
- System audio is a Pro billing hook — speakers, Ask, and base summaries stay Free.
- Import from any third-party dictaphone remains Free on all platforms.