BCR-GUI: Companion App for Call Recording

BCR-GUI is a companion utility by Claudio Nicora that gives the recordings made by the BCR (Basic Call Recorder) Android app a proper browsing interface instead of leaving them buried in a file manager. The core call recording work stays where it belongs, inside BCR, while this app takes over the job of organizing and presenting the audio files that BCR produces. The developer's reasoning is straightforward: call recording on Android is demanding technical work, and the author of BCR prefers to keep that project basic and focused, so a separate front end makes sense for everything that comes after a call ends.

Anyone who has tried to review a growing archive of call audio knows the problem. Files carry their details inside the filename, so pulling out the caller, the date or the direction of a call means decoding text by eye. As the list grows, finding one specific conversation becomes slow and error prone, and a general-purpose file browser was never designed for this kind of content. This app replaces that manual routine with a dedicated view built around the recordings themselves.

Version 1.16.0 arrived on 2026-10-25, continuing a line that began with 1.15.0 on 2026-06-17 and moved through 1.15.2 on 2026-08-04 and 1.15.3 on 2026-08-30. The app was first released on 2026-08-04, is free to use, carries the GPL-3.0-only license, and is distributed as a 6.7 MB package for Android 10 and above. It sits in the Phone & SMS category and remains a companion rather than a replacement for the recorder itself.

Key features

• Browses call recordings generated by the BCR app in a dedicated list instead of a generic file manager
• Surfaces call details that would otherwise be hidden inside audio filenames
• Search support so a specific recording can be located as the collection grows
• Companion design that leaves recording duties to BCR and handles only management
• Free to use under the GPL-3.0-only license
• Current build is version 1.16.0, released 2026-10-25, at 6.7 MB
• Runs on Android 10 or newer

How to install

1. Tap the download button on this page to get the 6.7 MB APK file.
2. When Android prompts you, allow your browser or file manager to install apps by enabling the "Install unknown apps" permission for that app.
3. Open the downloaded APK file from your notifications or your file manager.
4. Tap Install and wait for the package to finish copying.
5. Open the app once installation completes; it requires Android 10 or newer.

People who already record calls with BCR and want a clearer way to review them; users who keep months of call audio and need to search it quickly; and anyone who finds digging through a file manager for a single conversation too tedious.

Confirm that your recorder is actually producing files before judging the browsing experience, since an empty or short list makes the search and detail views hard to evaluate properly.

BCR-GUI solves a narrow but genuinely annoying problem for a specific audience. If BCR is already part of your routine, this companion adds a practical layer of organization for a small download and no cost. If you do not record calls with BCR, it will not do anything on its own.