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Dear all, I was wondering if anyone has looked in to the use of smart phones as digital voice recording devices? At the moment I'm reluctant to recommend this as an option as smartphones are a general device media device and not set for 'voice recording' specifically. However as phones become better media devices I've been looking at the typical negative issues of using a smart phone as a recording device for lectures, seminars etc. Those issues a far as I can see will be battery life, memory, interruptions from texts/calls and sound quality. My own research (internet searching) has identified potential resolutions to these issues which are increasing battery time by use of external power boosters (example<http://www.gearbest.com/iphone-power-bank/pp_234199.html?currency=GBP&gclid=CJit1qKMmsoCFRcYGwodrJYNDQ>), external mic's (example<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Belkin-Directional-Microphone-iPhone-iPod/dp/B005GLDAX2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452252097&sr=8-2&keywords=external+mic+for+iphone>) and the space issue could be resolved by a student leaving sufficient space to record 5 hours audio which is approximately 300MB( eg. the Sonocent Recorder app uses 57.8MB/hour) which I would consider a 'reasonable' request. And as for interruptions if the student enable flight-mode that should prevent any calls or texts making noise on a recoding. I just wondered if anyone has conducted any real-world testing and had any comments/advice on this subject. I look forward to you replies. Rob Jackson | AT Trainer/Needs Assessor | Access SUMMIT - Joint Universities Disability Assessment, Training and Personal Support Centre St Peter's House | Oxford Road | Manchester | M13 9GH Tel:-<tel:-> 0161-275-0990 | Email:- [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | www.access-summit.org.uk<www.access-summit.org.uk%20> | www.supportingstudents.org.uk Support Charge Rates and Information:- http://www.nnac.org/wiki/index.php?title=Access_SUMMIT NNAC Accredited Assessor No.15113 Please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> if you wish to comment on any aspect of the service you have received from Access Summit Please note that Access SUMMIT does not consider email to be a secure method for communication as it is possible for information to be intercepted and read by third parties during transit. Therefore if you do correspond with us by email, we will take this to mean that you understand and accept this risk.