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2026-11-09 12:00

I don’t know if you have seen such a small card in the office or conference room recently. It is a thin piece and attached to the back of the mobile phone:

Or a gadget clipped to the collar like this:

Or this pair of glasses that look ordinary when worn on the face:

They all have one thing in common - they are all trying to record daily conversations and then hand them over to AI to organize them into text, summaries, and even to-do items.

In the past two years, there have been more and more forms of AI recording hardware, and manufacturers want to make recording more convenient.

Recently, WeChat input method has also joined this team, and the “AI recorder” function has been updated.

Just click the button in the input method toolbar or open the WeChat Input Method App to use it. There is no need to purchase additional hardware or pay.

It is also very simple and crude to use, with only two steps: "Start recording" and "Summary".

Summarize while listening, and even help you draw pictures

I first used it to record a meeting about shooting specifications and equipment registration.

The things discussed in the meeting were relatively complex: how to put equipment into storage, which pictures need to be confirmed by the person in charge, and how to arrange the shooting requirements for different products. Several people took turns to speak, with many temporary supplements interspersed in between.

During the meeting, the WeChat input method will summarize while listening, which is convenient for checking at any time. Don’t be afraid if you miss some information. It is very friendly to ADHD.

After the recording, WeChat input method organized the content into several independent modules. There is a corresponding flow chart for warehousing equipment, and the shooting specifications are listed separately, followed by the division of responsibilities and precautions for different links.

The work arrangements that were originally scattered in several people's speeches can now be directly compared.

Another meeting about Mac content scheduling, the result is more like a work plan. The publishing time, content arrangement and follow-up matters of different articles are placed on a unified timeline, making it clear at a glance.

We also used it to organize a discussion about "Shadow Blade Zero".

The page generated this time is a little more interesting. The recording talked about the difference in blocking mechanisms between "Sekiro" and "Shadow Blade Zero". It will intuitively make the two judgment methods into comparison cards.

When discussing the murderous aura tank, a logic diagram of attack and defense consumption was generated.

Overall, the pages it generates have a relatively clear hierarchy.

Meeting summaries, flow charts, and key information are divided into good chunks. When encountering content that is suitable for explanation with charts, we will try to change the presentation method, which is more flexible and will make it easier to understand after review.

After the meeting minutes are compiled, the WeChat input method also provides a convenient sharing entrance.

Click "Share" in the upper right corner of the page to generate a link or share it directly to the work group. Colleagues who have not installed the WeChat input method can also directly open and view it.

The page layout will also be adjusted according to the screen sizes of mobile phones and computers, so the browsing experience on different devices is good.

Compared with directly posting a large paragraph of text in the group, or taking a long picture, this method is indeed less troublesome.

Another point worth mentioning is multi-terminal synchronization.

For example, after recording a meeting on your iPhone, switch to another associated Android or Hongmeng phone, and open the history to directly see the summary of the recording just generated.

Friends who are accustomed to using computers to take notes during meetings can also record directly on their computers and then use their mobile phones to view the organized content.

In this way, both mobile phones and computers can become the entrance to recording meetings. After the recording is completed, there is no need to manually transfer files or copy text, making the entire experience more seamless.

Well organized, but not "active" enough

However, after using this "recording pen" these days, I still encountered some inconveniences.

Because it requires the user to find the entrance first and then manually click to start recording. In actual use, it often happens that "you are halfway through the lecture, but you haven't had time to start recording." After finishing the recording, it takes a while to generate the summary.

In addition, we found during actual testing that if the same mobile phone is making a WeChat voice call and the call has occupied the recording channel, the AI ​​recorder cannot work at the same time.

Special recording equipment such as Plaud has independent microphones and recording hardware. You can start recording by pressing a physical button and is not affected by the recording channel of your mobile phone. AI glasses like Thunderbird io can even integrate recording into daily wear, allowing for no-sense recording throughout the day.

System-level functions of mobile phone manufacturers also have similar advantages. Take the system-level call recording of OriginOS 7 that I have experienced before as an example——

In addition to ordinary phone calls, it can also support call/meeting recordings from third-party apps such as WeChat, DingTalk, and Feishu. After the end, it can automatically generate text transcriptions, key insights, and to-do items. There is no need to manually start or end the recording.

In contrast, the WeChat input method also requires users to actively find the entrance and start recording, and the startup is occasionally delayed by half a beat.

This is also its current obvious shortcoming. Compared with the system-level functions of various first-party companies, the WeChat input method is not "senseless" enough.

If your main need is to record meetings and phone calls, or you want the recording process to be as undisturbing as possible, the first two options are indeed much more convenient.

However, the WeChat input method also has its own advantages. The recording summary is currently available for free, history can be synchronized between associated devices, and the generated page can also be shared directly with others.

In particular, these flow charts, schedules, and comparison charts are much more intuitive than a simple written record.

As a third-party app, it can achieve such a level of recording, transcribing, organizing, sharing and multi-end synchronization, which is considered to be quite complete.

If you often need to record offline meetings and impromptu discussions, but don’t want to buy an additional recording card, then you might as well try this feature.

Zheng Tingxu

Hardware editor

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