Automatically start listening to a meeting when it begins

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Problem

Users frequently forget to start or stop recordings for their meetings.

This happens in two main scenarios:

• When they join or create meetings ad-hoc without preparation.
• When they have scheduled meetings but forget to hit record when it starts.

Overall, users miss important meeting notes because they don’t remember to manage recording manually.

Solution

• When a meeting is created or joined ad-hoc:
  • Show a push notification like “Are you in a meeting?” to remind the user to start recording.
  • Optionally start recording automatically if mic or conferencing app activity is detected.
  • Automatically pause or stop recording when the user exits the meeting app.
• For scheduled meetings about to begin:
  • Show a push notification like “Meeting is about to begin!” shortly before start time.
  • Automatically start recording when the meeting time begins (can be configurable to respect visibility/focus of the meeting window).
• General automation:
  • Support auto-start and auto-stop recording based on conferencing app detection (similar to Shadow’s approach).
  • Allow users to configure whether auto-recording triggers only when the meeting window is visible or always.

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