iPhone App: Known Issues and Limitations
What the iPhone app can and can't do right now, and the limits worth knowing before they surprise you. We update this page as things change.
Recording phone calls isn't possible
Limitation: Groupthink can't record phone or FaceTime calls — not the other person, and not your own side.
Why: iOS gives the microphone exclusively to the call, so any recording started during one captures silence. This is an iOS restriction that applies to every app, not something Groupthink can turn on.
What to do: Put the call on speaker and record the room, or capture the key points afterward with Log interaction. Groupthink warns you if you start a recording while you're already on a call. See Recording conversations.
Summaries need a recent iPhone
Limitation: The on-device summary above a transcript needs Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or newer).
What to do: On older phones you still get the full transcript — only the summary is unavailable.
Overview and People need sign-in
Limitation: The Overview and People tabs are server-backed and require signing in with Google or Microsoft.
What to do: Recording, notes, links, and the Share sheet all work on the device with no account. Sign in when you want your relationships and daily read on the phone. See Sync and signing in.
Extra calendar accounts are coming soon
Limitation: Adding a second Google calendar or an Outlook calendar to your Overview is marked "Coming soon" and isn't active.
What to do: The Overview reflects the calendar on this device for now.
Not on iPhone yet
Some things in Groupthink on the web haven't reached the iPhone app. Today these live on the web:
- Projects
- The action-item inbox
- Email-in and forwarding notes by email
- Bringing in notes from meeting bots and other tools
We're bringing more of the web experience to the phone over time.
Last updated: July 2026. Hit something not listed here? Email support@groupthink.com.