Sure, just like the Apple Watch doesn't "record" audio, it "flows."
"You think your watch records the audio around you? No no no. The audio flows into the Secure Enclave, and flowing is definitely not recording because it’s a different word." (<a href="https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have-ears/" rel="nofollow">https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have...)
> record: to cause (sound, visual images, data, etc.) to be registered on something (such as a memory card, hard drive, or optical disc) in reproducible form
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Seems accurate if the audio captured isn't stored in a reproducible fashion.
So the conclusion would be that if the software can be modified, it has a writable storage media attached (not necessarily local) and an image sensor and/or mic, it is, was or will be a recording device at some point in time.
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"You think your watch records the audio around you? No no no. The audio flows into the Secure Enclave, and flowing is definitely not recording because it’s a different word." (<a href="https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have-ears/" rel="nofollow">https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/09/new-apple-watches-have...)
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Seems accurate if the audio captured isn't stored in a reproducible fashion.
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