diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RecordingActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RecordingActivity.java
index 7c13b54fa..64446e930 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RecordingActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/RecordingActivity.java
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public class RecordingActivity extends BaseActivity implements View.OnClickListe
     private boolean startRecording() {
         mRecorder = new MediaRecorder();
         mRecorder.setAudioSource(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            mRecorder.setPrivacySensitive(true);
+        }
         final int outputFormat;
         if (Config.USE_OPUS_VOICE_MESSAGES && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q) {
             outputFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.OGG;
@@ -115,14 +118,14 @@ public class RecordingActivity extends BaseActivity implements View.OnClickListe
         } else {
             outputFormat = MediaRecorder.OutputFormat.MPEG_4;
             mRecorder.setOutputFormat(outputFormat);
-            if (AAC_SENSITIVE_DEVICES.contains(Build.MODEL)) {
-                // Changing these three settings for AAC sensitive devices might lead to sporadically truncated (cut-off) voice messages.
+            if (AAC_SENSITIVE_DEVICES.contains(Build.MODEL) && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
+                // Changing these three settings for AAC sensitive devices for Android<=13 might lead to sporadically truncated (cut-off) voice messages.
                 mRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.HE_AAC);
                 mRecorder.setAudioSamplingRate(24_000);
                 mRecorder.setAudioEncodingBitRate(28_000);
             } else {
                 mRecorder.setAudioEncoder(MediaRecorder.AudioEncoder.AAC);
-                mRecorder.setAudioSamplingRate(22_050);
+                mRecorder.setAudioSamplingRate(44_100);
                 mRecorder.setAudioEncodingBitRate(64_000);
             }
         }