I'm having this problem only on Motorola Milestone. Code: // init recorder recordInstance = new AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC, 8000, AudioFormat.CHANNEL_CONFIGURATION_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT, 8000); recordInstance.startRecording(); //more code here recordInstance.stop(); The errorinformation I have (can't find more for the moment since I don't have a milestone myself for debugging): Uncaught handler: thread main exiting due to uncaught exception java.lang.IllegalStateException: stop() called on an uninitialized AudioRecord. at android.media.AudioRecord.stop(AudioRecord.java:51 6) Apparantly I'm not the only one with this problem. Some very similar threads I found (without solution): http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/6dd24aeb484b2e40 http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f2/problem-using-audiorecord-in-motorola-milestone-30935/ http://community.developer.motorola.com/t5/Android-App-Development-for/Problem-using-AudioRecord-on-Milestone-device/m-p/3889 http://www.fring.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16194