You can also swipe down on your home page to manually search for the Voice Memos app.
You can also swipe down on your home page to manually search for the Voice Memos app.
For best results, place your iPhone close to the sound you want to record. You can use AirPods if you want to record your own voice without holding the phone to your face.
If you have Voice Memos turned on in iCloud settings or iCloud preferences, your recordings will be synced to iCloud. [1] X Research source
There is no practical limit to the length of recordings, though eventually you may run out of space on your iPhone if your recording is long. Recordings are essentially 480 KB per minute, meaning an hour-long recording would take approximately 30 MB. [2] X Research source
A pop-up menu will open.
Drag the left arrow towards to right to crop the beginning. Drag the right arrow towards the left to crop the ending. Tap Trim to trim the selection or Delete to delete the selection. Tap Save to save your changes.
Adjust the playback speed. Drag the circle towards the turtle icon to make it slower or towards the rabbit icon to make it faster. Toggle on Skip Silence to automatically detect and remove silence in your recording. Toggle on Enhance Recording to reduce background noise and echo.
A pop-up menu will open.
A list of apps will appear and options will appear. If you want to save the recording to your Files app, tap Save to Files on the menu.
A list of apps will appear and options will appear. If you want to save the recording to your Files app, tap Save to Files on the menu.
You can use AirDrop if you want to send the voice memo to someone nearby. You can also use Messages, Mail, or share via social media.
When using Messages, tap the recipient you want to send to. Tap the arrow in the text field to send your voice memo. When using Mail, enter the email address of the recipient. Add a subject title, then tap the arrow in the top-right corner to send. You can also send files to another device.
Be sure to update your iPhone to access the latest features.
Because audio messages use the iMessage platform, you can only send audio messages to other people who also use an iPhone, iPad, or a Mac. If you want to send an audio message to an Android user, you can record a voice memo and share the recording. If the message bubbles are green, you will not be able to send audio messages.
On older versions of iOS, this is a grey button to the right of the text field
If you need to cancel the recording, slide your finger off the record button, then release.
If you receive an audio message in return, you can listen to the audio message by raising your phone to your ear.
