Sending a voice message on an iPhone
This short guide is a reference tool to help refresh your knowledge or practise what you have learned in the Sending a voice message on an iPhone online video course, including how to:
- record a voice message in the Messages app
- listen back and re-record if needed
- send your voice message to a contact.
Getting started
Open the Messages app from the Home screen. It's a green icon with a white speech bubble. Find the person you’d like to message by tapping the New message icon in the bottom right corner and searching for them in your Contacts list, or by tapping a previous message from the contact in the Messages app.
Recording your message
Once the conversation view opens, look at the text box at the bottom of the screen. On the right side, you'll see an icon that looks like an audio wave.
- Tap the plus icon inside the circle on the left of the text box to open a menu.
- Tap Audio. Recording starts straight away, so speak your message clearly.
- When you've finished, tap the red Stop button on the right.
Reviewing, sending and saving your message
Tap the Play icon on the left to listen back to your recording. If you're not happy with it, tap the cross to delete it and start again. When you're happy with the message, tap the Send arrow on the right to send it. It will then appear in the conversation view. Voice messages sent between iPhones are automatically deleted two minutes after being sent or listened to. To save a recording, tap the word Keep underneath the voice message.