Within the Messages app, you can send
and receive audio messages with other iPhone users. This lets you send brief
recordings of music, a voice birthday message, and more. One of my best friends
and I enjoy sending audio recordings back and forth, having a full conversation
using audio messages. The audio messages you send also disappear after a set
amount of time unless the recipient taps Keep. Sending and receiving audio
messages is a fun way communicate with your voice without being on the phone.
Here’s how to send and receive audio text messages.
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To do this:
·
Open
the Messages app and start or continue a conversation thread.
·
Press
and hold the microphone icon to the right of the text entry box in Messages to
record.
·
Lift
your finger to end recording.
Share this tip with a friend:
·
To
hear the message playback, press the arrow.
·
To
delete the recording, press the X.
·
To
send the message, press the up arrow.
To listen to an audio message
you received:
·
Press
the play button on the recording.
Once you’ve listened to an
audio message you've received or sent an audio message you've recorded, you can
choose to keep it, even if you have chosen to have audio messages otherwise
automatically deleted after two minutes. Just tap the word Keep that appears
for a time under the message. Audio messages you choose to keep must be deleted
manually.
