How to Send an Audio Message from an iPhone

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: July 28, 2022 Tested

Sending Audio in iMessage

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Sharing Voice Memos

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Tips

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Warnings

This wikiHow teaches you how to send an audio clip as a message on an iPhone.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Sending Audio in iMessage

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Open your iPhone's Messages. It's the white speech bubble icon on a green background on the Home Screen.
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Tap a contact's name. Doing so will open your conversation with that person.
- If you can't find the conversation you need, swipe down on this screen and then type your contact's name into the Search bar at the top of the screen.
- You can tap the box with a pencil icon in the top right corner of the screen to create a new message.
- If you're already in a conversation with someone, you'll have to tap the Back button in the top left corner of the screen to view the "Messages" page.
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Tap and hold the microphone icon. It's in the bottom right corner of the screen. Doing so will cause your iPhone to begin recording audio.
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Swipe your finger left. Doing so will allow you to let go of the microphone button while you record your message.
- If you don't do this, you'll need to keep holding the microphone button as you record.
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Tap the red recording button when you're finished. This button will end your recording.
- If you held the microphone button the whole time, simply let go.
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Tap ↑. It's in the speech bubble icon above the microphone icon in the bottom right corner of your screen. Your audio message will remain in the iMessage conversation for two minutes by default.
- You can also tap X in the left side of the iMessage field to delete your recording, or tap ► to play back your message.

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Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Sharing Voice Memos

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Open your iPhone's Voice Memos app. Its app icon resembles a black and white sound wave.
- If you can't find Voice Memos, you can swipe down and type "Voice Memos" into the search bar at the top of the screen. Voice Memos should be the top result.
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Tap the red circular button. It's at the bottom of the screen. Doing so will prompt your iPhone to start recording audio.
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Tap the red button again when you're finished. Doing this will pause the recording.
- You can tap the record button again to resume recording if you like.
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Tap Done. Doing so stops your recording.
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Type in a name for your voice memo. If you don't change the name, it will show up as "New Recording" when you save it.
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Tap Save. Doing so will save your voice memo and take you to your saved voice memos page.
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Tap the voice memo's name. It should be at the top of the list of saved recordings here.
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Tap the Share button. It's the box with an upward-facing arrow in the bottom left side of the recording window.
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Tap Message. This option will open a new message template in the Messages app.
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Type a contact's name into the "To" field. You should see all matching contacts pop up in a drop-down menu below this field at the top of the screen.
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Tap the contact to whom you want to send your voice memo.
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Tap the Send button. This is the blue icon in the bottom right corner of the iMessage field. Your voice memo has been successfully sent to your selected contacts!

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Warnings

If your recipient doesn't open the audio message within two minutes by default, you'll have to resend your audio message.

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This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 46,336 times.

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Updated: July 28, 2022

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Categories: IPhone

Article SummaryX

1. Open Messages.
2. Open a conversation or create a new one.
3. Tap and hold the microphone icon.
4. Record your message.
5. Remove your finger from the microphone icon.
6. Tap ↑ in the speech bubble.

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