How to record voice memo on iphone

Q: How long can you record a voice memo for on an iPhone?

Theres no time limit for recordings (its dependent on the internal storage capacity of your device), so you can likely record that entire lecture without worry. Scroll down for tips that take you beyond voice memo recording and to all of the truly cool things you can do with a voice memo app.

With Apple's Voice Memos app, you've long been able to create voice memos on your iPhone to record conversations, dictation, and other audio notes. With iOS 12, Voice Memos segued to the iPad, and with iOS 13 and watchOS 6, the app is nestled on the Apple Watch.

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Record Audio on iPhone With the Voice Memos App
Rename a Voice Recording on iPhone
Share a Voice Recording on iPhone
Delete a Voice Recording on iPhone
How do I record a voice memo?
Can you save a voice memo on iPhone?
How long can you record a voice memo for on an iPhone?

Creating a voice memo seems simple enough; just tap the record button, right? There's more to it than that. You can name and save your recordings, edit an audio file, share it via email, save it to an online service, and more.

With iOS 13 and iPadOS 13.1, the app adds more accessible actions to copy and save your recordings to the Files app and Dropbox. The overall process for creating voice memos is similar on an iPhone and iPad, but some steps and tools are different, so we'll cover each device separately, concluding with the Apple Watch.

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Thanks to the built-in Voice Memos app, you can record and share your audio recordings on your iPhone with ease. We’ll show you how to use the app to make your first-ever voice recording.

There’s no particular recording limit in the Voice Memos app. As long as your iPhone has enough free storage, you can continue to record your audio.

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Record Audio on iPhone With the Voice Memos App
Rename a Voice Recording on iPhone
Share a Voice Recording on iPhone
Delete a Voice Recording on iPhone

Record Audio on iPhone With the Voice Memos App

To make your first audio recording on your iPhone, open the Voice Memos app on your phone.

In Voice Memos, at the bottom, tap the large red button to start recording.

Your iPhone is now recording the audio with its built-in microphone. Feel free to sing a song, make a note, or speak whatever it is that you want to record; your iPhone is listening to you.

When you are done and want to stop the recording, tap the large red button at the bottom of Voice Memos.

Your audio recording is now saved in the app. To play it, tap the recording and then tap the play icon.

And that’s how you make voice recordings on your iPhone without using a third-party app. If you need to use Voice Memos frequently, there’s a way to quickly launch it from Control Center.

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Rename a Voice Recording on iPhone

You might want to name your recordings so they are easily recognizable.

To do so, in Voice Memos, tap the recording you want to rename.

Tap the current recording name to make it editable. Then type a new name for the recording and press Enter.

Your recording now uses your newly specified name.

You can share your Voice Memos recordings using the iPhone’s standard share menu. This means you can share your recordings with the Files app, Google Drive, and even send them via email to someone.

To access the share menu, open Voice Memos and tap the recording to share.

At the bottom-left corner of your recording, tap the three dots.

From the menu that appears, select “Share.”

Your iPhone’s standard share menu will open. Here, select where you’d like to share your recording.

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Delete a Voice Recording on iPhone

If you no longer need a voice recording, you can delete individual or multiple recordings at once in Voice Memos.

To do so, open Voice Memos and tap “Edit” in the top-right corner.

Select the audio recordings you want to delete.

In Voice Memos’ bottom-right corner, tap “Delete.”

Voice Memos will move your selected recordings to the “Recently Deleted” folder. The recordings will stay here for 30 days after which they will be permanently removed.

If you’d like to get rid of your recordings permanently without them staying for another 30 days, then tap the “Recently Deleted” folder on Voice Memos’ main screen.

At the top-right corner of the “Recently Deleted” screen, tap “Edit.”

Select the recordings to delete, then in the bottom-right corner, tap “Erase.”

Tip: If you’d like to restore your deleted audio recordings, then tap the “Recover” option instead.

From the menu that opens, select “Erase Recording.”

Warning: You cannot restore your recordings once they are permanently deleted. Make sure you really want to delete them before tapping “Erase Recording.”

Your recordings are now deleted.

Voice Memos is an extremely useful app to make those quick audio recordings. It’s a perfect tool for when you want to note something but you can’t type. Enjoy!

Did you know you can even record phone calls on your iPhone? There are various ways to do that, as outlined in our guide.

How do I record a voice memo?

using an android phone.

Find (or download) a simple voice recording app. ... .

Open the app and tap the record button to begin recording..

Hold the phone to your ear while talking, like you're making a phone call..

When you finish recording, press the stop button..

Listen back to make sure it sounds the way you want it to..

Can you save a voice memo on iPhone?

With the Voice Memos app and iCloud, your audio recordings appear and are kept up to date automatically on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac where you're signed in with the same Apple ID and Voice Memos is turned on in iCloud settings or preferences.

How long can you record a voice memo for on an iPhone?

There's no time limit for recordings (it's dependent on the internal storage capacity of your device), so you can likely record that entire lecture without worry. Scroll down for tips that take you beyond voice memo recording and to all of the truly cool things you can do with a voice memo app.