Record a voice memo:
1 Tap to start recording. You can also press the center button on the iPhone
earphones.
2 Tap to pause or to stop recording. You can also press the center button on the
iPhone earphones.
Recordings using the built-in microphone are mono, but you can record stereo using
an external stereo microphone.
When you start a voice recording, iPhone makes a short ringing sound. The sound isn’t
played if you’ve set the Ring/Silent switch to silent. See “Sounds and the Ring/Silent
Switch” on page 191.
Note: In some countries or regions, the sound eects for Voice Memos are played even
if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.
To use other apps while recording your voice memo, you can lock iPhone or press the
Home button.
Play a voice memo you just recorded: Tap .
Listening to Voice Memos
Scrubber bar
Playhead
Play a voice memo you previously recorded:
1 Tap .
Memos are listed in chronological order, with the most recent memo rst.
2 Tap a memo, then tap .
Tap to pause, then tap again to resume playback.
Skip to any point in a voice memo: Drag the playhead along the scrubber bar.
Listen through the built-in speaker: Tap Speaker.
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