{"id":250945,"date":"2026-05-20T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/how-to-record-send-voice-messages-on-iphone-ios-26\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T00:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T04:30:16","slug":"how-to-record-send-voice-messages-on-iphone-ios-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/20\/how-to-record-send-voice-messages-on-iphone-ios-26\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Record &#038; Send Voice Messages on iPhone (iOS 26+)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2026\/05\/20\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-ios-26\/\">How to Record &#038; Send Voice Messages on iPhone (iOS 26+)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2026\/05\/20\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-ios-26\/\">https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2026\/05\/20\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-ios-26\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-20 21:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"osxdaily.com\">osxdaily.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-610x416.jpg\" alt=\"How to record and send voice messages on iPhone as audio\" width=\"610\" height=\"416\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-134597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-610x416.jpg 610w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1536x1047.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The iPhone Voice Messages feature is quite useful and fun, allowing for audio recordings to be sent to and from people in the Messages app. Voice Messaging allows people to hear your voice, and you to hear theirs, and for many people it\u2019s easier to speak into their iPhone rather than tap out a long text message. Understanding how Voice Messages and Audio Messages works to record and send on your iPhone lets you get the most out of the feature, but over time Apple has changed where it\u2019s located and accessed on iPhone, which may throw off some users.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s go through the basics for Voice Messages on iPhone, so you can understand how the feature works, how to access it, and use audio messages to the fullest.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-134592\"><\/span><br \/>Quick side note: Voice Messages and Audio Messages are completely different from Dictation, which is the voice to text feature that converts your speech into text either directly or with Siri, and those typically arrive with a \u201cSent with Siri\u201d badge attached to them. Voice Messages arrive as an audio file that the recipient can play directly on their iPhone within the messages conversation thread, and then reply to. <\/p>\n<h2>How to Record Voice Messages \/ Audio Messages on iPhone with iOS 26<\/h2>\n<p>The most straightforward and simplest way to record audio\/voice messages on iPhone is by accessing it directly. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open any Messages conversation<\/li>\n<li>Tap on the (+) plus button<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1-578x800.jpg\" alt=\"How to record a voice message on iPhone\" width=\"578\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter size-large wp-image-134596\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1-578x800.jpg\" alt=\"How to record a voice message on iPhone\" width=\"578\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-134596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1-578x800.jpg 578w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>Tap on \u201cAudio\u201d (you might need to scroll down to find this)<\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-449x800.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Audio to record an audio voice message\" width=\"449\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter size-large wp-image-134593\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-449x800.jpg\" alt=\"Choose Audio to record an audio voice message\" width=\"449\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-134593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-449x800.jpg 449w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-768x1370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4-861x1536.jpg 861w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-4.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>Record your audio message as desired, when finished tap the Stop button<\/li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3-543x800.jpg\" alt=\"Record your voice message or audio message \" width=\"543\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter size-large wp-image-134594\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3-543x800.jpg\" alt=\"Record your voice message or audio message \" width=\"543\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-134594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3-543x800.jpg 543w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-3.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>Playback your voice message if desired, otherwise just press the Send button like any other message<\/li>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2-546x800.jpg\" alt=\"How to send your recorded voice audio message\" width=\"546\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden aligncenter size-large wp-image-134595\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2-546x800.jpg\" alt=\"How to send your recorded voice audio message\" width=\"546\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-134595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2-546x800.jpg 546w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2-768x1126.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-2.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That\u2019s it, the recorded audio voice message arrives to the recipients iPhone or Android, and they can listen to it directly in the Messages conversation. They can reply with a voice message of their own, or a written text, and so on.<\/p>\n<h3>Recording Voice\/Audio Messages with Raise to Listen on iPhone<\/h3>\n<p>Apple also enables a feature called \u201cRaise to Listen\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2026\/05\/20\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-ios-26\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Record &#038; Send Voice Messages on iPhone (iOS 26+) https:\/\/osxdaily.com\/2026\/05\/20\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone-ios-26\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-20&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":250947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.osxdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/how-record-send-voice-messages-iphone.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69,77],"class_list":["post-250945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios","tag-ios-26"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250945"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250948,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250945\/revisions\/250948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}