iOS 16: How To Send Voice Messages on iPhone

This guide explains how to send voice messages in iOS 16.

After rumours, speculation, and a closed beta, iOS 16 has arrived. iPhone users can now get their hands on the latest version of Apple’s iOS operating system.

iOS 16 brings with it a plethora of new features designed to enhance the iPhone user experience. From the revamped lock screen to the streamlined Focus tool, iOS 16 moves Apple’s mobile operating system forward in many ways.

However, with any big update comes a learning curve. Even the most seasoned of iPhone users will find themselves asking questions about how certain things work in iOS 16.

As always, Apple has done a fairly good job of explaining what you need to know when you go into apps or new settings for the first time. But if you don’t even know where to start, you might find yourself feeling a bit lost.

At one point or another, we’ve all wasted time scrolling through settings trying to activate a new feature that we’ve read about.

One interesting update in iOS 16 is to the way voice messages work. As a result, many iPhone users are asking how to send voice messages after the new update

Voice messages are an increasingly popular way of sending messages using iMessage. They can save you serious time when you’re wanting to say something that’s awkward or long-winded to type.

Thankfully, Apple haven’t removed voice messages altogether and it is still possible to send them.

So, let’s go over how to send voice messages in iOS 16 on iPhone…

How To Send Voice Messages iOS 16

The way you send voice messages has changed in iOS 16. However, it’s still easy and straight forward.

Previously, iPhone users had to hold the microphone icon next to the text field to start recording. That icon now starts dictation which has confused some users.

The step to start recording is now a little different, and there’s a couple of options for starting and stopping recordings, too.

This is how to send voice messages in iOS 16:

To start recording a voice message in iOS 16, select the voice note icon in the app tray above the keyboard.

The keyboard will now be replaced with the voice recorder interface.

Here, you have a couple of options for how to record your voice message.

The first option is to tap the record button, record your message, and press stop when you are finished. This option is better suited for longer voice messages.

The other option is better suited to shorter voice notes. Simply hold the record button, record your message, and release it when you are finished.

And there you have it – now you know how to send voice messages in iOS 16 on iPhone.

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