How to Save/Share a Voicemail Message

 Voicemails can provide us with digital memories of important moments in our lives that were experienced with another person. Perhaps you have a voicemail of your Mom and Dad singing “Happy Birthday.” Maybe it’s a message from a fiance saying how much they love you. Maybe it’s your friend wishing you good luck before an important interview. Or maybe a testimonial from a client.

Voice messages are like verbal pictures and audio snapshots of our lives. Naturally, you may want to save some of these voicemails as a way to remember the moments or the people who shared them with you.

If you have an iPhone, you can save voicemails permanently so you can listen to the messages again when you need a smile or a pick-me-up, or when you need to refer back to important information.

That being said, in today’s learning lesson, you’ll learn how to save a voicemail message to another app on your iPhone so you can share it on the spot or archive it for later.

So, grab a beverage of choice, maybe a snack, your iPhone, and settle in for your newsletter learning session with Dave. Let’s do this… 👩🏽‍🎓👨🏽‍🎓

How to save a voicemail message on iPhone

You may recall, that Apple’s Files app lets you save and store files in one location rather than storing them in each app that created them.

The Files app lets you save, view, and access files on online services, such as iCloud Drive, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive, all in one place. You can also save and view your files directly on your iPhone or iPad’s local storage.

How to save a voicemail message online or locally:

To save a voicemail message on your iPhone, you’ll need to head over to the Phone app.

1. On your iPhone, tap the Phone app.
2. Tap Voicemail at the bottom of the screen.
3. Next, tap on the voicemail message you want to save.
4. Look for the Share button  at the top of the message screen and tap it.
5. Swipe to the Save to Files option and tap it.
6. If you want to save and store your message locally on your phone, tap On My iPhone. Remember, the message will only be accessible on your iPhone.
7. If you want to access the message on any of your devices, tap iCloud Drive.
8. You may create a new folder in the location you want to save by tapping the new folder icon at the top of your screen.
9. Once you select a location to save your message, tap Save at the top of the screen.
10. To access your save message, open the Files app and select the location you saved your message. You’ll be able to play the message right in the Files app by simply tapping on it.

Bonus: Before saving your message, you can rename it by tapping the file name at the top of the screen. Next, rename the file and tap Done on your onscreen keyboard.

How to share a voicemail message

Now that you know how to save a voicemail, you’ll now learn how to share it.

Remember, when you share, you can share your message with another person or you can share it with a specific app.

How to share a voicemail message with another person

Head back to the Phone app on your iPhone.

1. On your iPhone, tap the Phone app.
2. Tap Voicemail at the bottom of the screen.
3. Next, tap on the voicemail message you want to share.
4. Look for the Share button  at the top of the message screen and tap it.
5. You have a few options you can choose to share your message with another person: Messages, Mail, AirDrop, or you may have a third-party communication app like Facebook Messenger or Outlook. Tap on one of the options.
6. The voicemail message will attach itself to the message like you see here in the Messages app.
7. Since the voicemail message is sent as a .m4a file, most devices will be able to play the file by simply tapping the file.

How to share a voicemail message to another app

1. On your iPhone, tap the Phone app.
2. Tap Voicemail at the bottom of the screen.
3. Next, tap on the voicemail message you want to share.
4. Look for the Share button  at the top of the message screen and tap it.
5. In the app row of the share sheet, select an app you would like to share the voicemail message to. Depending on the app, you may have additional saving options to choose from.
6. Here is what a voicemail message looks like when saved to the Notes app…

There you go. Now you know how to save and share a voicemail on your iPhone.

If you have a voicemail message on your iPhone, practice saving and sharing it right now. I want you to be familiar with the process when you really need to use it.

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