How to Send Voice Messages on WhatsApp – 5 Steps

After the recent update, WhatsApp lets you preview voice messages before sending them. To do that:

1) When you are tapping on the microphone to record a message, a lock icon with an up arrow will appear at the top of the microphone. You’ll need to slide your finger up to see the detailed recording panel.
2) On the Voice Recording panel, tap the Pause button to pause the recording.
3) Tap the play button to listen to the recorded sound. You can continue your recording by tapping the microphone button or delete the recording by hitting the Trash icon.
4) To send the recording after preview, tap the send arrow button.

After the recent update, WhatsApp lets you delete voice messages before sending them. To do that:

1) When you are tapping on the microphone to record a message, a lock icon with an up arrow will appear at the top of the microphone. You’ll need to slide your finger up to see the detailed recording panel.
2) On the Voice Recording panel, tap the Pause button to pause the recording and hit the Trash icon to delete the recorded voice message before sending it.

By default, WhatsApp saves voice messages in the Opus file format. You can convert them to MP3 format using an online audio converter website.

You should check the permission required for WhatsApp to access your phone’s microphone and storage. If those permissions are not turned on, enable them to record voice messages.

Normally, you will not be able to listen to WhatsApp voice messages on Apple Watch. You will only receive notifications of voice messages. But using a third-party app called “Chatty for WhatsApp” on Apple Watch, you can send and receive WhatsApp messages, view chat images and listen to voice messages.

By default, WhatsApp saves voice messages in the Opus file format. You can save voice messages as “.opus” files. to do that:
1) Open the WhatsApp app.
2) Tap and hold a voice message, then tap the triple dot button at the top-right of the screen, and then select “Share” from the drop-down menu. This will open a popup menu.
3) Tap on the “Copy to…” option and select a folder from your device. This will save the voice message in that folder.
4) To convert those saved “.opus” files to mp3 format, simply use an online audio converter website.

If the recipient doesn’t open WhatsApp and doesn’t listen to the messages within 30 days, WhatsApp deletes the voice messages from the server.

To delete WhatsApp voice messages from the recipient device, you can do the following:
1) To select a voice message you sent earlier, tap and hold a voice message.
2) Tap on the Trash icon button from the header bar. This will open a popup menu.
3) Select the “Delete for everyone” option to delete voice messages from both sides.

You can record voice messages up to 16MB in size on WhatsApp.

Yes, you can send voice messages on the WhatsApp desktop and web clients just like the WhatsApp mobile app.