Should the developers of Android make this process easier - or is this something you'd not use enough to warrant the feature? Share your thoughts in the discussion thread below. If your recording winds up being too long-winded, it might be time to pick up that device and remind yourself how to use the 'phone' feature. Do remember that attaching recordings (like videos and pictures) will eat up your data.

If you need to send a bit more information than can be conveyed within a standard text message, but you don't have time for a full blown phone call, attach an audio recording to your SMS message. You can tap the Send button, and the message will fly away. Select the recording you want to attach to the message, and then tap the paperclip button to the right of the play button. If you're using another device (such as the LG G3), you'll be shown a listing of all the messages you've recorded ( Figure B).įigure B Attaching an audio message to SMS on a Verizon-branded LG G3. For the Moto X, you tap Done and the voice message is automatically attached to the SMS message. When finished recording, tap the Stop buttonĪt this point, what happens next varies greatly - depending on your device.Tap the Record button on your voice recorder (again, this will vary) and record your message.Tap Record audio (some devices will list this as Record voice).

This process will vary slightly, depending on your device, the version of Android you're using, and what third-party audio recording apps you've installed. Now, you're ready to start sending audio clips.

From the main window, swipe right from the left edge to reveal the sidebarįigure A Setting the default messenger client on a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto X.

Open Google Hangouts on your Android device.

Back to defaultsįirst off, if you've set Google Hangouts as your SMS client, you'll need to reset that to the default. But how do go about doing this? It's actually quite simple. If you need to upload an audio file larger than the maximum attachment limit of the email service, you can compress the file with an audio compressor like WonderFox HD Video Converter Factory Pro, upload the video to YouTube, or send the audio or music to Google Drive for Gmail. Of course, if you've set Google Hangouts as your default, you'll have to reset that to the original, as Hangout can't send audio clips (you can, however, attach a video clip). Before you send audio through email, you'd better check whether the file size exceeds the maximum attachment limit. the default Messaging app can handle sending and receiving audio clips.

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