Record and play voice memos on Apple Watch

Apple Watch showing the Voice Memos screen. A red Record button appears near the top. Two recorded memos appears below. The memos display the times they were recorded and their length.

Use the Voice Memos app on Apple Watch to record personal notes.

Record a voice memo

  1. Open the Voice Memos app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Tap the Record button.

  3. Tap the Stop Recording button to end the recording.

The Voice Memos app in the midst of recording a memo. A red Stop button is in the middle. Below is the recording’s elapsed time. The word Recording appears at the top right.

Play a voice memo

  1. Open the Voice Memos app on your Apple Watch.

  2. Tap a recording on the Voice Memos screen, then tap the Play button to play it.

  3. Tap the Skip Ahead button or the Skip Back button to skip ahead or back, respectively.

  4. To choose an AirPlay device, edit the name of the recording, or delete the recording, tap the More Options button, then tap Edit Name or Delete.

Voice memos you record on your Apple Watch automatically sync to your Mac, iPad, and any iOS devices where you’re signed in with the same Apple ID.

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