How to Secure Your Important Voicemails?

The preservation of voicemails could be emotionally significant to you or have an educational value. Unfortunately, hackers could disrupt it with one SIM swap. This quick guide will teach you about securing your important voicemails [indefinitely] on any device, either Android or iPhone.

Gone are the days of preserving valuable voicemails on a cassette tape. Since digital space occupied all medieval modes, securing voice mails is simply too precious – or perhaps, too important to delete.

This is inevitably important to secure a voicemail, and you can technically keep voicemail saved in your mailbox, but this is not a viable long-term option. There is an option that the voice mailboxes may fill up, and the apps will automatically delete older messages. You may lose your valuable voicemails if you buy a new device or swap to another carrier.

Saving voicemails on iPhone

Let’s start with iPhones. Apple provides specific ways of securing/ saving your voicemails and sharing them.

Pro Tip: You should enable your iCloud backup throughout.

NOTE: Sync your iPhone with iTunes to automatically back up your Voice memos. This will backup it with your iTunes Library. This is only possible if syncing is ON. You can export files to Dropbox and other cloud storage services, like Google Drive and AirDrop.

• Simply go to the phone app and the voicemail on the far right bottom of your screen.
• Tap on the voicemail you wish to save and then click the share button (the share button resembles an arrow pointing out of the box).
• The sharing option allows you to share your Voicemail via Voice Memo, Messages, Mail, and AirDrop.
• Click on the Notes or Voice Memo to save your voicemail. You have the option to access saved voicemails again in other apps and play them whenever you want to hear them. The apps will automatically backup only if you have enabled iCloud backup.
• To save the voicemail to your PC, desktop, or computer, select AirDrop and tap on your computer’s name. Please note that the devices should be connected to the same network. After accepting AirDrop on your computer, you can proceed with saving your voicemail wherever you want.
• If you want to send the voicemail to another individual, you can select the contact and send it via Messages, Mail, or AirDrop.

The procedure is different when it comes to a visual voicemail from FaceTime. You have the option to save it from the Files app.

• Open the file you want to store and tap select, file name and subsequently organize
• Under “On My [name of device],” choose a folder, or you can tap o the folder icon with a “+” sign to create a new one.
• Tap Copy, and you’re welcome.

Saving Voicemails On Android

Numerous manufacturers manufacture android phones, so saving voicemail would vary slightly. Here are some notable guidelines:

• Open the voicemail app, tap and hold the voicemail you want to save;
• You can see the save, export, and archive option that appears in the menu;
• Tap “OK” or “save” to save the voicemail in the selected storage location.
• There are not all providers offering voicemail apps safety that is compatible with your android device. Some third-party applications will prompt the Voicemail saving option, while others will cost you a few bucks. For instance, Google voice gives you a featured option to send your voicemail via email as an MP3 option. To opt for this, you must sign up for this service and enable the setting. The messages you receive will be stored in some other manner. You can also use VoicemailSaver, which costs $3.99 only, but it saves your voicemails even if your phone is stolen or broken. For cost-free options, you can try InstaVoice or HulloMail.
• Another option is to store your voicemails to HDD, SD cards and other physical storage like USB flash memory.

Retrieve Voicemails from an Older Phone

There might be circumstances where you won’t be able to save your voicemail through your device (neither the apps you trust) and would require the intervention of a PC or desktop to save them. This option is available for both of your devices. You may require some software and equipment.

If your voicemails are saved on a non-smart device, it is best to save them on your desktop or smartphone. You need a male-to-male 3.5mm audio cable connecting the device to your computer.

• Download Audacity (audio recording program) to your PC. You can also use something similar; Garageband is applicable if you use MAC.
• Find out the headphone and microphone port on your old device.
• Jack in your 3.5mm cable in your old device and the other corner into your computer jack.
• If you prefer to use Audacity, you first need to:
• Do change your source of recording to “Line-In mic.”
• Furthermore, proceed with clicking on Edit > Preferences > Recording
• Then click on software playthrough.
• Open your voicemail service on your phone. Click the red button on Audacity and put the speaker on the phone if you are recording it through the mic. Audacity’s timeline will show you the captured audio.
• You can use the editing tools of Audacity to trim and save it by clicking on file>export to the designated file you want to save it to.
• Open your phone’s voicemail that you want to save, click record on your audio recording program and play the message. Stop the recording when the message is done.
• Save your computer file to preserve.

NOTE: The audio quality won’t be perfect, but the message will be saved forever.

Bottom line

Whatever you save on your device must be private unless someone has permission to access your device, images, apps, and files. Unfortunately, the embedded settings structure isn’t secure or password-protected. It is advised to protect your device from any malware activities and protect your privacy.

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