Instantaneous audio texts in iMessage provide a dynamic element to your chats. If you’ve ever seen this notification on your iPhone, you might be wondering what keeping an audio message implies. We’ll answer all of your questions and improve your comprehension of audio messages in this post.
What Does It Mean on iMessage to Have Kept an Audio Message from You?
The recipient has stored your voice memos, as indicated by the Kept audio text on iMessage.
Where do Kept Audio Messages Go?
A typical text message is not like an iMessage. The audio texts usually expire after two minutes of listening by default. However, such audio messages will remain in the iMessage app if you manually save them.
How to Store an iMessage Audio Message
As was indicated in the preceding section, once you listen to the audio memos, they are immediately erased. They can be automatically or manually saved.
Option 1: Manually Save
The following are the procedures to manually preserve the voice messages:
- Get your iPhone’s iMessage app open.
- Choose the audio text you wish to store.
- Hold the message, then choose Voice Memos to save it.
Your voicemail will now be stored.
Option 2: Automatically save
The following are the steps to automatically save the audio texts:
- Launch the iPhone’s Settings app.
- Select Messages by tapping.
- Under AUDIO MESSAGES, swipe to the bottom of the screen and choose Expire.
- Choose Never.
Your voicemails will now be stored on iMessage automatically.
How to Find Out Whether Someone Stole Your Voicemail
You will notice a Kept indicator underneath that audio message if the recipient has saved your audio text.
Do iMessage Audio Messages Expire If They Are Not Opened?
No, the audio texts remain valid just till they are read and heard. After being listened to for two minutes, they automatically delete.
How to Get My iPhone’s Expired Audio Message Back
An expired voicemail cannot be easily retrieved from your iPhone. But, you don’t need a backup if you use trustworthy third-party programs. To find out how, do the following:
- On your PC, install a recovery program such as Fonedog iOS Data Recovery.
- Connect your iPhone to your computer using a charger cable, then wait for the software to recognize it.
- After connecting, select “Start Scan.”
- Select the messages you want to recover by checking the boxes next to them after choosing Voice Memos from the menu.
- Select “Recover.”
- In the prompt, click on Recover once more.
On your PC, your voicemails that have been recovered will be stored.
With any luck, this post has clarified what it means to keep an audio message from you on iMessage. Read our blog often for more beneficial advice! Please feel free to ask questions and offer suggestions in the space provided for comments below.