Send your voice instead of typing
Hold one button, say what you mean, and send it — which is quicker than typing and much warmer to receive.
If typing is slow, or your hands are not what they were, you can send your voice instead. It takes about six seconds and the person at the other end hears you rather than reading you.
On a real phone you hold the little microphone down while you talk and let go when you have finished. On this practice screen, one press starts it and another stops it.
Key points
- Record a voice note with the microphone beside the typing box
- Listen back and throw it away before anybody hears it
- Play one somebody sent you, through the loudspeaker
- Press Keep so a recording you value does not quietly expire
What to remember
- You always get to listen back before you send. Nothing goes until you press the arrow.
- Recording is private until you send. There is always a trash can and always another try.
- On some phones a voice note disappears after a couple of minutes unless you press Keep.
Try this
Send one voice note to somebody who would be pleased to hear you — six seconds is plenty. It is the quickest way to discover how much less effort it is than typing.
Practice: Send your voice instead of typing. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.