3 Simple Ways to Transfer WhatsApp Audio Messages

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Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: September 11, 2024 Tested

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Using the WhatsApp Desktop App

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Using iPhone

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Using Android

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This wikiHow teaches you how to save a previously recorded voice message from WhatsApp to your computer.

WhatsApp Voice Message Downloading

Open WhatsApp on your computer and select your conversation. Hover your mouse over the audio message and click the downward-facing arrow. Then, clock “Download” to save the message. On your phone, tap and hold the message down to pull up the menu and select “Forward.”

Method 1

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Using the WhatsApp Desktop App

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Open WhatsApp on your computer. It's a green app with a white phone icon on it.
- If you don't have the desktop version of WhatsApp yet, download and install it first.
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Click a conversation. Your WhatsApp conversations are on the left side of the window.
- Since the WhatsApp desktop app synchronizes with your phone's WhatsApp app, all of your conversations will appear here.
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You'll see a downward-facing arrow in the top-right corner of the message.
Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu next to the message.
It's in the middle of the drop-down menu.
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Select a save location. This will determine where the file goes when you download it.
- For example, you'd click the "Desktop" tab to save your audio message to your desktop.
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Click Save. It's in the bottom-right corner of the save location window. Doing so will download the audio message from WhatsApp to your desktop.
- To play the audio message, you'll need to choose a program such as VLC media player or iTunes.

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Open WhatsApp. It's a green app with a white phone and speech bubble icon.
- If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to first set up WhatsApp.
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Tap the Chats tab. It's at the bottom of the screen.
- If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, just tap the back button in the top left corner of the screen.
Doing so will open the conversation. This should be the conversation with the audio message you wish to download.
A bar of options will appear above the message.
It's the middle option in the bar above the message.
It's the upward-facing arrow in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Tap Mail. It's the blue app with a white envelope icon.
- If you don't have iCloud Mail enabled, this option won't work; you'll have to swipe left on the apps listed here to use a different email provider if you have one.
The "To" field is near the top of the screen.
It's in the top-right corner of the screen.
You may need to log into the email account with your email address and password before you can open it.
Doing so should open the email and load the audio message.
Depending on which email service you use, this process will vary; however, in most cases, you'll click a downward-facing arrow on or below the audio message's icon. Once it's finished downloading, your WhatsApp audio message will be available for listening on your computer.

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Open WhatsApp. It's a green app with a white phone and speech bubble icon.
- If this is your first time opening WhatsApp on your phone, you'll need to first set up WhatsApp.
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Tap the Chats tab. It's at the top of the screen.
- If WhatsApp opens to a conversation, just tap the back button in the top left corner of the screen.
Doing so will open the conversation. This should be the conversation with the audio message you wish to download.
Doing so will select it, prompting several options to appear at the top of the WhatsApp page.
This is the three dots connected by a line in the top-right side of the screen.
It's the top option in the pop-up menu here. Doing so will open an email in Gmail with your audio message attached.
The "To" field is near the top of the screen, directly below the "From" field.
It's the paper plane icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
You may need to log into the email account with your email address and password before you can open it.
Doing so should open the email and load the audio message.
Depending on which email service you use, this process will vary; however, in most cases, you'll click a downward-facing arrow on or below the audio message's icon. Once it's finished downloading, your WhatsApp audio message will be available for listening on your computer.

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Another way to download your audio message is to upload it to a cloud storage service (e.g., iCloud Drive or Google Drive) and then download it from there onto your desktop.

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