What does the iPhone keep for the Voicemail?
The voicemail of a phone is in the Phone app: the Voicemail tab, then the message itself. The file of the Voicemail is the input of the engine, and the revision deck is written from it.
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Voicemail to flashcards for revision in Russian
Voicemail to flashcards for revision in Russian: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
What the iPhone stores is what the engine needs. The Russian speech becomes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into flashcards for revision
- 1
Do not rely on the built-in text
The transcription of the phone is in beta, it covers English messages, and it depends on the quality of the recording
- 2
Upload the file
The recording of the Voicemail is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to Russian, and the revision deck comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Turn the text into the revision deck
The transcript of the Voicemail goes to the instruction that is written for the revision deck, and the sections of the answer are Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions.
- 4
Mark the language of the speech
The recording of the Voicemail is in Russian, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says Russian and the revision deck follows.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The transcript of a voicemail is shown next to the message on the screen of the phone
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
What iPhone keeps, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | The voicemail of a phone is in the Phone app: the Voicemail tab, then the message itself. |
| What the file is | The transcript of a voicemail is shown next to the message on the screen of the phone. |
| What can go wrong | The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only. |
| What the platform says | The transcription of a voicemail depends on the quality of the recording of it. |
| Length of one file | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card |
| Pro plan | $10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month |
The case
What the recording does not give you
The voicemail of a phone is in the Phone app: the Voicemail tab, then the message itself. The Voicemail is read by the engine in Russian, and the revision deck is written from the text, not from a guess.
Tips
A name that was never said in the Voicemail stays out of the revision deck.
The engine does not translate the Voicemail from Russian.
The file of the Voicemail stays on your own disk.
The transcription of a voicemail depends on the quality of the recording of it.
The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only.
Questions about Voicemail and flashcards for revision
What does the iPhone say about the Voicemail?
The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only. The engine reads the Russian speech of the Voicemail and writes the revision deck from that text.
Who reads the revision deck after the Voicemail is sent?
the student who missed the lecture. The transcript of the Voicemail is read first, and the revision deck comes out of it in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions.
Is there a limit to the length of the Voicemail?
One file of the Voicemail may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.
Is a link enough for the Voicemail?
Bring the file of the Voicemail to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the revision deck with the time of every line.
Related pages
- The same task on voicemail to text podcast show notes enThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Lecture to flashcards for revisionThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
- Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
- Voicemail to textWhere iPhone keeps the file, what it holds and what the engine does with it.
Sources
- SiPhone user guide: check the voicemail (read 2026-10-24)support.apple.com · checked
- SiPhone user guide: transcribe a voicemail (read 2026-10-24)support.apple.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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