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 written notes is written from it.
Phone voicemail
Voicemail to structured notes in English
Voicemail to structured notes in English: 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
One Voicemail from the iPhone is enough for the written notes. The engine reads it in English and writes the sections Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions, and every line of the answer comes from the recording. The free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into structured notes
- 1
Open the voicemail
In the Phone app press Voicemail and open the message that is needed
- 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 English, and the written notes comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The instruction of the task asks for the written notes and puts the answer about the Voicemail into the sections Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Mark the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; this Voicemail is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the written notes.
- 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. That is the part that depends on the iPhone; everything after it is the work of the written notes, and it is the same for every recording.
Tips
Read the sections of the written notes before you send it on.
Set the language of the Voicemail before you send the file.
Rename the file of the Voicemail before you send it.
The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only.
The transcription of a voicemail depends on the quality of the recording of it.
Questions about Voicemail and structured notes
What does the iPhone say about the Voicemail?
The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only. The engine reads the English speech of the Voicemail and writes the written notes from that text.
Who reads the written notes after the Voicemail is sent?
the student who missed the class. The transcript of the Voicemail is read first, and the written notes comes out of it in the sections Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the written notes comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Voicemail?
The file of the Voicemail and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the written notes.
Related pages
- The same task on voicemail to text podcast show notes ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Lecture to structured notesThe 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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