What does the iPhone say about the Voicemail?
The voicemail of a phone is in the Phone app: the Voicemail tab, then the message itself. The engine reads the English speech of the Voicemail and writes the show notes from that text.
Phone voicemail
Voicemail to show notes in English
Voicemail to show 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. The engine reads 99+ languages.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
With the Voicemail from the iPhone the engine writes the show notes: the transcript first, then the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes. The speech is in English, the free plan gives 3 files a day, and one file is up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
- 1
Open the voicemail
In the Phone app press Voicemail and open the message that is needed
- 2
Attach the recording
The recording of the Voicemail is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the show notes comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Ask for the show notes
The text of the Voicemail is given to the instruction of the show notes, and the answer is written in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, one after another.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The recording of the Voicemail is in English, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says English and the show notes 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 English speech of the Voicemail is read first, and the show notes is what the producer of the episode gets out of the transcript.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
Set the language of the Voicemail before you send the file.
Check who may download the file of the Voicemail.
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 show notes
Which problems can come with the Voicemail?
The transcription of voicemails is in beta and covers English messages only. The engine does not change the file of the Voicemail; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.
What comes back after the English Voicemail is read?
the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, with the time of every line of the recording of the Voicemail.
How long may the file be, and how much is free?
One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the show notes.
Where does the file of the Voicemail wait?
On the iPhone. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the Voicemail is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
The same task on voicemail to text voice memo to todo ru
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Podcast episode to show 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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