How to save WhatsApp audio on android or iPhone?

Christina Wan
Wondershare Dr.Fone
7 min readApr 25, 2021

WhatsApp comes with a lot of features geared towards making conversations and user data safe and convenient. These WhatsApp features have resulted in the app becoming one of the biggest social messaging platforms in the present.

With that said, many people are using WhatsApp to exchange messages, voice notes, music, videos, photos, and files. The data can be shared with groups and individuals for various reasons, some information being the significant ones that you could not want to lose. WhatsApp allows users to save their data, but unfortunately, some may find it hard to access the WhatsApp audio files.

Different criteria can be used to help WhatsApp users to save audio in android or iPhone. Beware that the two operating systems involve varying procedures when looking to save WhatsApp audio files. This blog will highlight 3 ways you can save audio on android or iPhone. Read on to cover these dedicated solutions like a pro.

Part 1: Save WhatsApp audio on iPhone

iPhone users can send, receive and save audio files via WhatsApp conveniently.

However, unlike other media files like videos in camera roll, received photos, or WhatsApp albums, saving audio notes can be tricky. You need to understand that WhatsApp stores audio and voice files in different locations depending on the platform.

Unlike Android devices, which allow users to locate store files via file manager apps, iPhones tend to follow a different approach. You don’t get suitable exporting options to access directly the available audio files on your iPhone directly.

WhatsApp on iOS is designed to store audio files in its isolated app storage. The location cannot be accessed via other apps on the phone.

However, you can find other options to export your WhatsApp files to third-party apps using the share feature. You need to ensure you have the latest version of WhatsApp and the latest iOS on your iPhone. You can choose to use WhatsApp backup to iCloud or email the audio and voice note files to yourself.

The following steps will guide you to save WhatsApp audio on your iPhone.

  • First, you need to save the audio file from WhatsApp to the iPhone storage by tapping on the download button.
  • Go to the Settings app on your iPhone and tap on iCloud. Scroll down the same window to find and enable the option to save WhatsApp data. The action will save your WhatsApp media, including the audio files you need in your iCloud backup.
  • If perhaps you only need the audio files instead of the entire WhatsApp data, you can selectively email the voice notes and audio files to yourself. Open your WhatsApp and select the voice note of the audio file you want to save.
  • After selecting the appropriate files, hold it to get options for different actions like reply, forward delete, etc. Select the forward option and share your audio.
  • Tapping on the share option will display different methods you can transfer the WhatsApp audio. Select the mail option to open a window to compose a new draft with the selected audio files attached to the window. Type your email or any other contact and send.

Part 2: Save WhatsApp audio on Android

The android architecture takes a different and rather straightforward approach when saving WhatsApp audio files and voice notes from conversations.

WhatsApp for Android also comes with an auto-download feature to automatically save your WhatsApp files to the device storage. All the files are saved in a dedicated WhatsApp directory that is created by default once you install WhatsApp on the android device. This means you can directly access the audio files via different file manager apps.

Follow these steps to learn how you can save WhatsApp audio on android.

  • Access the storage of your android device using any appropriate file manager app. You can choose to use the native file manager app on your device or third-party apps available online to accomplish this purpose.
  • Most android phones tend to store the WhatsApp data in the device’s internal storage. You can locate the WhatsApp data on the SD card if you can’t locate it in the phone’s internal storage.
  • Browse the internal storage and open the WhatsApp folder. Open the media folder to get a list of folders containing different categories of WhatsApp files like WhatsApp Audio, WhatsApp images, WhatsApp voice, etc.
  • If you need the WhatsApp voice notes, click on the WhatsApp voice folder. On the other hand, you can visit the WhatsApp Audio folder to access the saved audio files. Explore the files you need and choose to copy or move to any location you want to save them.
  • You can also choose to email the WhatsApp data to yourself using the Share feature or connect the phone to your computer to save them as well.

Part 3: Save WhatsApp data in 1 click [iPhone & Android]

WhatsApp users should consider a regular backup of conversations and media to prevent loss of essential data. WhatsApp does not offer a native solution to back up the data to computers. Therefore, you will need a reliable third-party tool like Dr.Fone — WhatsApp transfer. This application comes with powerful features that are user-friendly and straightforward to help transfer, backup, and restore WhatsApp.

Dr.Fone — WhatsApp transfer enables WhatsApp users to take control of their WhatsApp data more conveniently. For instance, the application can help transfer WhatsApp between android and iPhone with simple steps. Users can also backup WhatsApp data to the computer using this tool to prevent unwanted data loss. Similarly, Dr.Fone –WhatsApp transfer can help restore WhatsApp backups for both android and iPhone. The application is helpful in all situations because it supports different systems and does not overwrite any files.

Following steps to transfer WhatsApp between android and iOS phones:

  • Install the Dr.Fone software on your computer. Launch it and choose WhatsApp transfer from tools listed on the main window.
  • Open the WhatsApp tab once the WhatsApp Transfer module opens. Go to the Transfer WhatsApp messages feature and click to open.
  • Connect the devices to the computer to allow the software to load your WhatsApp data before you start to transfer.
  • Start to transfer your messages by clicking on the start button. Wait until the transfer is completed. You can always flip your source and destination phones as you need. Ensure the smartphones are well connected to the computer until the transfer process is complete.
  • Once the process is done, disconnect your devices and check whether you transferred WhatsApp data to the target phone.

If you have plans to back up your WhatsApp messages and media and restore them to a new device, Dr.Fone offers a native solution for Android and iOS devices. The application comes with features designed to provide convenient solutions and ensure all data is transferred without interference or overwriting. Take a look at the following steps to help you backup WhatsApp data using Dr.Fone software.

  • Download the Dr.Fone software from the official website and launch it on your computer. Choose the WhatsApp transfer module from the main window. Then you click on the Backup WhatsApp messages option located under the WhatsApp tab.
  • Connect your iPhone or Android device to the computer using USB cables. After a successful connection is established, select the backup WhatsApp messages function to load all your WhatsApp data before a backup.
  • Click on the start button to initiate the backup process. The software will prompt android users to backup in detail before hitting the start button. For iPhones, you don’t need to do anything during the backup process after clicking on the start button.
  • On your android device, proceed to the WhatsApp app and backup the messages to the device’s local storage as told on the software window that appears after clicking start.
  • Log in to the WhatsApp account that has been backed up and restore that WhatsApp data from the internal storage.
  • Keep your smartphone connected through the entire backup process. After a moment, a window will appear indicating that the backup process is completed.
  • When you want to restore your messages to a new device, you will need to use the ‘restore to device’ function available under the WhatsApp tab. The software will detect and display the backups available by default. Ensure that you used the Dr.Fone software to backup up your WhatsApp.
  • Wait for the process to complete for a short moment. A window will appear showing the restoration process is completed successfully.

Conclusion

Saving WhatsApp data is essential to frequent users. You would not want to lose any WhatsApp data that may seem significant in the future. It is vital to know how to go about the process of saving WhatsApp data on iPhones and Android devices. This blog has provided solutions that would be able to meet your requirements. Similarly, you will need the Dr.Fone –WhatsApp Transfer software to complete the WhatsApp transfer, backup, and restore process in a more convenient and secure method.

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