How To
How to send a voice message using WhatsApp

- September 5, 2013
- Updated: July 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM

On top of adding voice recorded messages, WhatsApp also recently updated the service with push-to-talk style messages that let you send voice messages much like using a walkie-talkie.
Want to know how to send a push-to-talk, radio -style message using WhatsApp? Then read on with our guide, demonstrated using an Android device. Roger. (PS. Sending a WhatsApp voice message using an iPhone is just as easy!)
1.Open WhatsApp and select the contact to whom you want to send the message.
2. To start recording, tap and hold the microphone icon next to the bar where you type messages. When you finish recording the message, release the icon and the voice file will be sent immediately.
3. What if you don’t want to send the message? Here’s a little trick: You can cancel sending the message, but only while you’re in the middle of recording. To cancel sending, just slide your finger to the left.
What do you think? Have you already sent voice messages with the new walkie-talkie WhatsApp function? Tell us in the comments! Over and out!
Original article, written by Felipe Pessoa originally published on Softonic BR
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