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Help need to save abusive voicemails

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HelpIneedASanta · 03/12/2019 20:53

I need to document abusive harassing voicemails but have an iPhone SE which doesn't seem to have the visual voicemail in the phone app

I've tried screen recording but get no sound

What's the solution? Hopefully there's one other than getting a dictaphone as I need to do it ASAP tonight

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TheNameGames · 03/12/2019 21:00

Dial your voicemail and when it gets to the option to save your voicemail, press the appropriate number (on mine, it's 3, but listen to the options as it may differ between networks). It only saves it for a number of days (not sure how many) so I would advise doing this every single day and keep on repeating saving it until you get your hands on a dictaphone.

If not, do you have a laptop with a camera and microphone installed? You could show the camera you calling voicemail on your phone and turn the volume up on your laptop and your phone so hopefully the laptop picks the audio up and then you also have visual proof it was left via voicemail.

HelpIneedASanta · 03/12/2019 21:03

Yeah I've saved them - I need to forward them to someone and the number they need to go to it's not working with the simple forward option.

Will see if any joy from laptop. Not sure it can - quite old and basic

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ilovetrees30 · 03/12/2019 21:05

Its a shame you say you do not have visual voicemail as within that you can share the voicemail via email. I did this when my dad died to save the messages from him.

HelpIneedASanta · 03/12/2019 21:08

Yeah I might have it if I updated but I use an app often that has bugs with an update which is why I haven't and want to avoid it till the bugs are fixed.

Was hoping someone might know of an app or something that'd do this fast

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TheNameGames · 03/12/2019 21:10

@HelpIneedASanta If you haven't already, confirm any updates on your phone and when it's updated and restarted, put it on airplane mode and leave it for a minute and then turn airplane mode back off. If that doesn't work, hopefully the laptop does. It may be old and basic but I would think it should at least have a microphone.

TheNameGames · 03/12/2019 21:11

Cross post - yes, I understand about the bug/update issue.

Aquamarine1029 · 03/12/2019 21:11

Buy a digital recorder, play the messages on speaker phone and save them that way.

poorstudent1010 · 03/12/2019 21:12

Download an App that records calls or follow this:
www.iphonelife.com/content/ios-11-how-to-screen-record-audio-iphone

TheNameGames · 03/12/2019 21:15

I searched and found this, but can't test if it works because I don't have any voicemails at the moment:

How to save and share your voicemail
To save your voicemail message as a note or voice memo, or to share it using Messages, Mail, or AirDrop:

Go to Phone > Voicemail.
Tap the voicemail message that you'd like to save, then tap the share button .
Choose Notes or Voice Memos. Then save your voicemail message. Or choose Messages, Mail, or AirDrop, then type and send your message with the attached voicemail. You can also share the voicemail by tapping an AirDrop contact.

HelpIneedASanta · 03/12/2019 21:22

@poorstudent1010 thanks, that should work... but it doesn't 

@TheNameGames that's what I don't have the option of without updating annoyingly

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