Imessage audio
How do you scrub, forward, skip, pause an iMessage audio. I haven’t found it anywhere on the internet. Is it even possible? If so, how?
iPhone XR, iOS 13
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Good afternoon DanSCIP,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
I understand you are wondering how to scrub through or pause an audio clip you received in the Messages app. With any attachment to a message, you can preview it in the smaller window, but you need to tap to open it. When hit the play button, at the bottom of the screen, you will see a black wave file with a vertical black bar (playhead). The vertical bar does not move, but you slide the wave file left or right over the playhead to scrub through the clip. You can also toggle between play and pause. Tap the Share button and choose "Save to Files" so you can use the media in other applications if you wish.
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Enjoy your day!