Voice Memos not recording or playing

I’m sorry for the trouble. Here are a few steps that you can take:

1. Restart your iPhone: Sometimes, simply restarting your device can help to clear minor bugs and glitches. Try to restart your phone and then see if the voice memo plays correctly.

2. Check if Voice Memos are syncing with iCloud: Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud and check if Voice Memos is turned on. If it is, check your Voice Memos app on another device signed in with the same Apple ID to see if the full voice memo might be available there.

3. Inspect the app’s behavior with other memos: Try recording a new voice memo and see if it also has playback issues. This could help you understand whether the problem is with the specific memo or the app itself.

4. Try using a different app: If possible, try to play the voice memo with a different app. You can share the voice memo to another app like Music or an email and see if it plays correctly there.

If none of these steps work, it might be a more serious software issue, or it’s possible the recording didn’t save correctly initially. Unfortunately, if the data isn’t in your most recent iCloud backup or wasn’t synced to iCloud, retrieving the full voice memo might be difficult.

As a last resort, you might consider reaching out to Apple Support for further assistance. They may have more detailed diagnostic tools that can help identify and resolve your issue.

Hi keoni288,

Sorry to hear you’re having issues with your Apple ID. You’ve accidentally posted your issue on an existing thread for a different isssue. If your question is in regards to your Apple ID, visit https://discussions.apple.com/community/apple_id and type your question in the “Search or ask a question” bar at the top of the page.

If you don’t find an existing thread that resolves your issue, hit “Ask the community” at the bottom to start a new one.

Good luck!

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