Audio files not playing

Hello, I have a ton of audio files saved to my phone and the cloud but I can’t even play any of them ? Normally I can see the play button and once I tap the play button. It plays the Audio file. The issue I’m having is when I click on the file nothing happens. It just shows me the file size but no play button to play the audio. I’m so confused and could use the help 🙏 Any suggestions ?

iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Feb 25, 2024 1:39 AM

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