Difficulty using audio messages in iMessages app

By Justin_B, 8 November, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

When I am in a conversation in iMessages and I hit the apps button just above the keyboard, I can choose the audio app. Through a bit of trial and error, I’ve gathered that opening this app immediately starts recording an audio message. The problem is, I can’t seem to stop it cleanly. I don’t want voiceover output showing up in the recording, but basically I have to swipe around to find the stop button on the screen, which is small and hard to locate. I’ve tried two finger double tapping, which is usually the iOS gesture for stopping or starting things, but it just initiates voice dictation and cancels the whole recording. Is there an accessible way to operate audio messages? I remember this used to be a lot more straightforward

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