I still remember my first voice note. It was 2020, the year of fear and masks and lockdowns, and new mediums of communication were swiftly springing to the fore. Zoom had exploded in popularity as ...

Before you record and press “send,” tune in for tips from the pros about when and how to send voice notes. Remember when you had to pick up a phone and dial a number when you wanted to talk to someone ...

The audio messages give users the freedom to deliver lengthy, meandering monologues — to the chagrin of some recipients. By Carly Lewis It has become a common scene. Your phone dings, but instead of a ...

Somewhere in the blur of 2020, as I slipped outside with a mask and running shoes in the early morning to walk around the block, the lilting drawl of a friend’s “hiiiiii” nearly stopped me in my ...

That guy monologuing into his smartphone? There’s no one on the other side. He’s recording a voice note — an audio recording that sends like a text and, in many cases, replaces a phone call. Fans say ...