Move recordings to a new phone.

Choose a method

iPhone and iPad: iCloud Integration

1. On the old iPhone, open Settings in the app and turn on iCloud Integration (in the General section). Wait until your recordings have synced.
2. On the new iPhone or iPad, sign in with the same Apple ID, install Audio Recorder and turn on iCloud Integration. You'll see "Restoring from iCloud" while recordings download.

iCloud Integration is free, but it needs iCloud Drive turned on and enough iCloud storage. Recordings are also included in a normal iPhone backup, so setting up the new iPhone from an iCloud or computer backup of the old one brings them along. Transcription models need to be downloaded again.

Android: Remote Recordings (Premium)

Remote Recordings keeps your recordings in your Voice Recorder account and on every Android device where you sign in.

1. On the old phone, open the left menu and tap your account picture at the top.
2. Sign in with Continue with Google or Sign up with email.
3. Turn on Remote Recordings. Your existing recordings are uploaded too. Keep the app open on Wi-Fi until the upload finishes.
4. On the new phone, install Voice Recorder from Google Play, sign in to the same account and turn on Remote Recordings. Your recordings download.

Remote Recordings needs an active Premium subscription and isn't available on iPhone. Transcriptions aren't synced, so transcribe again on the new phone.

Any phone: share to Google Drive, Dropbox or Quick Share

1. On the old phone, open the recordings list and select the recordings.
2. Tap Share and choose Google Drive, Dropbox, Quick Share or Bluetooth.
3. On the new phone, download the files, then use Import in the app (left menu on Android, category list on iPhone).

This is the easiest way to move from Android to iPhone or back. The iPhone app imports audio files such as .m4a, .mp3 and .wav, but not .mp4 video files.

Any phone: WiFi File Transfer

WiFi File Transfer lets another device download recordings from your phone in a web browser. Both devices must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

1. On the old phone, open WiFi File Transfer (left menu on Android, category list on iPhone). Keep this screen open during the transfer.
2. On the computer or new device, open a web browser and go to the address shown, for example http://192.168.1.20:8800.
3. Enter the 4-digit PIN shown on the old phone, and download the recordings.
4. On the new phone, open the app and use Import to add the downloaded files.

If the page doesn't load, make sure both devices are on the same network (not a guest network), turn off VPN, and keep the WiFi File Transfer screen open.

Android: through a computer

Copy the recordings to a computer by USB (see Move recordings to a computer), then copy them into the same folder on the new phone: /Android/data/com.first75.voicerecorder2/files/Recordings. Open the app afterwards and the recordings appear.

Good to know

Phone-transfer tools may skip recordings

Tools such as Samsung Smart Switch or Google's setup transfer often don't copy Android app recordings. Check that your recordings are in Voice Recorder on the new phone before you reset the old one.

Dates after importing

Recordings moved as files may show the date they were imported instead of the original recording date.

Premium on the new phone

Premium follows your Google Play account or Apple ID. On the same platform, sign in with the same store account. Purchases don't transfer between Android and iPhone. See Premium is not active on my device.

Lost or broken old phone

If the old phone is gone, recordings can only come back from a copy made before, such as iCloud, an iPhone backup, Remote Recordings, Google Drive or Dropbox. See Lost an important recording?