Transfer Voice Memos from Old iPhone to iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max [2 Methods]

Updated Sep 27,2018 | by Joy

The built-in Voice Memos app on iPhone is very useful as we can easily record and save our wonderful memories like our kid’s first speaking, an exciting speech given by your families at your wedding, etc. There is no doubt that you must have saved lots of voice memos in your iPhone. If you have recently bought a new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max, it is quite necessary to transfer voice memos from old iPhone to iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max so that you can enjoy those memories on your new iOS device.

In general, you can back up your old iPhone via iTunes or iCloud and then restore your new iOS device, but that will always import the files you no longer need from your old iPhone. Now the question is to find out how to selectively transfer voice memos to iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max. No worry. The article shows you two effective methods.

Here I recommend you an easy iPhone transfer - IOTransfer, which enables you to transfer your desired voice memos from old iPhone to a new one instead of sending all files to your new iPhone.

More about IOTransfer:

• It allows you to transfer other iPhone contents like photos, videos, contacts, audiobooks, etc. between PC and iOS devices.

• You can free download online videos from many popular sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, etc. to PC/iPhone/iPad.

• You are able to convert videos to any format you like, such as MP4, MOV, WMV, etc.

• It can enable you to clean up iPhone for more storage space.

Now let’s see how to use it to transfer your favorite voice memos from old iPhone to your new iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max. The steps can generally be divided into two parts. Read on.

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Part 1: Transfer Voice Memos from Old iPhone to Computer

Step 1. Free download IOTransfer here and install it to your computer. It works in Windows 7/8/8.1/10 and supports iPhone, iPad & iPod touch with iOS 8 or later . If your iPhone have been updated to iOS 12, you can also transfer files with it.

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Step 2. Launch IOTransfer and connect your old iPhone to PC. Then go to “MANAGE” > “Voice Memos” to choose files you want to transfer from old iPhone to PC.

Step 3. After selecting your voice memos, click “Export” to choose the transfer location and then click “OK” to start transferring them to computer.

Part 2: Transfer Voice Memos from Computer to iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max

Once you have successfully exported the selected voice memos from your old iPhone to computer, proceed with the steps below to complete the transfer.

Step 1. Disconnect your old iPhone and connect the new iOS device to your computer. Then IOTransfer will recognize your new iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max.

Step 2. Go to “MANAGE” > “Voice Memos” > “Import” to choose files you have already transferred from old iPhone to PC. Then click “Open” to start transferring them to your new iPhone.

After that, you can enjoy your voice memos in iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max everywhere. Actually, there are many methods for you to transfer voice memos from iPhone to iPhone. Here the article shows you the second method to make it.

Email is a commonly used app in people’s daily life. Do you know that you can transfer voice memos from old iPhone to a new one with Email app? Now follow the steps below to complete the transfer.

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Step 1. Turn on your old iPhone and open Voice Memos app. 

Step 2. Select an item you want to transfer from iPhone to iPhone in the list. Then tap the “Share” button and choose “Mail” to send your voice memos.

Step 3. In the email edition page, ensure that the voice memos are in the attachments. Then type your own email address and tap “Send” to copy them from old iPhone to your new iDevice.

Step 4. Check email on your new iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max and then you can play them on your new device.

Bottom Line:

With the above two methods, you can easily transfer voice memos from old iPhone to iPhone XS/ iPhone XS Max. In my personal opinion, I prefer to use IOTransfer to transfer files to iOS devices as I can only send one item each time via Mail app. It would be time-consuming if I want to transfer lots of voice memos to my new device. Besides, IOTransfer can help me clean up more storage space for my iOS devices and then I can enjoy a faster and cleaner iPhone experience.

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