How can I save voicemail from my Galaxy S3 (as an .mp3)?

[steampunkpink]

Please excuse me if this may sound like a naive question but does anyone know how I can save my voicemail off my S3 as an mp3 file (or any other format that will play on computer) so I can send it to another person? This is my first android so I'm not sure if there is a feature I'm missing? Is there an app or setting or something else? Also, I don't know if this matters but I'm not using visual voicemail or anything -- just dial-in voicemail.

A little urgent. Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: Naive question

Welcome to Android Central! See if this link helps: Transfer memorable voice mails to your computer with a simple audio trick - CNET

 

[steampunkpink]

Re: Naive question

Thank you so much for the reply!!! However I don't think I have an auxiliary cable. There's no way to do it with the charging cable? Also, I tried the speakerphone trick and it didn't work. The quality was awful and practically inaudible.

I googled "save voicemails" and found a few sites like Save Voicemail Messages Permanently with Voicemails Forever but they charge. I don't mind paying but do you have any idea if it works with an S3??

Sorry again for being so confused. I'm not exactly tech savvy

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: Naive question

Auxiliary cables are really cheap. Just go to your local Target or Walmart. They're the same cable people use to hook up their iPods to an Auxiliary speaker jack.

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[steampunkpink]

Re: Naive question

Thanks for your help BDiddy! I got it resolved using that voicemails forever service but I appreciate the help. Next time I might try what you recommended but I just get intimidated with anything too technical and it was a voicemail from my son so I didn't want to risk losing it.

Thanks again!!

(by the way great photo -- I LOVE MST3k!!!)

 

[ThrowsTools]

Try a call recorder from app store...
One option is 'Call recorder' but there are many others to choose from!
They're free by the way....

 

[rashaadp]

I have a galaxy s4 - no need to purchase ANYTHING
1 - go to the voicemail icon, find the voicemail you want to save, click menu then select archive the message
(if it is not in side swipe format, Then long press on the message and select what looks like a memory card at the bottom)
(the message is now stored in the file folder of the phone itself)\
2 - transfer to memory card or to computer from the phone - VIA COPY & PASTE (it will be an .amr file)
3 - play .amr file using realcloud, or download FREE .amr to .mp3 converter
4 - use the converter to convert .amr to .mp3
5 - SAVE WHEREVER YOU LIKE GOOD LUCK NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

 

[pilvi]

I was just able to save all of my voicemails to .qcp files on my phone (and these files play easily with the built-in audio player and I assume they could be converted to mp3). I am a Verizon Wireless customer with a Galaxy S3. My ultimate goal was to fix my voicemail box saying it was full, even though I only have 20 short saved messages (down from 40). Here's how I did it:

I initiated online chat support from the Verizon website. The support person said I should delete all of my messages and see if that fixes the problem. I told her that I had messages I wanted to save for various purposes before they were deleted. So she temporarily enabled Visual Voicemail on my phone. Once enabled, I was able to click the menu button, select "Save Message" (I don't recall the exact wording of the menu item) and then "Select All" and "Done" and it saved all of my saved voicemail messages to audio files on my phone's internal storage. DONE! Then she disabled Visual Voicemail (I don't want to pay $2.99/month for the service). I then used a file explorer (for simplicity, I used the built-in "My Files" app) and located the folder of saved voicemail files (called "VisualVoiceMail") in the root of my phone's internal storage and copied the folder to my phone's SD card for safe keeping.

To finish the story... the mailbox was still saying it was full, so I called my voicemail and deleted all of the messeges (one by one). Then I hung up and called my voicemail again and it was finally fixed. People once again can leave me voicemail now and all of my old messges were backed up as audio files. Mission accomplished!

If you are nice to the chat representative, you might be able to have them help you like they have helped me. I guess you could pretend that you are getting the voicemail box full message that I was getting in order to encourage them to help you (I really did have that problem).

I hope this helps someone.

 

[danijeter]

Website called voicemails forever

I called Verizon Wireless and the=woman referred me to a website called Voicemails Forever: It was very easy and i am soooooooooooo relieved

 

[amyjm]

Do you happen to know what folder they save to, when you archive? I've searched every folder on the phone and I am not locating it...

 

[acadialover]

They cannot work with voicemails that are saved on your device, only the ones on your server. :-

 

[Cryptologist]

I have a galaxy s4 - no need to purchase ANYTHING
1 - go to the voicemail icon, find the voicemail you want to save, click menu then select archive the message
(if it is not in side swipe format, Then long press on the message and select what looks like a memory card at the bottom)
(the message is now stored in the file folder of the phone itself)\
2 - transfer to memory card or to computer from the phone - VIA COPY & PASTE (it will be an .amr file)
3 - play .amr file using realcloud, or download FREE .amr to .mp3 converter
4 - use the converter to convert .amr to .mp3
5 - SAVE WHEREVER YOU LIKE GOOD LUCK NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

This is a great solution from "rashaadp."

On my Mac I used Airdroid to download the visual voicemail and then media.io to convert online. All free.

Thanks!

 

[Ki Sung Bae]

1. Install a call recorder app
2. Play any messages in your voice mail box
3. Use any solution to save your audio files, like Dropbox, SoundBy, etc from Google Play store
4. Share it