Learn how to use voice memo app on your Samsung Galaxy Alpha.
Recording voice memos
- Tap Voice Recorder on the Apps screen.
- Tap Start icon to start recording. Speak into the microphone. Tap Pause icon to pause recording. To cancel recording, tap Cancel icon. Tap Stop icon to finish recording.
- While recording a voice memo, tap Bookmark icon to insert a bookmark.
- To set the device to remove background noise, tap Menu icon > Setting, and then tick Noise reduction.
Saving files with contextual tags
Add contextual tags, such as locations and dates, to file names when saving voice memos.
- Tap Menu icon > Settings, and tick Contextual file name. The device adds the recording date to a file name. To add the location where a voice memo is recorded, tap Menu icon > Settings, and then tick Locations tags.
Playing voice memos
- Tap Voice Recorder on the Apps screen.
- Tap Apps icon and select a voice memo to play.
- Cut icon: Trim the voice memo.
- Playback icon: Set a portion of the voice memo for loop playback.
- Speed icon: Adjust the playback speed.
- Silent icon: Skip a silent portion in the voice memo.
- Bookmark icon: Insert bookmarks in the voice memo.
- Pause icon: Pause or resume playback.
- Previous / Next icon: Skip to the previous or next voice memo.
Using the bookmarks list
You can mark specific points in a voice memo with bookmarks. Each bookmark is marked with a bookmark icon on the voice memo.
- To view the bookmark details while a voice memo is playing, tap Menu icon is playing, tap Menu icon > Bookmarks. Select a bookmark from the bookmark list to play the voice memo from that position.
Managing voice memos
- On the Apps screen, tap Voice Recorder > Apps icon.
- Tap Search icon to search for voice memos.
- Tap Delete icon to delete voice memos.
- Tap Menu icon and select one of the following:
- Select: Select voice memos to apply options:
- Sort by: Change the sorting method.
- Filter by category: View memos filtered by a category.
- Edit categories: Add, delete, or rename categories.
- Settings: Change the voice recorder settings.
Rename voice memos
- Tap and hold the voice memo, tap Menu icon > Rename, enter a new name for the voice memo, and then tap OK.
Managing categories
- Tap Menu icon > Edit categories > Add icon, enter a category name, select a color, and then tap Done.
- To change or assign voice memo categories, in the list of voice memos, tap and hold the voice memo. Then, tap Menu icon > Change category, and then select the category.
- To filter voice memos by category, tap Menu icon > Filter by category, and then select the category.
