Voice messages in ChatLite
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A voice message is a short recording that you send like a text message. You hold a button to record and let go to send. The recipient taps it to listen, and it works in one-to-one chats and in groups.
What you will do
You will record a voice message, send it to a conversation and play one that you received.
Before you start
- A conversation open on your screen. Voice messages are sent into the conversation you are looking at.
- A microphone, and a browser that is allowed to use it. The first time you record, the browser asks for permission.
- A secure connection. Browsers only offer microphone access on secure pages, which chatlite.net is.
Steps
Record and send
- Open the conversation. Above the message box, find the microphone button in the toolbar.
- Press and hold the microphone button. On a phone, hold your finger on it; on a computer, hold the mouse button down. ChatLite shows Recording... Release to send.
- Speak while you keep holding.
- Let go. ChatLite sends the recording and shows Voice message sent!. The message appears in the conversation as a Voice message.
Play a voice message
- Tap or click the voice message in the conversation. It plays on your device.
- In the conversation list, a conversation whose last item is a voice message shows the label Voice message instead of text.
How to tell it worked
- You saw Voice message sent! and the recording is in the conversation.
- The other person sees a voice message in the same conversation and can play it. Confirm by asking them, or wait for a reply.
- If the other person is online and connected directly, the message goes straight to their browser. Otherwise ChatLite passes it through its server so that it can still arrive.
If something goes wrong
Microphone permission required
The browser did not give ChatLite the microphone. Allow it for this site in the browser's site settings, then hold the button again. The camera and microphone guide lists the operating system checks.
Recording too short
The button was released after less than a second, so nothing was sent. Hold it for at least one second.
Voice playback failed
The audio could not be played on this device. Try again, check that your device is not muted, and reload ChatLite if it keeps failing.
Nothing happens when you hold the button
Make sure a conversation is open.
What ChatLite does not do
- ChatLite does not show a recording timer limit in the product text, and this guide does not invent one. Keep messages short so they are easy to send and play.
- There is no way to review or cancel a recording before it is sent. If you release the button, the recording is sent.
- The recording format depends on your browser. Browsers pick a format they support, and an older browser may not be able to play a recording made on a different one.
- A voice message cannot be edited, and the product text does not offer a transcript.
Privacy and data
ChatLite records only while you hold the button and releases the microphone afterwards. The recording is saved in your browser along with the rest of the conversation. When the other person is not directly connected, the recording passes through ChatLite's server for delivery. ChatLite does not currently provide application-level end-to-end encryption.
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