Exchange voicemail .wav file

singulargal · Mar 6, 2012

My company voicemail comes to me in the form of email attachments (.wav). Is there a way to play them through the iPhone's headset and not broadcast via the speaker for privacy purposes?
Thanks!

Mickey330 · Mar 6, 2012

So, it doesn't automatically play through the headphones when they are plugged in?

If not, all I can suggest is to get an app into which you open that .wav file, then maybe the headphones will work with that app. I've successfully used OPlayer ($2.99, USD - though there is a Free Lite version you can try). There are others, but that's what I have.

Hope this helps, somewhat.

Marilyn

singulargal · Mar 7, 2012

I'm sure it would play through headphones if I plugged them in but I don't want to use headphones when playing the voicemail messages that come to me as a .wav file. I simply want to put the iPhone to my ear and listen through the headset/earpiece without the message broadcasting from the speaker. Is that possible?

Mickey330 · Mar 7, 2012

I'm pretty sure it won't (can't?) work that way. The .wav file that is sent to you in e-mail, while a voice mail message, is not part of the phone system - it's part of the sound/music system. So, it will play through the speakers, just as if you are playing a piece of music thought the Music app.

So, unfortunately, you'll have to use the headphones if you want privacy. Sorry.

Marilyn