URL: https://help.carbonvoice.app/quick-capture/ios-shortcuts
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# Siri, sharing, and iMessage

Three ways into Carbon Voice on iOS that don't involve opening it.

## Siri

Carbon Voice supports Siri for sending and finding messages, so you can ask for a message
to go out hands-free. That's useful when you're driving or your hands are busy.

Siri needs permission the first time. If nothing happens, check **Settings → Siri &
Search → Carbon Voice** on your device.

## The share sheet

Anything you can share on iOS can be shared into Carbon Voice, whether that's an audio file
you recorded elsewhere, a document, or a link.

1. Tap **Share** in the other app.
2. Choose **Carbon Voice**.
3. Pick whether it goes into a conversation or your voice memos, and choose the
   destination.

This is how you get a recording made in Voice Memos, or a file from Files, into a
conversation. See
[Share an audio file to Carbon Voice](https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/recording-and-sending/share-an-audio-file).

## iMessage

Carbon Voice has an iMessage app, so you can send a voice message from inside a text
thread. Tap the apps row beside the message field, choose Carbon Voice, and pick the
conversation.

## From a notification

You don't need to open the app to deal with an incoming message either. Press and hold the
notification to play it and reply from the lock screen. See
[Listen and reply from push notifications](https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/playback/push-notifications-ios).

## Related

- [iPhone home screen widgets](https://help.carbonvoice.app/quick-capture/iphone-widgets)
- [Apple Watch app](https://help.carbonvoice.app/quick-capture/apple-watch)