How to put a voice memo on a Yoto card

Record a story or message in Voice Memos and get it onto a Yoto Make Your Own card — from an iPhone or Android, without a computer.

Updated August 26, 2026

A card full of recordings from people your child loves is the best thing a Yoto does. It’s also the one that requires the most coordination, because the audio starts on someone else’s phone.

The family-recording workflow

1. Grandparent records in their phone’s voice app. Tip: read the book, but also say hello and the child’s name at the start. Kids replay that part.
2. They send it to you — WhatsApp voice notes, Messages, email attachments, all fine.
3. You add it to the card. This is where Quick MYO earns its keep: from the message, tap Share → Quick MYO, and the recording goes onto the “Grandma Stories” card. No saving to Files, no hunting in the Yoto app.

Recording quality tips

• Phone mics are good. Room echo is the enemy — a bedroom with soft furnishings beats a kitchen.
• Keep a consistent distance from the phone.
• Don’t worry about small mistakes. Kids don’t.
• If the recording is quiet, Yoto’s player has plenty of volume; there’s no need to re-record.

Titles and icons matter more here

A card of voice memos with default names is a wall of “New Recording 7, New Recording 8”. Rename them as you add them. Quick MYO Plus does this automatically and suggests an icon per track, so “Grandpa – Room on the Broom” gets a broom.

One card, many voices

A useful pattern: one MYO card per person (“Grandma”, “Auntie Jo”) rather than one big card. Each person’s recordings accumulate on their card, and your child learns which card is whose. Quick MYO Free supports one pinned card; Plus lets you pin any card and choose the target at share time.