No transcription available for some phone call recordings and will not complete transcribing

How do you take the file from notes and drop it into Voice Memos?

I'm not sure if this is the official answer, but I've ran into the same issue. I took the file from notes and dropped it in voice memos. From there, I was able to get a transcript immediately.

@IM3210 How do you get the file from notes to VM?

Same. I'm on iphone 15, and latest IOS 18.1.1

Sometimes I get a transcript, sometimes not. Seems to fail on the longer interviews--like over an hour.

It did let me share it to voice memos, which produced an instant transcript, but without the speakers' names--a big problem. (And not sure about accuracy.)

This seems to be a major buggy rollout.

Having the same issue. I even tried to use icloud.com but had even less options to move file. Frustrating.

I've had the same issue, but after not getting a transcript on larger files, those larger files then disappeared. The notes are still there, but the call recording file that's embedded in them does not have a usable play button anymore. There was never any option to save to a voice memo. I was on the phone for hours with Apple Support people over the span of a few weeks who said the engineers were working on this issue, and that it would likely get resolved through future updates. But I've now had several updates and I still can't access the files. Anyone having luck recuperating long call recordings or their transcripts yet?

I wasn’t able to upload the Notes file and drop it into Voice Memo. What did work for me was playing the notes file on one device (my ipad) and using another device (my iphone) to record the audio on Voice Memo. I then was able to quickly see the transcript from Voice Memo. It required an additional step but it worked

Nope. I am having the same issue with two iPhones 16 plus, with just half minute long recordings,calls. The root of the issue is not with the size of it, is there with small ones as well.

The fact that I have to come to a forum, to learn to export the recording to another app, to get the software to actually do what it’s supposed to, is sad.

I am having the same issue but also with short calls of less than 1 minute. I have tried on two iphones of iPhone 16 plus, and they both having issues. The other phone does not even do at all trancript, while this other phone does have the icon but always just downloading, or state “Transcription will begin soon” and nothing happens ever, or just disappears. iPhones lately have a lot of buggys, issues, and software updates does not fix them. You fix them, by waiting 1 year, upgrade for a new iPhone, and you deal now with a different issue. Is just different issues. And many people just are okay with that. I am just thinking to leave apple, because it is causing lot of issues.

I agree the transcription problem has gotten worse with the latest updates. And even worse when you call Apple to try to get some help the customer service people are absolutely clueless about what to do.