**Long recordings: lectures of 2 to 3 hours — SozAI Help**
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# Long recordings: lectures of 2 to 3 hours

 Updated 6 October 2026 · 1 min read

**In short** A 2–3 hour lecture fits: an hour recorded in SozAI is about 43 MB and the file limit is 500 MB. You only need enough minutes for the whole recording and a phone that does not go to sleep.

## How to record a long lecture

### iPhone and iPad

1. Check your remaining minutes in Profile.
2. Tap Record on Home and place the phone with its microphone toward the sound.
3. At the end, tap Stop and save.

### Android

1. Check your remaining minutes in Profile.
2. Tap Record on Home and keep SozAI open on the screen.
3. At the end, tap Stop and save.

## Will your minutes be enough

Before transcribing, the server measures the recording and compares it with your balance. If you have fewer minutes, transcription does not start. While recording, the app warns you when the take is longer than your balance. See [When are minutes charged](https://sozai.app/help/billing/minutes-charged/).

## Large file and a dropped connection

Files over 20 MB are sent in 5 MB parts, and after a dropped connection the upload resumes instead of starting over.

## If the recording was interrupted

Causes and what to do: [Recording on the phone was interrupted](https://sozai.app/help/recording/recording-stopped/).

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## Related articles

- [Recording on the phone was interrupted](https://sozai.app/help/recording/recording-stopped/)
- [File larger than 500 MB](https://sozai.app/help/recording/file-too-large/)
- [When are minutes charged](https://sozai.app/help/billing/minutes-charged/)

## In this article

- How to record a long lecture
- Will your minutes be enough
- Large file and a dropped connection
- If the recording was interrupted

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