diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
index e4b2d4433..0068213ca 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/RoomViewController.m
@@ -6179,9 +6179,7 @@ const NSTimeInterval kResizeComposerAnimationDuration = .05;
 - (void)voiceMessageControllerDidRequestMicrophonePermission:(VoiceMessageController *)voiceMessageController
 {
     NSString *appDisplayName = [[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary][@"CFBundleDisplayName"];
-    
-    // FIXME: fix permission message
-    NSString * message = [NSString stringWithFormat:[NSBundle mxk_localizedStringForKey:@"microphone_access_not_granted_for_call"], appDisplayName];
+    NSString * message = [NSString stringWithFormat:[NSBundle mxk_localizedStringForKey:@"microphone_access_not_granted_for_voice_message"], appDisplayName];
     
     [MXKTools checkAccessForMediaType:AVMediaTypeAudio
                   manualChangeMessage: message
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioPlayer.swift b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioPlayer.swift
index 640d54e5e..804afbfe7 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioPlayer.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioPlayer.swift
@@ -99,11 +99,8 @@ class VoiceMessageAudioPlayer: NSObject {
     func play() {
         isStopped = false
         
-        let audioSession = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
-        
         do {
-            try audioSession.setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playAndRecord, mode: .default, options: .defaultToSpeaker)
-            try audioSession.setActive(true, options: .notifyOthersOnDeactivation)
+            try AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().setCategory(AVAudioSession.Category.playback)
         } catch {
             MXLog.error("Could not redirect audio playback to speakers.")
         }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessagePlaybackView.swift b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessagePlaybackView.swift
index 7d3acc049..941a99d3a 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessagePlaybackView.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessagePlaybackView.swift
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class VoiceMessagePlaybackView: UIView, VoiceMessageAudioPlayerDelegate {
     
     var attachment: MXKAttachment? {
         didSet {
-            if oldValue?.contentURL == attachment?.contentURL {
+            if oldValue?.contentURL == attachment?.contentURL &&
+                oldValue?.eventSentState == attachment?.eventSentState {
                 return
             }
             
@@ -104,6 +105,10 @@ class VoiceMessagePlaybackView: UIView, VoiceMessageAudioPlayerDelegate {
     
     // MARK: - VoiceMessageAudioPlayerDelegate
     
+    func audioPlayerDidFinishLoading(_ audioPlayer: VoiceMessageAudioPlayer) {
+        updateUI()
+    }
+    
     func audioPlayerDidStartPlaying(_ audioPlayer: VoiceMessageAudioPlayer) {
         state = .playing
     }
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ class VoiceMessagePlaybackView: UIView, VoiceMessageAudioPlayerDelegate {
         
         switch state {
         case .stopped:
-            elapsedTimeLabel.text = timeFormatter.string(from: Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: 0.0))
+            elapsedTimeLabel.text = timeFormatter.string(from: Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: audioPlayer.duration))
             waveformView.progress = 0.0
         default:
             elapsedTimeLabel.text = timeFormatter.string(from: Date(timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate: audioPlayer.currentTime))
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.swift b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.swift
index 5d7c567be..8f7b664f9 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.swift
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class VoiceMessageToolbarView: PassthroughView, Themable, UIGestureRecognizerDel
     @IBOutlet private var secondaryRecordButton: UIButton!
     
     @IBOutlet private var recordingChromeContainerView: UIView!
+    @IBOutlet private var recordingIndicatorView: UIView!
     
     @IBOutlet private var slideToCancelContainerView: UIView!
     @IBOutlet private var slideToCancelLabel: UILabel!
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class VoiceMessageToolbarView: PassthroughView, Themable, UIGestureRecognizerDel
             case .recording:
                 let convertedFrame = self.convert(slideToCancelLabel.frame, from: slideToCancelContainerView)
                 cancelLabelToRecordButtonDistance = recordButtonsContainerView.frame.minX - convertedFrame.maxX
+                startAnimatingRecordingIndicator()
             case .idle:
                 cancelDrag()
             }
@@ -132,10 +134,10 @@ class VoiceMessageToolbarView: PassthroughView, Themable, UIGestureRecognizerDel
         
         let translation = gestureRecognizer.translation(in: self)
         
-        recordButtonsContainerView.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: min(translation.x, 0.0), y: 0.0)
+        secondaryRecordButton.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: min(translation.x, 0.0), y: 0.0)
         slideToCancelContainerView.transform = CGAffineTransform(translationX: min(translation.x + cancelLabelToRecordButtonDistance, 0.0), y: 0.0)
         
-        if abs(translation.x) > self.bounds.width / 2.0 {
+        if abs(translation.x - recordButtonsContainerView.frame.width / 2.0) > self.bounds.width / 2.0 {
             cancelDrag()
         }
     }
@@ -155,8 +157,6 @@ class VoiceMessageToolbarView: PassthroughView, Themable, UIGestureRecognizerDel
                 self.primaryRecordButton.alpha = 1.0
                 self.secondaryRecordButton.alpha = 0.0
                 self.recordingChromeContainerView.alpha = 0.0
-                self.recordButtonsContainerView.transform = .identity
-                self.slideToCancelContainerView.transform = .identity
             case .recording:
                 self.backgroundView.alpha = 1.0
                 self.primaryRecordButton.alpha = 0.0
@@ -171,10 +171,35 @@ class VoiceMessageToolbarView: PassthroughView, Themable, UIGestureRecognizerDel
             self.backgroundView.backgroundColor = theme.backgroundColor
             self.slideToCancelGradient.tintColor = theme.backgroundColor
             
-            self.primaryRecordButton.tintColor = theme.textSecondaryColor
+            self.primaryRecordButton.tintColor = theme.textTertiaryColor
             self.slideToCancelLabel.textColor = theme.textSecondaryColor
             self.slideToCancelChevron.tintColor = theme.textSecondaryColor
             self.elapsedTimeLabel.textColor = theme.textSecondaryColor
+        } completion: { _ in
+            switch self.state {
+            case .idle:
+                self.secondaryRecordButton.transform = .identity
+                self.slideToCancelContainerView.transform = .identity
+            default:
+                break
+            }
         }
     }
+    
+    private func startAnimatingRecordingIndicator() {
+        if self.state != .recording {
+            return
+        }
+        
+        UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.5) {
+            if self.recordingIndicatorView.alpha > 0.0 {
+                self.recordingIndicatorView.alpha = 0.0
+            } else {
+                self.recordingIndicatorView.alpha = 1.0
+            }
+        } completion: { [weak self] _ in
+            self?.startAnimatingRecordingIndicator()
+        }
+        
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.xib b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.xib
index 55946887d..6218ad96a 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.xib
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageToolbarView.xib
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
                 <outlet property="primaryRecordButton" destination="BDj-Sw-VQ5" id="dg3-fG-Bym"/>
                 <outlet property="recordButtonsContainerView" destination="7OQ-1F-5qT" id="HDQ-r9-2Tu"/>
                 <outlet property="recordingChromeContainerView" destination="dyu-ha-046" id="u7O-Vb-T2W"/>
+                <outlet property="recordingIndicatorView" destination="miF-pM-B9J" id="zNy-ms-awL"/>
                 <outlet property="secondaryRecordButton" destination="rel-Fo-ROL" id="KXM-gt-9hS"/>
                 <outlet property="slideToCancelChevron" destination="82A-vC-KEp" id="Chg-EH-UBv"/>
                 <outlet property="slideToCancelContainerView" destination="6FH-4Q-Z5e" id="qCc-rl-vQX"/>