diff --git a/CHANGES.rst b/CHANGES.rst
index 65f5aa0ba..4109d36bb 100644
--- a/CHANGES.rst
+++ b/CHANGES.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ Changes to be released in next version
  * VoIP: Text & icon changes on call tiles (#4642).
  * Voice messages: Stop recording and go into locked mode when the application becomes inactive (#4656)
  * Voice messages: Allow voice message playback control from the iOS lock screen and control center (#4655)
+ * Voice messages: Improve audio recording quality
+ * Voice messages: Remove labs setting and enable them by default
 
 🐛 Bugfix
  * 
diff --git a/Config/BuildSettings.swift b/Config/BuildSettings.swift
index ed613fa9b..85f25282a 100644
--- a/Config/BuildSettings.swift
+++ b/Config/BuildSettings.swift
@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ final class BuildSettings: NSObject {
     static let messageDetailsAllowCopyMedia: Bool = true
     static let messageDetailsAllowPasteMedia: Bool = true
     
-    // MARK: - Voice Message
-    
-    static let voiceMessagesEnabled = false
-    
     // MARK: - Notifications
     static let decryptNotificationsByDefault: Bool = true
     
diff --git a/Riot/Managers/Settings/RiotSettings.swift b/Riot/Managers/Settings/RiotSettings.swift
index 7d41bc4df..2b60b3123 100644
--- a/Riot/Managers/Settings/RiotSettings.swift
+++ b/Riot/Managers/Settings/RiotSettings.swift
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ final class RiotSettings: NSObject {
         static let roomCreationScreenRoomIsPublic = "roomCreationScreenRoomIsPublic"
         static let allowInviteExernalUsers = "allowInviteExernalUsers"
         static let enableRingingForGroupCalls = "enableRingingForGroupCalls"
-        static let enableVoiceMessages = "enableVoiceMessages"
         static let roomSettingsScreenShowLowPriorityOption = "roomSettingsScreenShowLowPriorityOption"
         static let roomSettingsScreenShowDirectChatOption = "roomSettingsScreenShowDirectChatOption"
         static let roomSettingsScreenAllowChangingAccessSettings = "roomSettingsScreenAllowChangingAccessSettings"
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ final class RiotSettings: NSObject {
     
     private override init() {
         super.init()
-        defaults.register(defaults: [UserDefaultsKeys.enableVoiceMessages: BuildSettings.voiceMessagesEnabled])
     }
     
     // MARK: Servers
@@ -221,14 +219,6 @@ final class RiotSettings: NSObject {
         }
     }
     
-    var enableVoiceMessages: Bool {
-        get {
-            return defaults.bool(forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.enableVoiceMessages)
-        } set {
-            defaults.set(newValue, forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.enableVoiceMessages)
-        }
-    }
-    
     // MARK: Calls
 
     /// Indicate if `allowStunServerFallback` settings has been set once.
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/Views/InputToolbar/RoomInputToolbarView.m b/Riot/Modules/Room/Views/InputToolbar/RoomInputToolbarView.m
index 2234cbf9a..1ebe7f099 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/Views/InputToolbar/RoomInputToolbarView.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/Views/InputToolbar/RoomInputToolbarView.m
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ const CGFloat kComposerContainerTrailingPadding = 12;
 
 - (void)setVoiceMessageToolbarView:(UIView *)voiceMessageToolbarView
 {
-    if (RiotSettings.shared.enableVoiceMessages == NO) {
-        return;
-    }
-    
     _voiceMessageToolbarView = voiceMessageToolbarView;
     self.voiceMessageToolbarView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
     [self addSubview:self.voiceMessageToolbarView];
@@ -407,10 +403,7 @@ const CGFloat kComposerContainerTrailingPadding = 12;
         [UIView animateWithDuration:kActionMenuContentAlphaAnimationDuration delay:_actionMenuOpened ? 0 : .1 options:UIViewAnimationOptionCurveEaseIn animations:^{
             self->messageComposerContainer.alpha = actionMenuOpened ? 0 : 1;
             self.rightInputToolbarButton.alpha = self->growingTextView.text.length == 0 || actionMenuOpened ? 0 : 1;
-            if (RiotSettings.shared.enableVoiceMessages)
-            {
-                self.voiceMessageToolbarView.alpha = self->growingTextView.text.length > 0 || actionMenuOpened ? 0 : 1;
-            }
+            self.voiceMessageToolbarView.alpha = self->growingTextView.text.length > 0 || actionMenuOpened ? 0 : 1;
         } completion:nil];
         
         [UIView animateWithDuration:kActionMenuComposerHeightAnimationDuration animations:^{
@@ -442,16 +435,7 @@ const CGFloat kComposerContainerTrailingPadding = 12;
 - (void)updateUIWithTextMessage:(NSString *)textMessage animated:(BOOL)animated
 {
     self.actionMenuOpened = NO;
-    
-    if (RiotSettings.shared.enableVoiceMessages == NO) {
-        self.rightInputToolbarButton.alpha = textMessage.length ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
-        self.messageComposerContainerTrailingConstraint.constant = (textMessage.length ? self.frame.size.width - self.rightInputToolbarButton.frame.origin.x : 0.0f) + kComposerContainerTrailingPadding;
-
-        [self layoutIfNeeded];
         
-        return;
-    }
-    
     [UIView animateWithDuration:(animated ? 0.15f : 0.0f) animations:^{
         self.rightInputToolbarButton.alpha = textMessage.length ? 1.0f : 0.0f;
         self.voiceMessageToolbarView.alpha = textMessage.length ? 0.0f : 1.0;
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioConverter.swift b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioConverter.swift
index c6ca771be..0c521b1b8 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioConverter.swift
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Room/VoiceMessages/VoiceMessageAudioConverter.swift
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ enum VoiceMessageAudioConverterError: Error {
 
 struct VoiceMessageAudioConverter {
     static func convertToOpusOgg(sourceURL: URL, destinationURL: URL, completion: @escaping (Result<Void, VoiceMessageAudioConverterError>) -> Void) {
-        let command = "-hide_banner -y -i \"\(sourceURL.path)\" -c:a libopus -b:a -b:a 24k \"\(destinationURL.path)\""
+        let command = "-hide_banner -y -i \"\(sourceURL.path)\" -c:a libopus -b:a 24k \"\(destinationURL.path)\""
         executeCommand(command, completion: completion)
     }
     
diff --git a/Riot/Modules/Settings/SettingsViewController.m b/Riot/Modules/Settings/SettingsViewController.m
index 7f40c9ded..29765dd4a 100644
--- a/Riot/Modules/Settings/SettingsViewController.m
+++ b/Riot/Modules/Settings/SettingsViewController.m
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ enum
 enum
 {
     LABS_ENABLE_RINGING_FOR_GROUP_CALLS_INDEX = 0,
-    LABS_ENABLE_VOICE_MESSAGES = 1
 };
 
 enum
@@ -495,7 +494,6 @@ TableViewSectionsDelegate>
     {
         Section *sectionLabs = [Section sectionWithTag:SECTION_TAG_LABS];
         [sectionLabs addRowWithTag:LABS_ENABLE_RINGING_FOR_GROUP_CALLS_INDEX];
-        [sectionLabs addRowWithTag:LABS_ENABLE_VOICE_MESSAGES];
         sectionLabs.headerTitle = NSLocalizedStringFromTable(@"settings_labs", @"Vector", nil);
         if (sectionLabs.hasAnyRows)
         {
@@ -2315,17 +2313,6 @@ TableViewSectionsDelegate>
             
             [labelAndSwitchCell.mxkSwitch addTarget:self action:@selector(toggleEnableRingingForGroupCalls:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
             
-            cell = labelAndSwitchCell;
-        } else if (row == LABS_ENABLE_VOICE_MESSAGES)
-        {
-            MXKTableViewCellWithLabelAndSwitch *labelAndSwitchCell = [self getLabelAndSwitchCell:tableView forIndexPath:indexPath];
-            
-            labelAndSwitchCell.mxkLabel.text = NSLocalizedStringFromTable(@"settings_labs_voice_messages", @"Vector", nil);
-            labelAndSwitchCell.mxkSwitch.on = RiotSettings.shared.enableVoiceMessages;
-            labelAndSwitchCell.mxkSwitch.onTintColor = ThemeService.shared.theme.tintColor;
-            
-            [labelAndSwitchCell.mxkSwitch addTarget:self action:@selector(toggleEnableVoiceMessages:) forControlEvents:UIControlEventValueChanged];
-            
             cell = labelAndSwitchCell;
         }
     }
@@ -3034,11 +3021,6 @@ TableViewSectionsDelegate>
     RiotSettings.shared.enableRingingForGroupCalls = sender.isOn;
 }
 
-- (void)toggleEnableVoiceMessages:(UISwitch *)sender
-{
-    RiotSettings.shared.enableVoiceMessages = sender.isOn;
-}
-
 - (void)togglePinRoomsWithMissedNotif:(UISwitch *)sender
 {
     RiotSettings.shared.pinRoomsWithMissedNotificationsOnHome = sender.isOn;