how do i permanently disable the audio messaging feature in iphone 13

What "audio messaging" feature are you referring to? If you mean in Apple's Messages app, I don't know of any way to permanently disable it. Just don't use it.

Send and receive audio messages in Messages on iPhone - Apple Support

If that's not what you mean, please explain further.

Regards.

marie7385 wrote:

How do I permanently disable the audio messaging feature on my iPhone 13 iOS 18.2.1

You don't. If you don't like it, don't use it. If people send you audio messages, delete them and let them know you don't listen to them.

marie7385 wrote:

The voice feature in messages. Isn’t there a way to disable it? It’s way to easy to accidentally send someone a voice text.

As we've both said, you can't remove that feature. It's part of the operating system.

When you are done sending a message, either return to the main Messages screen or lock the phone screen. Or both. Either of these will prevent you from accidentally recording something. If you see that you have accidentally recorded something, don't press the send button.