Voice memo bug?

Hi all,
Since I have switched to the iOS7, I have been having some issues with the voice memo feature of the phone. Occassionally, after I stop the recording, press done and name the file, I am unable to listen to the recording. Before I click stop, the app is working perfectly and I can see the time of my recording increase as time passes. However, once I name the file and it gets added to the list, the length goes to 00:00:00 and I am unable to hear anything.
Sometimes, if I turn off the phone and turn it on again, the file length changes back to the correct length. Other times, I am unable to access the file and I have no idea how to fix the problem.
Does anyone else have this issue?
Any help would be greatly apprecaited.
Thank you!

Ok you can also try closing the app by double tapping the home button and tap and hold on V.memos till it dances(lol) and then tap the little (-) that appears above it, hold the sleep/wake button and home button on you device for about 12-15 secs (when you see the apple release) then launch the app again. It may open as expected after this
If that yields nothing you can try backup/restore see ( http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4946 ) to see that iTunes does in fact include V.memos in backups then see ( http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529 ) to find where your backup is located on the HD and transfer it to another ( friend or family members ) computer that can get the new iTunes and restore to your iPhone 5
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