Check your voicemail
You can both listen to and read transcriptions of your voicemail messages.
To create a voicemail greeting and check your voicemail from any forwarding phone, turn on voicemail access and set your PIN.
Check your voicemail in the iOS Phone app
When someone leaves you a voicemail, you get a notification from the iOS Phone app. To listen to your voicemail:
- Open the Phone app 👁 Image
. - At the bottom of the screen, tap Voicemail.
- Tap a specific voicemail message to expand it.
- You can read the transcript or tap the play button to listen.
Tip: You can only have 45 voicemails saved on your phone at one time. If you reach the 45 message limit, you receive an SMS message that says "Please call {phone number}." To save a voicemail before you delete it, you can download it from the visual voicemail interface.
Alternate ways to check voicemail
Read or listen to voicemails in real time
A new feature in iOS 17 called Live Voicemail lets you read or listen to a voicemail while a caller leaves it. A transcript of the call appears on your screen. You can also choose to answer the phone in the middle of the voicemail.
To set it up:
- Go to your iPhone Settings.
- In the Settings menu, tap Phone 👁 and then
Live Voicemail. - To turn it off or on, tap Live Voicemail.
Call your voicemail
If you can't access visual voicemail and would like to listen to it, touch and hold 1 in the dialer or call your own phone number.
- Open the Phone app 👁 Image
. - Dial your own mobile number.
- When prompted, enter your voicemail PIN.
- To listen to your voicemail, follow the prompts.
- Once you’re finished, you can end the call.
Tip: Messages recorded via live voicemail are currently only accessible through visual voicemail and not when dialing in.
Save your voicemail
- Open the Phone app 👁 Image
. - At the bottom of the screen, tap Voicemail 👁 and then
the voicemail you'd like to save 👁 and then
Share 👁 Share
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