By Conner Carey updated on 09/09/2020
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Learn how to make your own voicemail greeting. A personal voicemail greeting is an easy way to prevent callers from hearing a generic greeting message. It ensures that people know they've reached the correct person, and makes them feel more comfortable leaving a voicemail. To change your voicemail greeting on an iPhone, you'll need to follow a few simple steps.
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How to Record a Voicemail Message On the iPhone
- Open your Phone app.
- Tap Voicemail.
![Tap the Phone app]()
![On the bottom of the screen, tap Voicemail]()
- Select Greeting.
- By default, your voicemail will be setup with your carrier's generic greeting.
- To record a custom greeting, select Custom.
![Select Greeting in the upper left corner]()
![Instead of the default setting, choose Custom]()
- Tap Record to begin recording your voicemail greeting.
- When you finish recording, tap Stop.
![To record a new greeting, select Record and begin speaking]()
![To finish recording tap Stop]()
- To make sure you're happy with your new greeting, tap Play.
- To change what you just recorded, tap Record and try again.
![To listen to your recorded voicemail greeting, tap Play]()
![Te re-record, press Record again]()
- Tap Save when you’re satisfied with your message.
![When you're satisfied with your greeting, tap Save in the upper right corner]()
You're all set! Now, when you don't answer the phone, the person calling you will be directed to your custom voicemail greeting.
