If you've just bought your first iPhone, or if you're one of the many people who just never got around to setting up their voicemail until now, you may be wondering how to open and listen to voicemail on your phone. You'll also want to learn how to delete voicemail messages, since too many undeleted messages will mean new messages can't be added to your voicemail. Voicemail on your iPhone is quick and easy to use; let's get started learning how to play voicemail messages on your iPhone, and how to delete voicemails as well, so you'll never miss a message.
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How to Open & Listen to Voicemail on Your iPhone:
- Tap on the Phone icon.
- Tap Voicemail at the bottom of the display.
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- Tap on the Voicemail message you'd like to listen to.
- Tap the play icon. If you want, you can also tap the speaker icon to play your message on speakerphone.
- Some carriers also offer voicemail transcription, which will allow you to read the message instead.
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- You can call back the person who left you the message by tapping the Call icon.
- Once you've heard the message, you can tap the Delete icon if you don't need to save it; this will save room in your Voicemail box.
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Now you know how to open and listen to voicemail messages on your iPhone, as well as how to delete unwanted messages!
