How to Set Up Voicemail on iPhone

Setting up Voicemail is essential to ensure that callers leave a message when they can’t reach you. This guide will help you set up Voicemail and check messages on your iPhone. Besides, you will learn how to set and change voicemail passwords, record a voicemail greeting, and set up notifications, so you know when you have a voicemail message waiting.

Set up Voicemail on iPhone

1. Open the “Phone” app
2. Tap the voicemail tab.

• Hit “Set Up Now” to create a password.

If you want to record your own greeting, select “Custom” and follow the prompts.

Listen to Voicemail Messages on iPhone

1. Open the phone app.
2. Click on the voicemail tab.

A list of all voicemail messages will appear.

• Click on a message and select “Play.”

If your phone supports the Voicemail Transcription feature, you can see the voicemail message in the form of text.

On this page, you can choose to call back the number, delete the message, tap the speaker to listen to the voicemail message in loudspeaker mode, or tap the info icon for more details about the caller or call. There’s also the share button on the top right that lets you share the message.

Set Up Voicemail Notifications

New voicemail messages are shown by a badge app icon on the phone app. Follow the steps below to set an alert for all your new voicemail messages.

1. Open “Settings.”
2. Click “Sounds.”
3. Locate the “Sounds and Vibration Patterns” section and Tap “New Voicemail.”
4. Select “Vibrations.”
5. Choose your preferred Ringtone.
6. Select “Back” to save and exit.

Change the Voicemail Password

1. Open “Settings.”
2. Select “Phone.”
3. Tap “Change Voicemail Password.”
4. Create a new password.
5. Tap “Done.”

Record a Voicemail Greeting

1. Open the phone app.
2. Tap the voicemail tab.
3. Select “Greeting.”
4. Tap “Custom.”
5. Press “Record” to start and “Stop” to finish.
6. Tap “Save” to apply the greeting.

Setting up Voicemail on iPhone is as simple as that. Now, callers can leave a message when you’re unavailable.