Checking Voicemail

When you tap Phone, iPhone shows the number of missed calls and unheard voicemail messages.

A portion of the iPhone screen showing buttons for options while using the Phone application. The buttons from left to right are: Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Keypad, and Voicemail. The Recents button has a counter on the upper-right corner that indicates the number of missed calls.The Voicemail button has a counter that indicates the number of unheard voicemail messages.

Tap Voicemail to see a list of your messages.

The Voicemail screen. At the top of the screen is the title bar with the Greeting button on the left and the Speakerphone button on the right. (If a Bluetooth device is connected, the Audio button replaces the Speakerphone button. You can tap the button to choose the audio output.) Below the title bar is a list of callers who have left voicemail messages. A blue marker preceding a name indicates the message is unheard. A play or pause icon precedes the name of the highlighted message. After each caller name is the time the message was recorded and a button you can tap to display the caller's contact information. Below the list is a scrubber bar that shows how much of the message has been heard and how much remains. The scrubber bar contains a playhead that you can use to skip to any part of the message. Below the scrubber bar is a Call Back button and a Delete button. Across the bottom of the screen from left to right are: Favorites, Recents, Contacts, Keypad, and Voicemail (selected).

Listen to a message: 

Tap the message. (If you’ve already heard the message, tap the message again to replay it.) Use Pause icon and Play icon to pause and resume playback.

Once you listen to a message, it’s saved until your carrier automatically erases it.

Check voicemail from another phone: 

Dial your own number or your carrier’s remote access number.