Visual Voicemail FAQs

Visual Voicemail lets you view voicemail messages you receive and listen to your messages in any order on your devices. You can scroll through your messages, pick the ones you want to listen to, and erase them right from your device's screen.

Other features include:

• Reply to messages by call back or text
  
• Get onscreen access to message status
• Access voice messages with 1 button and get instant playback
• 30-day free trial: Enjoy Premium Visual Voicemail on your new Android™ device for 30-days, risk-free (not available for iPhone®). Learn more about the 30-day free trial.

Notes:

• We offer three different Visual Voicemail services, so not all features listed above come with each service. Refer to the Voicemail Comparison chart to view and compare the different features available with each voicemail service.
  
  
• iPhone comes with its own built-in Visual Voicemail service. Refer to Apple's Visual Voicemail help page for more information.

Basic Visual Voicemail on Android and iPhone are free and included with your smartphone plan. We offer a premium transcription service for $2.99/month per phone:

• Premium for Android
• Voicemail for Text (iPhone)

Data charges also may apply when using Visual Voicemail.

To use any voicemail service, you'll need to set it up first.

Note: If you have multiple phones on your account, you can subscribe each phone individually as desired.

Refer to the Voicemail Comparison chart to view and compare the different features available with each voicemail service.

Visual Voicemail is supported on all smartphones and select basic phones on standard accounts.

On prepaid accounts, only Visual Voicemail for iPhone® is available.

All existing messages will be transferred to your new Visual Voicemail inbox.

When changing from Visual Voicemail back to Basic Voicemail, all existing messages will be transferred. Your standard greetings will be saved, but you'll lose custom greetings.

To subscribe to Visual Voicemail, open the Voicemail app on your mobile phone and follow the onscreen prompts.

If you don't have a Voicemail app on your phone, you may not be eligible to subscribe at this time.

Basic phones: If eligible, you can get to your Visual Voicemail app by opening the Messaging menu and selecting Visual Voicemail.

Notes:

• You may need to set up your basic voice mailbox using *86 prior to setting up Visual Voicemail.
• You may also need to enter your voicemail password which is what you entered when setting up your basic voice mailbox. If you can't remember it, you can reset your voicemail password.

Prepaid accounts: Only Visual Voicemail for iPhone is available on prepaid accounts.

To check your messages:

1. Open the Visual Voicemail app on your device.
2. Select the message you want to listen to.
3. Tap Play to listen to the message.
   
   Note: You can also pause, rewind, skip ahead and more.

You've successfully listened to a message. To listen to other messages, go back to your Visual Voicemail inbox and repeat the steps above.

You may need the password you created when you set up your voice mailbox.

You'll only need to enter your password in the Visual Voicemail app once, during the initial setup of the service.

Notes:

• If you change your voice mailbox password, you'll also need to update your password in the Visual Voicemail app.


• To limit unauthorized access to your voicemail, consider locking your phone when you aren't using it.

No, Visual Voicemail isn't supported over Wi-Fi. If your mobile device can't send or receive data, you won't be able to receive your Visual Voicemail messages. However, you can still retrieve your voicemail messages by calling:

• *86 from your mobile phone
• Your mobile number from any phone:

1. When you hear your voicemail greeting, select # on your keypad.


2. Follow the prompts to enter your voicemail password and listen to your messages.

Yes, in most circumstances the Visual Voicemail inbox on your device and your voice mailbox on our network will be synchronized.

However, if data coverage isn't available, updates you make on your device (e.g., erase messages) may not update on your basic voice mailbox until data coverage becomes available (and vice versa). Then the next time you open Visual Voicemail, you'll be prompted to enter your password.

You can reset your voicemail password through My Verizon or by calling *611 from your mobile phone (airtime-free) to use the automated Customer Service menu.

For detailed instructions, refer to our How to reset voicemail password page.

Prepaid accounts: You can reset your voicemail password through the My Verizon app. If you don't have access to the app, you can call *611 from your mobile phone (airtime-free) or (866) 837-3387 (toll-free) from any phone to reach Customer Service.

Business accounts: You can reset your voicemail password in My Business:

1. Hover over the Account Maintenance tab, and click Wireless Numbers & Users.
2. Select the mobile number.
3. Click the Actions tab, and click Reset Voice Mail Password. Then follow the onscreen prompts.

Note: Your voice mailbox is not password protected until you create a password.

Call *86 from your mobile phone and follow the prompts to change your greeting. Or you can use the voicemail app to change your greeting if you use iPhone Visual Voicemail, Basic Visual Voicemail or Premium Visual Voicemail.

You can save important voicemails to your device or send to email for storage.

• Most Android devices*:
  1. Open the Voicemail app on your phone. 
  2. Select the message you want to save 
  3. Tap the More Options icon (may appear as 3 dots) 
  4. Tap Save.

Your voicemail will be saved to the internal storage of your device, and it will be deleted from the server.

• Google Pixel™ devices:
  1. Open the Phone app on your phone. 
  2. Tap the Voicemail tab.
  3. Select the voicemail you want to save. 
  4. Tap the More Options icon (may appear as 3 dots), 
  5. Tap Send to. 
  6. Select how you want to save your message (e.g., email, text, save to device, etc.), and follow the onscreen prompts. 

A copy of your message will be sent to the location you selected in step f. 

• iPhone:
  1. Open the Phone app on iPhone. 
  2. Tap the Voicemail tab. 
  3. Tap the voicemail you want to save, and tap the Share icon that appears.
  4. Select how you want to save your message (e.g., text, email, save to files, etc.), and follow the onscreen prompts. 

A copy of your message will be sent to the location you selected in step d.

Alternatively, for a one-time fee, you can get a recording of your entire voicemail box through CBW Productions.

*Experience may vary based on device and software update.

Visual Voicemail holds messages in the Inbox until they are designated for deletion by the voicemail system. If you want to retain messages, you can save them to your phone or memory card.

When you order a new Android device or upgrade to one, you can enjoy Premium Visual Voicemail for 30-days, risk-free (not available for iPhone).

Here's how it works:

Shortly after activating your new Android device, you'll receive a message in your Voicemail app explaining that your free trial has begun. During this time, you can get to know all the features of Premium Visual Voicemail. After 30 days, we'll notify you when your free trial has ended and give you the option to continue subscribing to Premium Visual Voicemail for $2.99/month.

Note: If you need to cancel your free trial before 30-days have passed, contact us. Keep in mind, when the free trial ends, we will not automatically start billing you for the next month.

To cancel Visual Voicemail service:

1. Go to the Add-ons and apps page in My Verizon.
   
2. Click the Manage Your Products tab.
3. In the Visual Voicemail section, click Remove from Account in the top-right corner.
4. Follow the onscreen prompts to remove the feature from your account.
   

You've successfully canceled Visual Voicemail.

All of your existing messages should remain in your voice mailbox after you cancel, but you may lose some custom greetings you've created. However, before canceling the service, we recommend saving important messages to your device just to make sure you have a backup.

Notes:

• If you have a business account, you can remove this feature from the Account Maintenance tab in My Business.
• If you use iPhone Visual Voicemail, you can't unsubscribe from it.
  
• Unsubscribing from the Visual Voicemail service doesn't remove the app from your device. The Visual Voicemail app comes preinstalled on your device and can't be removed.
  

If you forgot your voicemail password, you'll need to reset it. Refer to How do I change my Visual Voicemail password? above for detailed instructions.