How To Set Up Voicemail On An IPhone

If you have an iPhone, you can use the built-in voicemail feature in the Phone app to set up and record your voicemail. Setting up voicemail on your iPhone can be very useful when you’re too busy to answer a phone call or if you don’t hear your phone ringing. It’s also handy when you get a call from an unknown number.

This article will show you how to set up voicemail on iPhone 6, 7, 8, X, 12, and 13.

How to Set up Voicemail on an iPhone X, 12, 13

Setting up voicemail on your iPhone will only take a minute or two of your time. Once you record your voicemail greeting, you won’t have to worry about missing a call. You can also let the phone call go straight to voicemail when you don’t recognize the incoming number.

If you have an iPhone X, 12, or 13, here’s how you can set up voicemail to answer calls.

1. Open the Phone app on your home screen.
   
2. Go to the “Voicemail” tab in the bottom-right corner.
   
3. Choose the “Set up” button.
   
4. Enter a voicemail password, then click “Done” in the upper-right corner.
   
5. Select “Default” or “Custom” for the greeting. If you want to record your own voicemail greeting, choose “Custom.”
   
6. Tap on the “Record” option.
   
7. When you’re done, tap on the “Stop” button.
8. Choose “Play” to hear your recording.
   
9. Navigate to the “Save” button in the upper-right corner of the screen.
   

Every time you miss or decline a call, it will go straight to voicemail, and whoever is calling you will hear your recording. When you want to check if you have any messages, simply tap on the Phone app and go to the “Voicemail” tab. All the voicemails you’ve received will be listed there. You can also use Siri to play a voicemail recording. Just say, “Hey, Siri. Play the voicemail from John.”

In some regions, iPhones give their users the option to display a voicemail transcription, so you will be able to read the voicemail without actually having to listen to the message. However, this is only available for certain carriers and iOS 10 versions or later.

Some iPhone models have the Visual Voicemail feature, which basically shows you a list of all your voicemail messages. You’ll be able to go through them and decide which messages you want to listen to and which you’ll delete right away.

If you want to change your voicemail password, you’ll have to go to your phone’s settings.

How to Set up Voicemail on an iPhone 6, 7, 8

We’re going to skip the iPhone 6 instructions for now because they’re quite different. We’ll address them a bit later.

The process of setting up voicemail on iPhone 7 and 8 is no more complicated than for X, 12, and 13. Follow the steps below to find out how it’s done.

1. Launch the Phone app on your iPhone 7 or 8.
   
2. Proceed to the “Voicemail” option in the lower-right corner of your screen.
   
3. Tap on the “Set Up Now” button.
   
4. Think of a password for your voicemail. It has to have at least four digits and no more than seven and then go to “Done” in the upper-right corner.
   
5. If you want to have an automated voicemail, choose “Default.” If you want to record your own voicemail, select the “Custom” option.
   
6. Tap on the “Record” button to start recording.
   
7. Choose “Stop” when you finish recording your message.
8. To listen to the voicemail, go to “Play.”
   
9. Tap on “Save” in the upper-right corner of the screen.
   

That’s all there is to it. The next time someone calls you and you don’t answer, they will hear your recording and have the option to leave a message.

If you have an iPhone 6, this is how you can set up voicemail.

1. Go to the Phone app on your home screen.
   
2. Tap on the “Voicemail” tab in the lower-right corner.
   
3. Select the “Call Voicemail” button at the center of the screen.
   Note: An alternative way to do this is by going to the keypad in the Phone app and pressing and holding the “1” digit.
   
4. Follow the prerecorded voice instructions.
5. Enter a password using the numbers on the keypad.
6. Record the voicemail.

The prerecorded message might sound different depending on your carrier, but the whole process shouldn’t be difficult. It just might take a few minutes.

Let Voicemail Take Your Calls

If you’re someone who doesn’t like to talk on the phone, or if you are too busy to talk most of the time, setting up voicemail on your iPhone can help you. Recording a voicemail message on an iPhone is a piece of cake. All you need to do is enter a voicemail password and record your message. After you save the greeting, you won’t have to worry about your calls going to voicemail ever again.

Have you set up voicemail on your iPhone? Do you use the default recording or did you create your own? Let us know in the comments section below.