Access your voicemail by calling your phone number or using the quick dial number built into most phones.

At the bottom of the screen, tap thedial padicon.

Tap and hold down the number1until the call starts.

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Alternatively, slide in your complete phone number and tapCall.

Not all carriers offer Visual Voicemail support, however, and some even charge extra for it.

Heres what it’s crucial that you do to access Visual Voicemail if your phone supports it.

Voicemail and Visual Voicemail On toggle highlighted in Android Settings

On a Google Pixel phone, tapVoicemail.

On a Samsung Galaxy phone, tap thethree dotsat the top right and then skip down to Step 5.

In the upper-right corner of the app, tap thethreedots, then tapSettings.

Settings and Voicemail options highlighted in the Google Voice app

FindVoicemailin the list and tap it.

TapVisualvoicemailto turn it onit will show up in theVoicemailtab.

If you’re on a Samsung phone, you’ll need to first tapContinue.

you could also choose different notification options and change your greeting in the Voicemail options.

Once your account is set up, open theVoiceapp on your phone.

TapVoicemailat the bottom of the app.

you might see any voicemails you have here.

To change the prefs, tap themenuicon (the three lines).

Scroll down until you see theVoicemailsection.

FAQ

On most Android phones, voicemail features are built into the Phone app.

There is no dedicated app for voicemail unless you use Google Voice or anotherthird-party voicemail app.

Tocheck your Android voicemail, long-press1on your unit and enter yourpasswordif prompted.

You might not receive voice messages right away if you have poor reception.

Contact your carrier if you’re still having problems.

If you don’t remember your voicemail password, you must contact your carrier to reset it.

To savevoicemail messages directly to your phone, tap the voicemail and then choose theshare button.