Visual voicemail is not supported on iphones running on the gsm network. Once you heard the last voicemail, delete it by press 3 from a keypad. The iphone visual voicemail feature gathers voicemails as audio files on the iphone, found within the voicemail tab of the phone app. If you have voicemails waiting for you but no visual voicemail try this fix. Well, i dont know my voicemail password anymore, and i suspect im not alone. When you do not get voicemail notification on your iphone, there are two ways in which you can fix this. How to fix visual voicemail currently unavailable error on.
Apr 16, 20 look for reset and choose reset network settings, confirm the reset. So ive written this blog on fixing visual voicemail for iphone. For example, matt and i were having a strange issue on our new phones. Therefore, to fix your iphone voicemail problem, you should check every parts related to voicemail service to make the connection between your device and carrier work well. Can you please help me get visual voice mail working on my brand new iphone 5c that i just bought from straighttalk. From your mobile phone, press and hold 1 or the voicemail key. Visual voice mail not working hi, i already reset the network settings as most sites recommends, however it is still not working the visual voice mail on my iphone.
In fact, on my iphone 4s, i receive no notification whatsoever that new. Go to the settings app, switch airplane mode to off, then switch it back on 30 seconds later. I brought my unlocked iphone 4s to israel and got a local sim card. Sep 05, 20 i got a brand new iphone 5 today and it wont connect to visual voicemail. In other cases, for those using the ios 10, 11, 11. How to work around straight talks visual voice mail limitation cnet. If youre outside the data coverage area, or have mobile data disabled on your device, you wont be. From the dialing pad shown right you can access your voicemail box in one of two ways. Calls going straight to voicemail iphones 4, 5, 6 and later. Looking over your account, i found that you were on our cdma network with your iphone 4s, and now have moved to gsm with your 5s. The visual voicemail not working issue is most likely related to the network. I can dial into voicemail, but messages arent showing up on my phone.
Visual voicemail is a quick and easy way to listen to your messages without having to dial in. Visual voicemail not working on 4s ok guys this is what i have found we used a tether program on our last phones that changed a file. Dial the 10digit wireless number if the visual component above has already been complete, the passcode is the 4 digits assigned to the voicemail box. Turn your phone off for 10 seconds and then back on.
So the second attempt is to reset network settings via settings general reset reset network settings. How to fix ios 11 voicemailvisual voicemail not working on. Visual voicemail currently unavailable error on iphone. Make sure mobile data is turned on, and youre able to access data with wifi turned off.
Then, you can reboot your iphone and see if the voicemail works fine now. The article will walk you through how to set up, use and troubleshoot visual voicemail. Visual voicemail is enabled by pushing out a little config ota. The voicemail button is calling the voicemail instead of showing me the visual voicemail. Tap voicemail in the bottom right corner of the screen. Go to the keypad and press and hold on the 1, or press the call voicemail button. Ive got an iphone 4s that ive used for nearly two years. How to fix visual voicemail currently unavailable error on iphone. There are two part, one is your iphone side voicemail setting, network setting and signal status and another is your carrier side server, settings and so on. Voicemail shows that you have a new message, but the play button is greyed out.
So, next time i had the problem, i set the setting to set as a new iphone and it has been working perfectly ever since. Visual voicemail not working on 4s sprint community. How to fix voicemail not working in ios 11, ios 10 or ios 9 20170919 20170919 jonathan 5 comments your iphone voicemail may be not working to play, load or send voice mails and visual voicemail. When voicemails are marked as new, you only need to tap on the. Sep 23, 2019 with visual voicemail, you can see a list of your messages and choose which ones to listen to or delete. No voicemail notification is the most frequent voicemail notification issues. I had the visual voicemail disappear from my iphone 5s shortly after the latest ios update. The first thing to try is toggling airport mode in hopes that this forces your cellular provider to regain its signal. For a new voicemail boxfollow the prompts to create your password and greeting.
If youve already listened to a message, it will not playback the next time you read it. In fact, on my iphone 4s, i receive no notification whatsoever that new messages are waiting for me. If youve upgraded youre ios version and have noticed visual voicemail service is no longer working, here are 3 methods that might fix it for you. The fix for me was to enable cell data and disable wifi and i was able to set it up.
How do i fix visual voicemail when it says its currently unavailable. Jan 18, 2020 the first steps are to delete one visual voicemail and the next steps are to delete all visual voicemail. Most of the users say that the voicemail screen sometimes can jam up hence making it hard to move to the next voicemail. On your iphone, go to settings general reset reset network settings.
I would be happy with just knowing i have a voicemail, but having visual voicemail would be much better, of course. When you select a voicemail message the first time, the audio will playback automatically when you tap it to see the transcript. The iphone will reboot and your visual voicemail should return to normal. Reboot the iphone by holding down the power button to turn it off, then turn it back on again. Since voicemail is all about your carrier, the settings which define this carrier are usually the main culprit behind a voicemail problem. As the airplane mode cycle and turning my iphone 4s off and on worked like a charm. Use your own smartphone you cant set up voicemail from another phone. How to work around straight talks visual voice mail. If that doesnt work, go to settings general reset and select reset network settings. From day one, my voicemails kept reappearing after being deleted. Set up visual voicemail on your iphone apple support.
Feb 17, 2017 how to fix visual voicemail not working apple ios 10. Voicemail transcripts take your voicemails audio file and using apple servers and machine learning, transcribes those audio files into onscreen text. How to fix visual voicemail bug on iphone 4 rustybrick. Check out this article on setting up and using visual voicemail. How to disableturn off voicemail on iphone imyfone. The visual voicemail application requires a connection to our cellular data network.
Before reaching the voicemail number to check your voicemail through a phone call which, i neednt say, is a pain in the back, you might want to make sure your network. If the test call is successful, press and hold 1 to dial into the voicemail system. How do i fix visual voicemail when it says its currently. I upgraded my 4s to a 5s in oct after hearing about software bugs in putting os7 on an older iphone. Alternatively, you can tap on the phone icon on the home screen, and then tap on voicemail. Folks, if you have tried all suggested solutions, you want want to try turning of your repeated calls like ilyas did. Visual voicemail s menu will appear but it will not work cant save a greeting, no messages will be displayed. I also had siri turned off, and i turned it on and reset as you described, and my visual voicemail is back. Visual voice mail here is a transcript of my chat with straighttalk.
Jul 24, 2017 the visual voicemail not working issue is most likely related to the network. Read the following instructions to fix iphone voicemail not working issue. The problem started when we installed the iphone tethering hack. When you call my phone it says they cant automatical. Check if you need to update ios when this problem occurs, maybe it is just a reminder you need to update ios, and the best way to do so is wirelessly. Well, the iphone 4ss clever visual voicemail presents a list of your voicemail messages in the order in which calls were received as in the sample shown but gives you the option to listen to them in the order you choose. If your test call fails, confirm you have wireless coverage. Just to add to this, in case others stumble across it. Visual voice mail was working on both phones before the upgrade. Check out our interactive device support voicemail tutorials for detailed steps. I upgraded from a 4, and everything was working fine on that. Oct 22, 2019 depending on your language and region, visual voicemail may also include that love it or hate it feature voicemail transcription, available to folks using iphone 6 models and later. Once it was set up i was able to change my greeting and check my voicemail with cell data disabled.
My voicemail on iphone has been bugging out since after updating ios. Look for reset and choose reset network settings, confirm the reset. This will reset your carrier settings but it will leave the tethering hack. The solutions for the annoying iphone calls going straight to voicemail can really be inexplicable. Call your iphone from another phone and try to leave yourself a voicemail. It sounds like what youre looking for your iphone 5s to do is visual voicemail. Go to your voicemail icon and click on it to get access to your list of voicemail messages. This has prompted the need to disable voicemail on iphone. To check, dial your own phone number from your iphone and leave yourself a message.
Apr 14, 2020 this guide is all about how to fix voicemail on iphone not working on ios 12, and also supports previous ios version. The trick is, on most new iphones, you have to receive a voicemail or two before the iphone will launch the prompt that asks you for your att voicemail pin number. If visual voicemail wont download, press and hold 1. Hate waiting through voicemail after voicemail before getting to the message you really want to hear. Well, the iphone 4s s clever visual voicemail presents a list of your voicemail messages in the order in which calls were received as in the sample shown but gives you the option to listen to them in the order you choose. If you are unable to access voicemail on your iphone which means youre getting the visual voicemail is unavailable error it is most probably a network issue.
At the top of the voicemail screen theres a grey banner that says visual voicemail is currently unavailable. Simply scan through all of your messages, get a visual summary of who called and when, and choose which message to listen to, right on your screen. Fixing the visual voicemail unavailable error on the iphone. Oct 14, 2011 visual voicemail not working on 4s i am not getting any sort of voicemail notification on the iphone at all.
How to fix iphone voicemail wont play by resetting network another method of solving the voicemail problem is by completely erasing the previous network settings that were present in your iphone. Then they turned it one again and i had to restart my iphone again and it started working. Jun 25, 2010 we are all loving our iphone 4s so far, but we are experiencing minor issues here and there. Visual voicemail currently unavailable error on iphone how. How to fix visual voicemail not working apple ios 10. This is an old issue happened to iphone users since the 4 generation. Oct 26, 2019 if you are unable to access voicemail on your iphone which means youre getting the visual voicemail is unavailable error it is most probably a network issue. I have come to depend on visual voicemail and was worried. We just get a message saying, voicemail unavailable. Tips on how to fix iphone visual voicemail not working. Since this is the easiest solution out of 5 ways to fix visual voicemail on iphone, consider yourself lucky if the first one works. Visual voicemail has worked for me from day one, up until a few days ago.
Whenever we went into phone and clicked on the voicemail button, instead of going to the apple visual voicemail, it instead placed a call to v. Last week i was experiencing a problem with my voicemail, and after speaking with a few people it seemed to be a common issue. However, we are not able to set up visual voicemail on the new phones. With visual voicemail, you can see a list of your messages and choose which ones to listen to or delete.
Also backing up from itunes also started the problem all over again. I have an iphone 4s in may i lost the visual voicemail app and since no one could tell me where is went i download the app youmail that worked fine until yesterday and now i have no voicemail at all. Touch settings general reset reset network settings. Iphone 5s visual voicemail delete issues apple community. Learn how to set up and transfer your existing voicemail. It keeps snapping closed at random points during playback, particularly on. I did actually get a call back from apple today, telling me that this is a known issue with the phone after they said it couldnt possibly be a phone issue the other day, but they dont have a fix for it, and theres nothing they can do. If visual voicemail wont download, press and hold 1 to check your messages. Visual voicemail not working iphone 5 apple community. If you recently got on the iphone bandwagon from another phone theres a chance that the automatic process that was supposed to create the voicemail box on the system used for iphones didnt work right and youll have to call verizon support and have them fix it for you.
For an existing voicemail boxenter your password if prompted. When your iphone is on again, go and check you carrier settings update. If you have the onavo app on your iphone, it will cause visual voicemail and mms to not work. How to fix voicemail in iphone 4s on straight talk using. If your carrier supports visual voicemail, you can set it up with these steps. If youve upgraded youre ios version and have noticed visual voicemail service is no longer working, here are 3 methods that might fix it for. The function of the voicemail transcription is to let us read it easily. To check voicemail dial your phone number directly from the iphone. Whenever we went into phone and clicked on the voicemail button, instead of going to the apple visual voicemail, it instead placed a call to. I have to deleted them on average 6 times, from the visual voicemail box and the deleted voicemail screens so 12 times per voicemail in order to get them to fully detete. Start the phone application and then go to the dial pad. Quick fix iphone voicemail not working in ios 12 imobie. Give the iphone a minute or two to rejoin the cellular data network, then go back to the phone app and voicemail, where everything should be.
Fix your iphone visual voicemail not working problem easily. Jan 12, 20 the byop program still will not support visual voicemail. Well, i was able to listen to the message by calling myself, but i still cant access voicemail through the phone icon on my phone. You have to first delete the onavo app and go into settings general and remove your onavo profile. On 2012, people have reported they couldnt play voicemail on iphone.