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Listen to my Voicemail messages and delete old ones on iPhone (4-Step Visual & Voice Guide)

Read visual voicemail transcripts, play a message out loud on Speaker, or delete old messages in the Phone app.

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Step 1 of 4 • Open Phone & tap Voicemail

Open the green Phone app and tap “Voicemail” at bottom-right.

Tap the green Phone icon at the bottom of your Home Screen. Then look at the bottom-right corner of the screen and tap the Voicemail icon (two small circles connected by a line).

🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: “Voicemail” tab in the bottom-right corner

🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Open the green Phone app and tap Voicemail in the bottom-right corner!”

👉 Try it now: Open the Phone app and tap Voicemail in the bottom-right corner.

💡 Helpful Note: A red badge number on Voicemail tells you how many unheard messages are waiting.

Step 2 of 4 • Tap a caller to read transcript

Tap any caller’s name or number to expand their message.

Tap once on the message you want to check. It opens right on the screen and shows a written transcript of what the caller said!

🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Caller row in your Voicemail list

🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Tap the caller’s row to see their written message and play button!”

👉 Try it now: Tap a voicemail row to open it.

💡 Helpful Note: Even before pressing play, you can read the written words of the voicemail right on the screen!

Step 3 of 4 • Tap Play (▶) & Speaker

Tap the blue Play (▶) button and tap “Speaker” to hear it loud.

Tap the blue Play triangle (▶) on the left of the message. If you are holding the phone in front of you, tap the Speaker button on the right so it plays out loud!

🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Blue Play (▶) button and Speaker button

🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Tap Play and tap Speaker so you can hear the message clearly!”

👉 Try it now: Tap Play ▶ and tap Speaker to listen.

💡 Helpful Note: You can also tap the green phone icon next to the message to call that person right back.

Step 4 of 4 • Tap Delete to clear old ones

Tap the red “Delete” trash icon to remove old messages.

Finished with a message or spam voicemail? Tap the red Trash Can (Delete) icon inside that open voicemail row to keep your mailbox from getting full!

🔍 What to look for on your iPhone screen: Red “Delete” trash button

🏮 Lanny’s pointer tip: “Tap the red Delete trash button to keep your voicemail clean!”

👉 Try it now: Tap Delete on any old voicemail you no longer need.

💡 Helpful Note: If you delete a voicemail by mistake, scroll to the bottom of Voicemail and tap 'Deleted Messages' to undelete it!

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