Tag: Voicemails

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
July 4, 2023

This is for the iPhone. Screenshots from iPhone Pro 14 running iOS 16+

The Visual Voicemail feature on iPhone makes it super easy to access and manage your voicemails, freeing you from the drudgery of dialing a number and doing it the old-fashioned way. Not only that, but it also lets you save important voicemails to your iPhone with just a few steps. Let’s explore how this is done.

Save Voicemails on iPhone

First, open the Phone app and choose the Voicemail tab in the bottom right-hand corner. Refer to the below image:

Next, you should see a list of your voicemails. Scroll to the message you want to save and tap it. This will bring up a pop-up window with several controls, including a play button, speaker icon, and phone button. On the top right, you will see a Share button that looks like a box with an arrow coming out of it. Tap it to bring up the share sheet and see all the possible ways you can save or share your voicemail. See the below image:

Now, to save the voicemail locally on your iPhone,, select Save to Files and then On My iPhone. Choose a folder where you want to store the voicemail and hit Save.

Voicemails displayed here are stored on your cellular carrier’s servers until you download them.

You can also save the voicemail directly to a cloud storage service like iCloud. To do so, choose the Save to Files option (same as above) from the Share menu. See the following image:

Next, select iCloud Drive or Google Drive under the list of storage locations. Refer to the below image:

If you wish to export voicemails to your Mac or IPad, you can use AirDrop. From the Share menu, tap the AirDrop icon and choose your Mac or iPad. Ensure the receiving device has AirDrop set to receive from Contacts only. The file will be transferred instantly and saved to the Downloads folder on the receiving device. See the below image:

This approach only works if your carrier offers Visual Voicemails support. If you can see a list of voicemails when you open the Voicemail tab, your carrier supports the feature. On the other hand, if your carrier requires dialing in or other methods for accessing your messages, this method will not work.

Save Noicemails Without Visual Voicemail

You can also use Screen Recording to save and share voicemails. This is a great workaround if you do not have access to Visual Voicemail and thus can not save messages using the standard method discussed above. This method also comes in handy if you want to capture additional context along with the voicemail contents, such as caller ID and timestamps.

Tip: This will also let you save audio “voicemails” and video messages from apps that do not normally allow you to save or download those messages.

First, to screen record a voicemail, use the Screen Recorder. First, swipe down to reveal Control Center and tap the Screen Recording button. See the following image:

If you do not see the button, go to:

Settings > Control Center > More Controls

and add the Screen Recording toggle by clicking the green + icon. Refer to the below image:

Also, make sure you have turned on the microphone in the Screen Recording settings, or your recording will have no audio. You can check this by holding the Screen Recording toggle. Lastly, head to the Phone app, play the voicemail through the speaker, and let Screen Recording do its job.

Next, tap the Screen Recording button when you are done to finish saving the recording. The screen recording will be saved to the Photos app.

After exporting your voicemails to your iPhone, it’ll be a good idea to back them up to a cloud storage service such as iCloud or Google Drive. This will allow you to easily access your messages from other devices, and you will not have to worry about losing them if you ever lose or reset your iPhone.

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