If you have a voicemail service set up to cover times when you can’t take phone calls, you may need to know how to delete voicemail messages.
In this article, we will discuss the easiest way to delete voicemail messages from your Android phone. Additionally, our FAQ includes ways to recover corrupted or accidentally deleted messages.
How to access voicemail on Android?
The easiest way to listen to your voicemail is to call your mailbox. Dial your mobile number from your phone or use speed dial access:
- Open the phone app by clicking the “phone” icon.
- press and hold “1.” The number may vary depending on your mobile operator.
- Enter your voicemail password if prompted.
- Your voicemail messages should play shortly after.
If you’ve never set up your voicemail password or don’t remember it, try the last seven or four digits of your phone number. Or contact your cell phone provider to reset your password.
Each operator has different instructions when calling voicemail. You can press the prompts to play the message, save it, or delete it.
How to check visual voicemail
Visual voicemail is a relatively new concept. Instead of calling your voicemail, you can open a dedicated app and see all your messages. This application allows you to listen to, delete or read your messages.
To retrieve your voicemail using Visual Voicemail, do this:
- Once enabled, start “Visual voicemail.”
- You will be presented with a list of your voicemail messages, so select a message to listen to.
Contact your cell phone provider if you don’t see the Visual Voicemail app. Visual voicemail is carrier-specific, so it may or may not be available to you.
How to delete voice messages on an Android device
To delete one or more voice messages on your phone:
- Launch the voicemail application.
- From below, click “Voicemail.”
- Select a voicemail and then the three-dot menu.
- Tap “Edit.”
- Tap the option to Select all or touch and hold each voicemail you want to delete.
- Select “Delete”
- Confirm that you want to delete your voice messages.
Please note that when you delete a voicemail, you will not be able to recover it.
Additional FAQs
Here are the answers to more questions about voicemail on Android.
What number do you press to delete a voicemail?
The number you press to delete a voicemail depends on your mobile phone provider. To confirm the number, access the voicemail and listen to the automatic message.
Most operators require you to dial ‘1’ and press the call button.
How do I clear my voicemail?
To delete all your voicemails from your Android phone:
1. Launch your voice application.
2. From the bottom, select “Voicemail”.
3.Select the three dot menu.
4. To delete multiple voicemails, select and hold the first voicemail, then click “More items”.
5.Select “Delete”, then check the “I understand” > “Delete” box.
Why can’t I delete voicemails?
As with most technology and applications, it is normal to experience glitches from time to time. We may not be able to identify the cause why you can’t delete your voicemail messages, but here are three things you can try via your Android phone to resolve the issue:
Try restarting your phone
All kinds of fun problems can occur when your phone hasn’t restarted in a while. Resetting allows your phone to erase itself and fix any issues. Try turning it off for at least five minutes and then see if the problem is resolved.
Try Cleaning Voicemail Apps
The cause may be due to the phone or the voicemail application. To clear phone app data:
1.From the home screen, navigate to “Settings”.
2.Select “General” > “Applications”.
3.Locate and select your voicemail application.
4.Select “Storage” > “Clear cache” and then “Clear data”. Confirm to delete all for both options.
5.Return to the voicemail application.
·Since all data has been deleted, the next time you launch the app, you will notice that it displays screens and options as if you were accessing it for the first time.
6.Now try deleting your voice messages again.
If, at this point, the problem persists:
Try factory resetting your phone
The problem could be caused by a virus or software bug on your phone. Before resetting your phone to its factory settings, back up all the information stored on it to another device so you can put it back on your phone after the reset.
If the problem is with your phone, factory reset has a good chance of solving it. Otherwise, contact your mobile service provider to perform some troubleshooting tasks to help resolve the issue on your end.
Delete your voicemail message
Your voicemail service answers calls and saves messages when you can’t or don’t want to. Messages can add up quite quickly; Fortunately, we can listen to them and/or delete them from our phones, leaving room for more.
