Mobile Phones > Android How to Access Your Messages on Android Voicemail Check voicemail messages on your phone or your computer By Luis E. Chavez Saenz Luis E. Chavez Saenz Writer New Jersey Institute of Technology Luis Chavez is a former Lifewire writer and a System Administrator with 5+ years' experience writing about technology for end users. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 7, 2020 Reviewed by Christine Baker Reviewed by Christine Baker Christine Baker is a marketing consultant with experience working for a variety of clients. Her expertise includes social media, web development, and graphic design. lifewire's editorial guidelines Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Android Switching from iOS What to Know Easiest option: Open the Phone app > dial pad > press and hold the number 1.If Visual Voicemail is enabled, go to Phone > Visual Voicemail > manage voicemails.You can also use a third-party voicemail app. This article explains a few different ways to check your Android phone's voicemail. Instructions in this article apply to all smartphones with Android versions Android 10.0 (Q), Android 9.0 (Pie), Android 8.0 (Oreo), and Android 7.0 (Nougat), although options available depend on the carrier. How to Check Voicemail on an Android Phone by Calling In The most common way to check your voicemail on your Android device is by calling your mailbox. Call your number from your phone, or use the quick dial to access your voicemail. How to Set Up Voicemail on Android Open the Phone app. At the bottom, tap the dial pad icon. Touch and hold 1. If prompted, enter your voicemail password. How to Access Your Voicemail Using Visual Voicemail Another way to access and manage your voicemail is by using Visual Voicemail: Open the Phone app. Tap Visual Voicemail. If you don't see it, make sure Visual Voicemail is enabled. Proceed to listen and manage your voicemails. How to Enable Visual Voicemail on Android If your carrier supports Visual Voicemail, you may need to enable it. Android devices using Android 6.0 or later can have Visual Voicemail enabled as long as the carrier supports it. Not all carriers provide Visual Voicemail, and some carriers charge an extra fee for using it. Go to Settings > Apps > Visual Voicemail. In Visual Voicemail, select Permissions. Toggle the Phone setting to On. The toggle should turn blue. Manage your voicemail via Visual voicemail. How to Check Your Voicemail From a Computer If your carrier doesn't support Visual Voicemail, use a third-party application to access Visual Voicemail. Depending on the application you use, the app can provide access to your voicemail via the web, which means that you can manage messages from any computer or laptop. To check your Android voicemail on a computer with the YouMail app: Sign up for a YouMail account if you don't have one. Open your favorite browser and navigate to YouMail, then select Sign In. Enter your credentials, then select Sign In. Your new voicemails are listed in the Recent Messages section. Select the Play icon next to the voicemail you want to listen to or tap Inbox to see more messages. In your Inbox, select the desired message. Note the options you can choose from in the lower-right corner: Forward, Delete, Save, Notes, Replay, and Block. Manage your voicemail from any device that supports YouMail. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit