How to Fix iPhone Voicemail Not Working

On your iPhone if you are using voicemail and voicemail is not working on iPhone 12, 13 or iPhone xr or if you have updated your iPhone to the latest version of iOS and voicemail is not working then you can fix this issue of voicemail not working easily by just these quick and easy methods. So, let’s see in detail below.

You can reset voicemail and fix the issue and other methods and if you have updated iphone to the latest version then check these settings and fix voicemail not working on iPhone and get back your iPhone voicemail working on your iPhone xr, x, 11 12 or any other model of iPhone.

Fix iPhone Voicemail Not Working

Below methods will help you fix iPhone voicemail not working on iPhone and ‘call voicemail’ issue on your iphone.

Update Carrier Voicemail Settings

You need to update your carrier voicemail settings on your iPhone and many users experience these issue of voicemail not working got it fixed by just updating their voicemail carrier settings on their iPhone and to do this you need to go to settings and just update carrier settings of voicemail will fix this issue of voicemail not working on iPhone

Force Close Phone App and Relaunch Phone app

Step 1: Swipe from bottom to top the center

Step 2: Now, force close phone app and all other apps.

Step 3: Now, reopen phone app and check whether voicemail is working or not.

Sometimes, by just force closing the phone app, your issue of voicemail not working can be fixed if there are any minor issues with voicemail on iPhone.

Reboot your iPhone

Step 1: First go to settings -> Go to General

Step 2: Scroll down to bottom and tap on shutdown -> Drag on your iPhone screen -> Drag to power off and wait for your iPhone to turn off.

Step 3: Wait for a few seconds and turn on your iPhone by using the side button to power on your iPhone.

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Setup VoiceMail on iPhone

You need to set up your voicemail app first after you have updated your iPhone to latest version again.

Step 1: Go to the Phone app on your iPhone.

Step 2: Select VoiceMail tab

Step 3: Setup Voicemail -> Tap on Setup Now button and follow onscreen instructions and complete the setup process of voicemail,

Once you complete the voicemail setup app on your iPhone then go ahead and check if the voicemail app is working or not on your iPhone. Most of the time setting up voicemail will fix the issue.

Once Enable Airplane Mode and Disable It

Step 1: Tap on Settings

Step 2: Now, tap on airplane mode and toggle the button to turn it on.

Step 3: Wait for 50 to 60 seconds and then toggle the button next to airplane mode and turn it on.

Step 4: You can also turn off and turn on airplane mode from control center as well.

Once you refresh airplane mode by turning it off and On then your issue of voice mail not working will be fixed if there is any issue with the network or carrier settings.

Disable Call Forwarding

If you have enabled call forwarding on your iPhone then all calls will be going to another number which you have configured call forwarding instead of voice mail box.

Step 1: Go to settings on your iPhone 

Step 2: Scroll down and tap on Phone option.

Step 3: Now, tap on call forwarding

Step 4: Turn off call forwarding by toggle the button.

Turn off and Turn ON Cellular Data

Step 1: Swipe from top to bottom which will show you control center on your iPhone.

Step 2: Now, tap on cellular data and turn it off.

Step 3: wait for 30 to 50 seconds and turn cellular data on and then check whether your voicemail is working on iPhone or not.

Directly Call Your Voicemail

Step 1: Open phone app on your iPhone

Step 2: Now, tap on keypad tab on bottom

Step 3: Press and hold the number 1 button on your iPhone for few seconds.

Step 4: It will call your voicemail directly.

Turn on Set Date and time to Automatically

If your time and date is not set to automatically then you will experience the issue with voicemail not working on iPhone.

Step 1: Go to settings -> General 

Step 2: Tap on Date and time -> Now, toggle the button next to set automatically here in date and time.

Reset Network Settings

Step 1: Go to settings -> General -> Transfer or Reset iPhone.

Step 2: Tap on reset on bottom -> Tap on Reset network settings option and enter passcode and screen time password of your iPhone.

Step 3: Tap on reset network settings in pop up box and wait for your iPhone to complete reset network settings process.

Once you reset network settings on the iPhone then your issue of voicemail not working or can see voice messages on the iPhone will be fixed successfully.

Empty Your VoiceMail on iPhone

If your voicemail box on iPhone is full then your iPhone voicemail will not work, so make sure that you empty your voicemail box and keep enough free space to record voicemail on iPhone.

Why VoiceMail Not Working on iPhone

If there is any issue with your carrier settings then you need to update carrier settings of voicemail and any network issues or if your voicemail is not setup properly or it can be issue with voicemail box is full then you need to empty voicemail box and fix voice mail not recording or voice mail not working on iPhone x, xr, 11, 12, 13 models of iPhone.

After Updating iPhone voice mail not working

If you have updated iPhone to latest version of iOS and voicemail is not working then you need to update carrier settings of voicemail also and setup again if needed and fix this issue of voicemail not working on iPhone.