How to set up voice mail on Android? Before going through the tutorial, you need to know what voicemail is, especially on Android. Voicemail on Android can be an old-school way to communicate. Yet, it is indeed a classic way to let missed callers leave messages for you.

For those who don’t normally return every missed call, it’s a good idea to let important callers leave a voicemail in order to distinguish between legitimate calls and scammers. You can actually set up voicemail on an Android phone easily without the complicated process. Let’s take a look at how simple it is to set up voicemail on Android smartphones.

Things You Should Know About Voicemail

• Voicemail was invented back in the 1970s by an entrepreneur and inventor, Gordon Mathews, who was also the founder of Voice Mail Express.
• Voicemail was first leveled with newly developed PC-based voice processing boards in 1982.
• Visual Voicemail is an advanced development of conventional voicemail, which allows users to see or read the voicemail digitally.

How to Set Up Voicemail on Android

1. Open the Phone app on your computer.
   
2. To call your voicemail, go to the Dial Screen, Press and Hold the number 1. 
   
3. In order to access your voicemail, you will be asked for your PIN; If you have forgotten your PIN, the process varies from provider to provider.
   
4. An error message will appear if you haven’t set up your voicemail, saying “No voicemail number is saved on the card.” 
   
5. To set up your Android phone’s voicemail service, follow the instructions you hear. 
   
6. To make sure your voicemail is working properly with the password you selected, after you’ve finished setting it up, Press and Hold “1” once more.
   
7. Now you’re all set!
   

When you receive a voicemail, you’ll see a notification for the Visual Voicemail app, which comes pre-installed on the majority of new Android devices. It is recommended to use the Visual Voicemail app to access and manage your voicemails rather than dialing in to do so.

What is the Visual Voicemail app?

On many Android phones, you’ll find Visual Voicemail as an easy way to receive and organize voicemails. You don’t have to dial a number and enter a passcode or PIN to listen to your voicemail. If you use this app, you’ll be able to keep track of all of your voicemails along with their sender, date of receipt, and length.

This Visual Voicemail app is included natively in newer Android operating systems for your convenience. It is guaranteed you won’t want to go back to dialing in to hear your voicemails after using this app.

How to Set Up Visual Voicemail on Android

In most cases, when you receive a voicemail, the Visual Voicemail box will let you know when it is ready to be listened to. You can open the Visual Voicemail app by clicking on this notification and listening to the voicemail. The Visual Voicemail app can be accessed through the Phone app. It’s also possible to search for the Visual Voicemail app by looking through all of your apps or by typing “Visual Voicemail” in the search bar.

Once you’ve installed the Visual Voicemail app, you can now use it. Follow the steps below:

1. Open the Visual Voicemail app and tap on the three vertical dots in the top right; 
2. Then, tap on Settings. 
3. On Settings you can make the following changes:
   • Change your voicemail greeting.
   • Toggle the autosave function.
   • Change your voicemail password.
   • Choose to display message notifications in the status bar.

When it comes to changing your voicemail greeting, you’ll have three options:

• Default: This voicemail greeting will read out your number to callers by an automated voice.
• Name: This greeting will announce your name (recorded by you) to callers.
• Custom: This is a personalized greeting that plays whatever you record.

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