What happens to your iPhone voicemails that you no longer need? Allowing them to pile up will eventually fill up your voicemail mailbox. So, it is important that you know how to delete your voicemail on iPhone. In addition, we’re also going to show you how to recover and permanently delete voicemails from your iPhone.
How to delete voicemails on iPhone
Before you move any forward, you should know one thing first. The voicemails that you delete are technically there on your iPhone. In fact, you can recover them if you want, as we’ll show in the later section. However, there is a way to remove unwanted voicemails from your iPhone permanently, and we’ll show you how.
Here’s how to clear a voicemail on iPhone
We’ll show you how to delete a single voicemail on your iPhone in this section. It is a straightforward method, and we will share with you a step-by-step process.
Step 1: Launch your iPhone’s Phone app. Then tap on the Voicemail tab located at the bottom right.
Step 2: Find the voicemail that you’d want to remove and tap on it. Or you can swipe left to reveal the Delete button.
Step 3: After that, tap Delete (or the Trash icon) to clear out that voicemail
Here’s how to empty your voicemails on your iPhone at once
You can also remove all or multiple voicemails from your iPhone by using this method. Also, it would be best if you always cleared out unnecessary or old voicemails from your iPhone. So, find out how to delete all or multiple voicemails on your iPhone.
Step 1: You should first start your iPhone’s Phone tab. Then go to the Voicemail tab, located in the lower-right corner.
Step 2: Now tap on Edit in the upper-right corner of your screen.
Step 3: Choose the voicemails that you want to delete. Or if you want to delete all of them then select all of them.
Step 4: After that, tap Delete, and all your selected voicemails are gone.
Here’s how to permanently delete voicemails on iPhone
We’ve already established that they aren’t necessarily fully erased when you delete your voicemails from your iPhone. They get saved on the Deleted Messages section, where they will remain for some time before they are permanently gone. So, here’s how to clear out your voicemails from your iPhone permanently.
Step 1: First, you should go to the Voicemail tab on your iPhone’s Phone app.
Step 2: Next, tap on the Deleted Messages section. Here all the voicemails that you’ve previously removed are stored.
Step 3: After that, tap on Clear All, located in the upper-right corner under the Deleted Messages section. This should permanently remove all your deleted voicemails.
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How to undelete voicemails on iPhone
If you haven’t permanently deleted your voicemails from your iPhone, you can recover them if you want. You see, when you remove your voicemails on your iPhone, they get stored under the Deleted Messages, where they remain for quite some time.
However, there are a few instances when you cannot retrieve your deleted voicemails. The most obvious one is that if your voicemails are permanently deleted, you cannot undelete them. Your mobile carrier may also automatically clear your voicemails. In addition, when you sync your iPhone with your computer, your voicemails are no longer on your iPhone.
Here’s how to recover voicemails on iPhone
- On your iPhone’s Phone app, go to the Voicemail tab
- Next, tap on Deleted Messages option
- Here you’ll find all your deleted voicemails. Select the voicemail you wish to recover by tapping on it
- After that, tap on Undelete (or on the Trash icon with a line over it)
- Now you’ll find your recovered voicemail again under the Voicemail section
Why is my iPhone voicemail says full after deleting them?
If you’re sure that you’ve deleted your voicemails from your iPhone and it still says full, then the voicemails are stored elsewhere. The most likely option would be that your voicemails are stored with your mobile carrier. So, call the voicemail option on your carrier, and listen to your voicemails. And after the conclusion of each voicemail, tap the number associated with deleting them. This will remove your voicemails from your iPhone and clear up some space on your message box.