How do I disable voicemail transcription feature on my iPhone 13 mini?

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How do I disable voicemail transcription feature on my iPhone 13 mini?

I’ve just updated my iPhone (18.1). All my voicemails are now being transcribed. I’m sure this is a useful feature for some people but there needs to be a way to disable it.

I don’t want it on.

I don’t want my voicemail’s accessed in this way.

Even if I did want it, it’s completely inaccurate. It’s great to have new features but there needs to be the ability to disable them for customers who don’t want them.

When will there be a way to disable this feature?

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iPhone 13 mini, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 30, 2024 3:54 AM

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Answer 1

John Galt

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Oct 30, 2024 5:16 AM in response to AppleCustomer_EX

I don’t want my voicemail’s accessed in this way.

No one is accessing your visual voicemails other than you. Transcripts are generated on the device and are not accessible elsewhere, other to directly to Apple — if you explicitly permit it for the purpose of improving speech recognition and transcription accuracy, and your consent must be granted for every transcript. For example, if the transcript contains information the caller might not want Apple to have, then don't grant your consent.

When will there be a way to disable this feature?

None of your fellow Apple product users on this site can answer that question. If you would like to ask Apple, ask Apple. They won't answer that question either, but if you would like to contact Apple anyway then Contact Apple.

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