Visual Voicemail not working

My visual voicemail stopped working. I can see old messages. But I have to go to keypad and hold 1 to access any new voicemails. I have made sure call forwarding is off. I have switched off my phone. I have turned off cellular data and back on. How can I get this to work again?

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 16, 2024 12:47 PM

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Posted on Nov 16, 2024 2:02 PM

Do you have cellular data turned on? Visual Voicemail requires it; VVM doesn’t work with just Wi-Fi.


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN.


Have you tried a forced restart:


  • Press and quickly release VOLUME UP

     then

  • Press and quickly release VOLUME DOWN

     then

  • Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears (15-30 seconds), ignoring "slide to power off" if it appears


The operative word here is QUICKLY; and try it a couple of times, the timing is a little tricky. If done correctly this will always work unless the phone has a hardware problem. 


If none of these work Voicemail is a carrier feature; you need to contact your carrier.

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Nov 16, 2024 2:02 PM in response to KKSve

Do you have cellular data turned on? Visual Voicemail requires it; VVM doesn’t work with just Wi-Fi.


Do you have a 3rd party VPN installed? If so, delete the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile. If that fixes it, you can try reinstalling VPN.


Have you tried a forced restart:


  • Press and quickly release VOLUME UP

     then

  • Press and quickly release VOLUME DOWN

     then

  • Hold the SIDE button until an Apple logo appears (15-30 seconds), ignoring "slide to power off" if it appears


The operative word here is QUICKLY; and try it a couple of times, the timing is a little tricky. If done correctly this will always work unless the phone has a hardware problem. 


If none of these work Voicemail is a carrier feature; you need to contact your carrier.

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