Can you recover deleted voicemails on iphone

By Conner Carey Updated 06/18/2021

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Have you ever deleted a voicemail and then realized you should have saved it? Don't worry; there's a fix for that! When voicemails are deleted on iPhone, they move to a Recently Deleted folder, which allows you to recover a voicemail you didn't mean to delete or need to listen to again. How long voicemail messages remain in your Deleted Messages folder depends on your carrier. I have Verizon, and the oldest deleted voicemail in my folder is from ten months ago. You can retrieve deleted voicemail and move it back to your regular Voicemail inbox. It's also possible to clear all your deleted messages, permanently removing them from your iPhone. Here’s how to recover a recently deleted voicemail messages, move them back to your Voicemail inbox, or permanently delete them.

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  • Open the Phone app.
  • Tap Voicemail at the bottom of the screen.
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  • Scroll down to the bottom of your voicemail messages list; tap Deleted Messages.

  • Here you’ll find all the available recently deleted voicemail messages. You can tap on any on the list to listen to them. 

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How to Retrieve Deleted Messages on iPhone

If you decide you'd like to save a voicemail you deleted earlier, tap on that voicemail in your Deleted Messages list.

  • Now, tap on Undelete to return the voicemail to your regular Voicemail inbox.
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How to Permanently Remove Deleted Voicemails on iPhone

  • If you want to clear all of your deleted messages, thereby removing them permanently from your iPhone, tap Clear All in the top right corner of the Deleted Messages folder.

  • Tap Clear All to confirm.

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If you still can't find the voicemail you're looking for, maybe you're looking for a voicemail from a blocked number. Check out our article on how to check voicemails from blocked numbers.

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Can you get back permanently deleted voicemails on iPhone?

Apple allows you to back up the entire data of your iPhone using iTunes. So you can recover the permanently deleted voicemail by restoring the iTunes backup to your iPhone. The entire data including the saved voicemail will get recovered.

Can you get a voicemail back after deleting it?

Recover Deleted Voicemail Using the Voicemail App Open the Voicemail app and tap the menu. Tap Deleted Voicemails. The app will then show you a list of voicemails available for recovery. Tap and hold on the one you want to keep.

How do you retrieve deleted voice messages on iPhone?

Scroll to the end of the messages list, then tap Deleted Messages. You can: Listen to a deleted message: Tap the message. Undelete a message: Tap the message and tap Undelete.

How long do deleted voicemails stay on iPhone?

iPhones will keep your deleted voicemails for 30 days before deleting them permanently. You can delete them yourself by accessing Deleted Voicemails.