How to use voicemail Transcription on iPhone [iOS 18.4/17.7] in 2025

Apple’s Voicemail is now more engaging, clear, and easy to understand without a list or play on iPhone. It does not depend on your iPhone hardware; it’s just a big gift from Apple that delivers it securely in the correct way. Here I discussed and guided some very interesting questions before using voicemail Transcription on iPhone.

Get all about new features of voicemail transcription and Troubleshooting FAQs. To get this feature on your phone app, you don’t need to enable or subscribe to voicemail. It’s built-in an interface that supports almost all carriers with no extra charges and packages as well.

Explained about the use of Voicemail Transcription on iPhone Troubleshooting

What is Voicemail transcription?

Voicemail transcript is iOS 10’s new feature of existing Voicemail. In them, the user can read (Not only listen) each transcript individually listed in the voicemail list view screen. Apple releases this feature in iOS 10 and it’s continuously improving. Now you can use it on public iOS 10 efficacious. Whenever Voicemail won’t play on your iPhone, then you can read the available transcript.

Voicemail transcription-compatible iPhones

Voicemail transcript only supported the latest iOS and iPadOS 2022. Furthermore, According to the Apple site, Transcription is still available in two languages including U.S. English or Canadian English only.

Note: We know that the iPhone 6/ 6 Plus/ iPhone 5S users are also able to download and install iOS 10. Even though, unluckily, Apple can’t offer the Voicemail transcript feature on iPhone 6S earlier models.

How to view voicemail transcription and share it from an iPhone

1: Open the Phone app from your iPhone home screen.

2: Next, tap Voicemail appears to the right-lower on the screen.

3: There, you can see a full list of voicemails received by you. Tap on a Message (Name or Number). Message Expands itself with auto-transcript. (For verification purposes, you can listen to voice messages with a tap on the play button). A voicemail transcript is a confident backup of the voicemail that you received if you cannot play next time on anyhow.

Now share transcript text, Tap and hold on to the text, then adjust the selection bars, Next, you will see an option for copy/ Share option. As an alternate sharing option, “Tap on Box with upper Arrow icon”.

Choose an app and paste where you want to save.

How to report Apple about using a voicemail transcript?

Voicemail transcription is at the primary stage and improving fast, so Apple is gathering real user experience on it. In the future time, apple will improve it too much just like Siri. Are you will Apple, So let’s know about it apple by following the below steps.

1: Go to the Phone app on iPhone

2: Tap on Voicemail at the bottom right tab. Next, tap on anyone’s Voicemail message from the list.

3: Just below the text transcripts, you will find the option “Was this transcription useful or not useful”.

Next screen, you will find an option for sending your voicemail audio clip to Apple for better improvement or help. If you don’t agree and want your message private, then choose “cancel”.

Fix Voicemail transcription not Working on iOS

For any reason, if you are feeling disgusted on Voicemail due to crashing or voice, transcript conversation not working or won’t open and grayed out. Follow the explained operations and get rid of them.

1: Restart (Press and Hold the Sleep/ Wake button) or Force restart (Long press the Sleep/ Wake + Home button until you see the Apple logo on the screen) your iPhone.

2: Update your carrier information with the latest update. To check it, go to the Settings > General > About. The next carrier update popup will appear as usual if yes.

3: Update with the latest iOS version (required iOS 10 or later) – Settings > General > Software Update.

4: Check you are in carrier coverage. Make a sample call from your iPhone

5: You didn’t make a Voicemail to yourself for test purposes.

6: Reset network settings. Go to the Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.

7: Contact your carrier. for instance, Share your problem on voicemail transcription not working Verizon wireless.

Sometimes, you also face a problem like transcription texts appear along with underlining. It might be due to the voicemail sender’s audio being easily recognizable. If huge portions of the voicemail transcript are underlined, then you will see a low-confidence label. And whenever your Apple iPhone can’t offer a confident description at that moment, you won’t see Voicemail transcriptions.

Let’s start enjoying the power by Using a voicemail transcript on your iPhone. Also, share the story with us in the comments.