Voicemail

Tap a message to play it. Tap its down chevron to expand the transcript, when one is available. Transcripts depend on the sender enabling speech recognition.

The play button in the bottom bar starts the next unread message. While a message is playing, it becomes a pause button. Active playback continues when your screen locks.

A blue dot marks an unread message. Swipe right on a received message to find the read or unread control.

If a message is playing, pause it first. Swipe left on the received message to reveal Reply, then tap the blue reply arrow.

To start a new message, tap the record button and choose a contact. Recording starts when you choose them. In a conversation, the record button starts a reply there.

Tap the record button again to pause or resume, then tap the blue send arrow when you're ready. The X cancels. Restart discards your recording and starts over.

Animated dots mean a message is still sending. They don't mean the other person has received it yet. Keep the app connected to the internet while it sends.

If sending fails, tap the red exclamation mark on the message to retry. Queued messages also retry when the app reconnects. You don't need to record the same message again.

Open Contacts and tap Contact. Choose someone, then tap Add. For someone new to Voicemail, send the invitation in the Messages composer that opens. An orange dot means they haven't joined yet.

People already on Voicemail appear after they accept your request.

A download link alone doesn't put someone on the guest list. Invite their phone number from the app before they sign up.

Open Contacts and choose Group. Pick up to 11 friends to join you, give the group a name if you want, then tap Add Group. Send a message to the group or reply to an existing group message. Group replies go to everyone.

In Contacts, swipe left on a person and tap the translation control. Choose the language for messages you send to them.

They hear the translated audio by default and can tap the globe on a message to hear the original. Translation can take a little longer to prepare.

Translation uses an external service. It is separate from on-device speech recognition. See the privacy policy for details.

In Messages, swipe left on a received message and tap the heart to choose a reaction. Swipe left and tap the star to save the message. Use the star in the header to see Favorites. Pause a playing message before swiping.

Tap your avatar to open Settings and review access. If a permission has been denied, use its setting to open iPhone Settings and turn it back on.

Microphone

Needed to record voice messages.

Speech Recognition

This is needed to send text transcripts of your voice messages. Speech recognition only runs on your device.

Contacts

We only use your contacts to find friends on Voicemail. We don't upload your full address book and never use your contacts without your permission.

Notifications

Optional alerts when messages arrive.

Speech Recognition, Contacts, and Notifications are optional. You can choose them later.

Swipe right on a received message to find the block and report control. Tap your avatar to open Settings, where you can manage blocked people or delete your account.

Read the privacy policy or email privacy@universals.co with a data question. Don't use Voicemail for emergencies.