You can listen to voicemails or read voicemail transcripts.
Important: Voicemail transcripts may be incorrect or missing. We're working to improve transcription quality.
Listen to or read voicemail
Important: When you open a voicemail from an email, as a security measure, you’ll get asked to sign in to Google Voice. To listen to the voicemail in an account, you must sign in to the Google Voice account.
- Open the Google Voice app
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- At the bottom, tap Voicemail
. Unread voicemails are in bold.
- Tap a voicemail.
- Select an option:
- Read the voicemail transcript.
- To listen to a voicemail, tap Play
.
. Unread voicemails are in bold.Tip: If a voicemail does not appear, check if it got marked as spam. At the top left, tap Menu 
Spam. You can also choose Unmark as spam.
Spam. You can also choose Unmark as spam.Turn Voicemail transcripts on or off
- Open the Google Voice app
- At the top left, tap Menu
.
- Turn Voicemail transcripts on or off.
Learn about supported languages for voicemail transcripts
Several factors determine the language used to transcribe voicemails in Google Voice and other Google products. You can select a preferred language.
For work or school accounts, Google Voice for Google Workspace transcribes voicemails into these languages:
- English
- Danish
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Portuguese
- Spanish