Accessing Your Google Voice Voicemails
Google Voice offers a convenient way to manage your voicemails. You can listen to the audio recordings or read the transcribed text, providing flexibility for checking your messages.
Please note that voicemail transcripts may occasionally have errors. Google is continuously working to improve the accuracy of the transcriptions. Accessing your voicemails is simple, whether you're on your computer, Android device, or iPhone/iPad.
Listening To Voicemails
To listen to your voicemails, navigate to voice.google.com on your computer or open the Google Voice app on your mobile device.
On your computer, click on 'Voicemail' in the left-hand menu. Unread voicemails will be in bold. Click on a voicemail to select it and click the 'Play' button to listen to the audio.
Reading Voicemail Transcripts
To read the voicemail transcript, open the voicemail on your computer or mobile device and look for the transcript below the audio player. If a transcript is available, it will be displayed directly.
If a voicemail doesn't appear, check your spam folder in Google Voice. Sometimes, voicemails are incorrectly flagged as spam.
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Managing Voicemail Settings and Transcripts
You can control how voicemail transcripts are handled in Google Voice. Go to voice.google.com, click on Settings, then Voicemail. Here, you can toggle the 'Voicemail transcripts' setting on or off.
Keep in mind that the availability and functionality of transcripts can vary depending on your Google Voice account type (personal vs. Google Workspace).
Language Support for Voicemail Transcripts
The language used for voicemail transcripts is determined by several factors, including your Google account settings and the language detected in the voicemail itself. You can select a preferred language in your Google Voice settings.
For Google Workspace accounts, Google Voice for Google Workspace supports the following languages for voicemail transcription: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish.