You are probable that you have never reached this configuration that the iPhone haveand that you think that voice mailbox What we are talking about is that of a lifetime, however, this is a function that leads with us from iOS 17 and that, although it has something to do, it is not the same as what we know.
Today we will see how it is activated and deactivated, how to see the state in which we have it, and above all, what it is for and if it is really useful to have it, or it is best not to touch this configuration, although it will depend on the needs and uses of each person.
What is iPhone's live mailbox
First, to know a little how this service works, we will see what Apple tells us exactly, and then we will reason.
With the live voicemail in iOS 17 and later versions (it is not necessary to have the latest version of iOS 26), you can see a Real Time Transcription of the Message Someone is leaving you while talking, giving you an immediate context of the call. If you want to attend it, you can answer the call while it is still on the line.
It is easy to understand, and that, as you have seen in some films, especially American, when someone is using the answering machine, we can know what they are saying, and in case of interest, it picks up the phone before it ends, and being able to speak without the need to return the call later.
To be able to use this, logically, we must have the voicemail activated, since otherwise, they will not access it, and we will not be able to listen to this message, which does not have to happen despite having it configured, since the other person, once the answering machine jumps, could hang without further ado.
How to activate or deactivate it?
To configure this function, or see how we have it, it is very simple, you just have to follow these steps:
- Open the configuration app On your iPhone.
- Go to Phone.
- Select Live mailbox.
- Activate or deactivate the option as you prefer.
In case of not responding to the message live, you can arise later, both in writing, thanks to this iPhone service, as in voice, if you listen to it in a regular basis, although this will be something more irrelevant, since the important and useful thing about this function is to be able to respond at the time when they are leaving the message, knowing the matter, and analyzing whether you want, or not, pick up.
And you, did you know this function? Do you have it activated? It is true that many companies, by default, no longer have the active voice mailbox, or even do not even allow you to activate it, so it is something that would have worked better years ago, although today it can remain useful for many people, so it does not have it to know it, and think if we want, or not, to configure it, since it is relatively fast and simple.
