How to Recover Deleted Voicemail Messages on Android

This wikiHow article will show you two different options to recover a deleted voicemail on Android. It can be frustrating to accidentally delete a voicemail message, but the good news is that if you act quickly it is possible to recover...

Method 1 of 2:

Recovering a Voicemail on the Voicemail System

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Open the
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Phone app. This will typically be on the home row at the bottom of your screen. Check your app drawer if it is not there.
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Call the number for your voicemail system. This number will vary based on your provider.
1. Call *86 on Verizon Wireless or U.S. Cellular.
2. Press and hold 1 if you are on AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Cellular One, or Metro PCS.
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Enter your voicemail password if prompted. You may need to contact your service provider if you can't remember the password.
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Listen to your new or saved voicemails. New messages will usually play automatically, or you can press 1 to listen to your saved messages.
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Press 7 to delete a voicemail.
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Press 1 on the Message Playback menu.
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Press 9 to Check Erased Messages.
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Press 9 to save the message to your voicemail box.^{[1] X Research source}
1. If you already hung up, the only way to recover a voicemail is through third-party programs.

Method 2 of 2:

Undoing an Accidental Deletion

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Open the
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Phone app. This will typically be on the home row at the bottom of your screen. Check your app drawer if it is not there.
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Tap on Voicemail. This should be on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
1. Some devices will have Voicemail as its own app. If this is the case, then check your app drawer for Voicemail.
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Tap on a voicemail from the list.
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Tap on the
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delete button. This will delete the voicemail.
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Tap on Undo on the pop-up screen at the bottom. You will only have a few seconds to do this, so you will need to quickly tap on Undo. Once the pop-up screen disappears, there is no way to recover your voicemail without the use of third-party programs.
1. Your device may also list this option as Undelete.^{[2] X Research source}

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Micah Soto

Update 24 March 2020

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