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...
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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]
    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]
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