How to Reset or Change Your Voicemail Password on an iPhone: Step-by-Step

Learn how to change your iPhone voicemail password

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This wikiHow teaches you how to change the password your iPhone uses to check your voicemail messages.

Things You Should Know

Your new password must contain 4-7 digits.
You can use your voicemail password to check your voicemail on another phone.
On your own device, your password isn't needed as your device automatically sends the password to your phone provider.

It’s a gray app that contains gears and is on your home screen.
It’s in the fifth section of the menu.

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It’s the third section of the menu.
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Enter a new password. Use the numeric keypad that appears on your screen.
- The password must contain 4-7 digits.
It's in the upper right corner of the screen.
Be careful to enter it exactly as you did the first time.
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Tap Done . It's in the upper right corner of the screen. Now, if you are ever prompted to enter your password when checking voicemail (if you're checking from another phone, for example) you must use the password you just set.
- When checking voicemail from your iPhone, your device automatically sends the password to your carrier, so you typically don't have to enter it.

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