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iPhone Says Voicemail Is Full But It Is Not, Fix

Last updated on January 17, 2020 By Serhat Kurt 21 Comments

Several users are reporting this voice mail problem. It seems that iPhone displays a warning message saying voicemail is 95% or 100% full, even though there are no voicemail messages or there are just a few messages.

Are you also getting voicemail full notifications and deleting messages are not solving the problem? Then this article is for you.

Please try each step below until your issue is resolved:

See also: iPhone Keeps Saying Incorrect Wi-Fi Password (But It’s Correct)

Before you do anything, make sure that your iPhone is running the latest version of iOS.

1– Please make sure that you deleted voicemails completely. I say this because when you delete a message it’s removed from the visual voicemail list (looks deleted) but they are not really deleted. To permanently delete them, go to Phone > Voicemail > Deleted Messages (at the bottom of the screen) > and then tap Clear All. And then check to see if you are still getting this warning messages. Before deleting messages, make sure that your wireless coverage signal is strong enough for your voicemail services to work.

2– If you are still have this problem, now turn on Airplane Mode on your iPhone (Settings > Airplane Mode) and then delete the voicemails. And tap Deleted Messages and Clear All. And now turn off Airplane Mode.

Airplane Mode

3– On your iPhone, tap Settings > Phone and then tap Change Voicemail Password and change your password. Then Call Voicemail (dial *86 for Verizon for example) and before entering your password just hung up. And now check to see if your problem is resolved. Please note that there is no way to reset this password on your iPhone if you forget it. If you forget, you need to call your cellular carrier.

Change Voicemail password

4- There may be a carrier update addressing this bug. Settings > General > About and if there is an update, you will see a message. If you do not see the update message, then go to the next step.

5– Reset network settings. On your phone, go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset Network Settings. Please note that this action will erase your network settings like Wi-Fi settings and passwords etc.

Reset Network Settings

6– On your iPhone, if you turned on Call Forwarding, turn it off and an again. Go to Settings > Phone > Call Forwarding.

If nothing above helps you, you may want to contact your cellular network provider (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint etc) as they are in control of voicemails. They are stored on the provider’s servers. They will have to fix this problem if you are still experiencing it.

Filed Under: Tips and Tricks Tagged With: Voicemail

Comments

  1. Jake says

    February 26, 2021 at 2:13 am

    Thanks! I forgot about the deleted voicemails option.

    Reply
  2. JanT says

    October 22, 2020 at 12:52 pm

    Then make sure to turn off/on phone.

    Reply
  3. Michael says

    October 12, 2020 at 5:23 pm

    Worked exactly as described. Verizon needs to fix this.

    Reply
  4. Madeline Owens says

    September 24, 2020 at 4:50 pm

    iPhone says voicemail is full and it is not. Can’t fix

    Reply
  5. Linda Miller says

    August 14, 2020 at 8:40 pm

    Thanks but didn’t solve the problem. I would like to avoid the last step, contacting Verizon. Yesterday I was in their inadequate automated system for over an hour, including texting “with a live representative” without solving the problem. It just kept looping me back! I think my next step should be changing carriers!

    Reply
  6. Bill K. says

    June 24, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    Many, many thanks! What an easy way to fix what was an annoyance for days.

    Reply
  7. HANS says

    June 23, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    THANK YOU ! THAT WAS EASY.
    I didn’t even try the other ‘fixes’; don’t like to have to go back and reset passwords, etc.

    Reply
  8. Jeanne says

    June 11, 2020 at 5:31 pm

    Thanks sooo much, That took care of the issue. I had no idea my phone was storing all those deleted messages!

    Reply
  9. Kylenecav says

    March 22, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    I tried all the steps, but what worked in the end, was so simple! I simply called my voicemail the old school way, from my phone (by dialing the number of the phone I am on) and entered my passcode when prompted. I could hear all of the messages that were not showing up on my voicemail screen (it read “no voicemails”). I deleted each one… press 7 to delete, but verify after listening to he first voicemail options after the voicemail is complete….you do not have to listen to the whole voicemail. As soon as it said “Next Message” I hit 7 until it said ” You have no more messages.” I hung up, had my husband call my phone to see if he could leave a message and Voila!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      April 1, 2020 at 10:45 pm

      Thank you! I tried everything else suggested and nothing worked. This was so simple and now my voicemail is no longer full

      Reply
    • Anne Plumley says

      June 28, 2020 at 12:21 am

      Your answer was the most simplistic of any I have read regarding this problem. I have put a screenshot of this on my desktop so I will never forget it or I can easily send it to friends. Thanks tons!!!

      Reply
    • G says

      July 3, 2020 at 9:01 pm

      Yes, this is the only fix that works. Found it on my own.

      Reply
    • Jen Cazares says

      July 12, 2020 at 3:45 pm

      Thank you! Every step did not solve the VM box full issue, until trying it the “old school way” as you suggested! Viola is right! I had 39 VM messages that weren’t at all visable on my iPhione (even aftering deleting and “clear all” functions were applied. So even though this is a fix, the carrier (Verizon in my case) needs to address this problem.

      Reply
    • Larry A. says

      August 8, 2020 at 5:03 pm

      Tried every step and nothing worked until I followed your suggestion.Thank you so much for posting your experience it freed up the rest of my day and so simple.

      Reply
    • Nancy G. says

      August 12, 2020 at 9:53 pm

      That was the answer for us too. Thanks!

      Reply
    • Ellie says

      September 20, 2020 at 4:00 am

      Your way worked! Thank you for the simple answer. All the techies should take a course in “simple answers”!

      Reply
      • Ellie says

        September 20, 2020 at 4:03 am

        Replying to Jen with the “old school” method.

        Reply
    • Anna says

      October 11, 2020 at 11:45 am

      Thank you, saved me a trip to the Verizon store, I had tried everything else but your way was the only one that worked.

      Reply
  10. Donna says

    December 11, 2019 at 10:32 pm

    Step #3 did it – thank you!!!!

    Reply
  11. bestringtoness.com says

    September 9, 2019 at 10:05 pm

    My voicemail says it is full – but when I delete a few messages, and keep deleting once they come in the voicemail continues to stay “full”. it is as though the voicemails are in fact not being deleted, but I can’t see them any longer.

    Reply
    • Cheryl Preston Shaw says

      March 27, 2020 at 3:53 pm

      Remember to turn your phone off after deleting voice and emails, restart and perhaps that will solve the problem. I just did that to my I Phone 8 plus

      Reply

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