Set up or change a voicemail greeting

You can record a custom greeting for your voicemail or use the default greeting for Google Voice. Record up to 10 voicemail greetings and select the one that you want callers to hear.

Record a new greeting

When you use the Google Voice app, you can record a greeting up to 3 minutes long. If you use Safari to record the greeting, it can only be one minute long. If you don't record a new greeting, callers hear the default greeting.

To record a new greeting:

1. Open the Google Voice app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu  Settings.
3. In the Voicemail section, tap Voicemail greeting.
4. Tap Record a greeting.
5. Tap Record .
6. Record your greeting and when you’re done, tap Stop .
7. Choose what you want to do with the recording:
   •  To listen to the recording, tap Play .
   • To replace the recording, tap Redo.
   • To save the recording, tap Save. Enter a name for the new greeting and tap Save.

Change your greeting

To use a different greeting that you already recorded or switch back to the default greeting:

1. Open the Google Voice app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu  Settings.
3. In the Voicemail section, tap Voicemail greeting.
4. Next to the greeting you want to use, tap More  Set as active.

 

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