topic Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away in Android

Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:56:55 GMT

Every time I turn my phone on or restart it I get a notificiation for a new voicemail. I don't use voicemail and have it switched off. When I phone 901 it confirms that I don't have any voicemails. I have tried my SIM in another phone and even in an Apple phone and get the same notification every time. I have tried calling ##002# to clear everything and even that won't work. What can I do to get rid of this notification once and for all! Thanks.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

MI5 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:58:18 GMT

Turn on your voicemail and call yourself from another phone.
Leave a voicemail message.
Call voicemail on your own phone and listen to your new message, then delete it.
This should remove your false indicator.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:01:10 GMT

I have just done this. The notification is still there.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

MI5 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:03:57 GMT

Try rebooting phone too

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:07:00 GMT

Ahh, it appears to have gone now. Fingers crossed it stays that way. Thank you for your prompt assistance.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

MI5 — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:08:34 GMT

No problem and welcome to the forum

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

jonsie — Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:08:43 GMT

Normally leaving yourself a voicemail the listening and deleting removes the icon.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

sUser — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:41:25 GMT

Read messages on voicemail, cleared cache, forced stopped app, cannot remove the notification due to android preventing from changing notification settings for any android feature. Help.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

gmarkj — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 11:46:44 GMT

Have you tried leaving yourself a message, listening and deleting it?

That has sorted the issue for others @sUser.

I'll also add the community guide about voicemail in case any of that helps.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

colsmith999 — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:24:06 GMT

Thanks, it worked for me

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

Oxonian — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:02:39 GMT

Good to hear @colsmith999 ! 👍

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

vkt — Sun, 18 May 2025 13:03:46 GMT

Many many thanks MI5. I have had this problem for years and was not sure how it arose or how to solve it: your suggestion worked fine. Thanks again.

Re: Voicemail Notification Will Not Go Away

MI5 — Sun, 18 May 2025 13:21:36 GMT

You're welcome @vkt