Hi guys. I’ve gotten a voicemail from my friends father. “Blake’s dead.” It said. I called back immediately in a panic to check and everything was fine. I think he said “Blake’s dad” on the message.
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iPhone 15, iOS 26
Your phone (unless it’s a “15 Pro”) isn’t using AI to transcribe the VM.
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Note too that it IS flagged as “Low Confidence”
I know it's old-fashioned but perhaps listen to the voicemails?
drazious wrote:
Is the transcription carrier based?
Bottom line it all depends on the quality/timbre/pronunciation of the person speaking. Nothing is perfect and there’s really nothing you can do about it. No one is at fault.
Please foillow this path,
iPhone > Settings > scroll down > Apps > Phone > Live Voicemail > is it enabled?
drazious wrote:
Is the transcription carrier based?
I don't think so, but, like Chattanoogan, I'm not sure.
If the person speaking is speaking softly, is in a noisy environment (cars with the windows down are the worst!), has an accent that strays too far from American Standard, or mumbles, the transcription can go wrong. It's unfortunate that this time it went wrong in such an upsetting way.
And have fun smoking the work.
It could be either. Many carriers offer the service and Apple offers LIVE Voicemail.
So, just imagining my own reaction to the scenario, did the OP actually listen to the voice mail? It would have been my first reaction. Seriously, isn’t “let’s smoke some work” a clue? And then posts it here. For what purpose?
Kilgore-Trout wrote:
So, just imagining my own reaction to the scenario, did the OP actually listen to the voice mail? It would have been my first reaction. Seriously, isn’t “let’s smoke some work” a clue? And then posts it here. For what purpose?
To be honest, I never listen to voicemails. At one point, I had a message telling people not to leave them. But I don't really read the transcription, either. If they're people I know, I call them back.
But no, I don't quite see the point of posting it here beyond, perhaps misery loves company?
Maybe smoke some work too!
The first thing that jumped into my mind was the old video of using Siri with a Scottish accent.
Is the transcription carrier based?
I’m honestly not sure exactly how that feature is implemented.
VM is a carrier function … but … with ever more capability being placed in the handset … ???
Voicemail Transcription said my friend is dead.
