YouMail Voicemail & Spam Block

This looks like it is a useful, fun little app. My problem is that after I install itand dial the "Activate" number it just gives me an unknown error. Have contacted the developer, so will see if this is fixable. I hope so because I find the native voice mail app frustrating as I can't hear VO through the louder voice mail voice.

Hello, Did you dial the youmail activate that was put into your contacts list? That's how the calls on your IPhone are forwarded to your youmail instead of the IPhone's voicemail. You might also want to listen to the podcast I submitted about this app. Remember, go to your contact list, find youmail activate and call it. The number is just a long set of numbers, like a ocde. Once you call it, you'll hear a series of little dial tones and then the call will disconnect. From now on, all your voicemails will be forwarded to youmail. If you want to go back to the original IPhone voicemail, find the youmail deactivate in your contact list and dial that. I hope this helps. Take care, Melissa

Well I finally got it worked out. For anyone who uses Fido Canada the process to get Youmail up and running is a long one. I spent most of the day working on this and I would imagine it is the same for Rogers and other Canadian carriers. Anyone who needs help with Fido can let me know and I will walk them through the process. It is a good app once you get it going. Thanks again Melisa for the podcast. JP

Hello, I know that the Youmail app was recently updated to version 3.2.54. Has anyone tested this for VoiceOver accessibility? Judging by past comments, it sounds as though the app should be accessible; however, I just want to confirm this before downloading and getting started with it.

The app is mostly accessible. If you upgrade to the professional plan and edit the auto-attendant menu, the links are not labeled. They listen to your feedback. The best way to reach them is by emailing them at support@youmail.com or calling them at 800-374-0013.

Hi Melissa, You have a podcast on this app? Would you post a link. Could not find it on Applevis. Thanks so much!

Is this app primarily if your iPhone is a business phone? Will it be beneficial to a personal cell phone user? Thanks.

Now blocks robotexts, not just robocalls.
- More customization of robocall blocking
- Improved voice over accessibility actions for message and history lists
- Other bug fixes and improvements throughout
- Please rate us if you like the app and these improvements!

Hello,
Just wanted to update people on the status of this app. A couple of weeks ago I contacted support because I found I could not swipe in the folders that contain messages, at least not with VoiceOver.
The update from yesturday fixes this, and I can now find the message i want to move or delete, and flick up or down to find the action I want to do.
There is still a bit of a problem when selecting more than one message though. After tapping the edit button, and selecting messages, VoiceOver will not report which messages are selected, and which are not. For example, saying selected on the messages that are highlighted, and reading the other ones as normal. This would help when trying to handle more than one message.
They did a great job on this update, and I hope they keep it up.

Someone asked if this would be useful as an every day user, and I think it is. The robo call blocking is great for a start, and it has really cut down on the number of robo calls I get over the past few months I've started using it. I don't know if its the tones they play before the out of service message starts to play, but I don't get nearly as many spam calls as I used to.
I am also hard of hearing, and sometimes listening to a voice message as more than I can handle at the end of a day. Reading what a message says in braille or listening to it word by word with speech is much, much, much easier than trying to listen to a message over and over again, to gather what it has to say, sometimes playing with the volume buttons all the while.
iOS has the ability to transcribe messages as well, but i find YouMail dues a much better job at this, not using the underlines scattered throughout the message, and putting periods or camas using the gaps in the message's wording makes for a much better reading experience.
Thanks again for a great app, and a great update!

Our pleasure, Jesus! We're glad to hear that it's working now. If you ever experience any other bugs, feel free to let us know here or at support.youmail.com or on Twitter (@youmailsupport).

• Now blocks robotexts, not just robocalls. More customization of robocall blocking
• Improved voice over accessibility actions for message and history lists
• Other bug fixes and improvements throughout

Hi I just tried setting up an account and the app crashes when I try to put any information into the text fields. Also, I try typing with voiceover on and it doesn't put in what I type, it just makes noises. I had an account several years ago but I changed email addresses since then.

While this was fixed about two years ago now, this bug has cropped up again. All messages just read out VoiceMila from , sender's name/number, and date and time information.
Messages that have not been read/heard yet are no longer marked as such in text/VoiceOver label.
I have tried emailing support, but have yet to get back to it with debug logs and possibly a Video/screenshare.

I tried to sign up because I had heard it's a great alternative to the native visual voicemail feature of the phone app for IOS but it won't let me enter my 10-digit phone number, so I've hit a roadblock.