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Live Voicemail is a new iOS 17 feature that lets you see live transcriptions of voicemails as they are being left by callers. You don’t have to answer calls from unknown numbers—the phone will do it for you and show you what the caller is saying in text form. You can then decide if you want to pick up the call or not. Spam calls detected by carriers are automatically rejected and won’t appear as Live Voicemail. Apple claims the transcription is done by the Neural Engine on your device, so it’s fast, accurate, and private.