ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Visual voicemail

Okay kiddo, imagine you have a bunch of messages on your toy phone from mommy and daddy, but you have to listen to all of them in order to get to the one you really want to hear. Sounds like a lot of work, right? Well, imagine if you could just look at a list of all your messages and see who they're from and what they're about. That's what visual voicemail does for grown-ups!

When someone leaves you a voicemail, instead of having to listen to the whole thing, visual voicemail shows you a list of all your messages like pictures on a wall. You can see who left each message, the time they left it, and even a little preview of what they said. Then you can choose which message you want to listen to first, instead of wasting time listening to all of them in order.

Plus, if you're ever in a noisy place or just don't want to listen to a message, you can read a transcript of what the person said instead. It's like reading a note from them instead of listening to their voice! So visual voicemail saves grown-ups a lot of time and makes it easier to stay organized. Cool, huh?