How to Activate on Your Android with YouMail

If you ever need to make sure that your voicemails are correctly being forwarded to your YouMail inbox, all you need to do is activate. YouMail is a powerful visual voicemail and spam-blocking service that enhances your Android calling experience. If you’re trying to activate YouMail, follow this guide to ensure everything goes smoothly.

⚠️ Important: Wi-Fi Calling must be turned OFF during activation. YouMail uses your phone's regular call forwarding feature, which may not work correctly with Wi-Fi Calling enabled.

Open the YouMail app and tap the Sheild Icon in the bottom middle of the screen
Tap Voicemail
Tap Call Forwarding
Tap Activate
YouMail will attempt to call the activation code(s)

YouMail needs to forward missed calls from your carrier voicemail to its system.

Activation Steps

Shield Icon - Select the Shield icon with the check mark

Voicemail - Select Voicemail on the top right

Activate - Select Activate

Continue to Activate - Select Continue

Calls the activation code -

Call activation code - The activation code(s) will appear on your dialer.

The phone will call your unique code - A message will say MMI code started

Succes- A success message will appear if the activation was succesfull

If you're having trouble activating YouMail, make sure conditional call forwarding is set up correctly by using the codes provided in the app or tapping the activation button. Check that your carrier supports conditional call forwarding, and ensure the app has the right permissions (like Phone and Contacts). If another voicemail service is active, disable it first. If it's still not working, try uninstalling and reinstalling the app.

How to Activate YouMail on an Android Phone

How to Verify Activation on Your iPhone

How to Activate/Deactivate YouMail on the iPhone

How to Set Up Call Forwarding with YouMail

Help with Activation