Will Verizon support visual voicemail?

pandoroxus

In the upcoming Android M (Marshmallow/6.0) update visual voicemail support is going to be added to the OS in the stock dialer app (similar to the way it's implemented in the iPhone as I understand it). I'm curious to know if Verizon plans to support this feature or if Verizon will forgo implementing this feature in favor of their own (paid) service. I would assume Android users would get the service the same way iOS users do, but then again, Android doesn't really get the same weight around Verizon as iOS does.

Snn5

I doubt Verizon places importance on a competing feature or service, however Verizon does sometimes do similar features, but usually only in the free-app-feature area, like message apps.  I assume you mean to ask will Verizon allow Google's VVM service in addition to their own, and you are referring to the transcription-service portion of the feature, since Verizon already has basic visual voicemail on postpaid accounts.  There's a lot more to Visual Voicemail than most people think.  Using Verizon's network, Vzw can implement their own visual vm service, while implementing a Google feature requires a lot more integration and company-cooperation.