I don’t understand why voicemail really needs ti be a separate service involving forwarding and such. Couldn’t there be an app that picks up an unanswered call after a timer, plays a greeting, and records the reply? Couldn’t that all be on the device?

Or is there some technical limitation that I just don’t understand? I haven’t found any such app, and all voicemail apps seem to be services that forward calls remotely.

  • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    10 days ago

    Greater digital independence. I currently use Voxist, which is… fine.

    I don’t really want more corporate spyware on my phone from Google or my carrier or whoever. I’d prefer something FOSS, and private. That means on-device (or self hosted, but I don’t even know how that would work.)

    • Alexstarfire@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      10 days ago

      I don’t really want more corporate spyware on my phone from Google or my carrier or whoever.

      It’s not on your phone, nor is it spyware. You call a number to access carrier voicemail. If you’re worried about them listening to your calls you may as well just not call anyone.