I pointed out I hope constructively in a ticket a while back, that VM plays saved messages before new ones. Perhaps it is doing thing chronologically? If so, I would prefer the reverse chronological order - but that would be a band-aid.
Consecutive messages by one person could be confusing in reverse order.
Playing new messages in order is all I want.
Saved messages should be a different option.
I think most people delete messages after they hear them, or only check them from email attachments. Otherwise I expect there would be more complaints.
NOW: About question #2, "Can you skip to the next message" (Rephrased)
I have not found a way to do it, but a button to do so would be great!
A skip to previous message could be handy too!
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