AT&T Inc. and Apple Inc. are considering adding new features in an iPhone update before year's end to give users alerts when they are about to go over their voice minutes and an option to disable voicemail greetings, according to reports.

The changes under consideration are based on customer feedback, according to Apple Insider and other reports.

The overage alerts would be in the form of a push notification from AT&T either with a message or a sound to warn users they are in danger of going past their monthly anytime minute allocation, to avoid costly surcharges, according to reports.

The new voicemail options would allow users to disable custom voicemail greetings on an iPhone as well as AT&T's standard introduction. Users also could bypass the automated instructions on an iPhone when placing calls to other AT&T customers.

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