Most phones display the little tape symbol in the top of the phone when there are unread voicemails. Currently, the only way to see this is to look at the voicemail icon on the phone (from the voicemail number) and see if its a picture or not. Here is an example on a series 60 device:


I was wondering if there was a way to add a simple indicator in the notification area (where it shows 3g/wifi connected):

For example, With no new voicemail:


With voicemail unlistened to:


EDIT: Brainstorm link:
http://maemo.org/community/brainstor...notifications/