When Google Hangouts were launched (back during the first day of Google I/O), they brought together a few elements of Google’s many separate chatting services. But though it was awesome, it was missing a few key things, namely SMS and Google Voice integration. These drawbacks made the service little more than a simple instant messaging app, when it… Read more
Google has updated quite a few apps today. One of those is Google Voice. It’s a bug fixing update, but it’s a pretty significant one. It fixes delayed SMS notifications and inbox syncing issues. The inbox syncing issue caused duplicate notifications because they were not being cleared on other devices when you checked them on one. All this is fixed now,… Read more
Google’s popular voice service Google Voice has a new update available, bringing some useful features and integration to the app. For devices running Android 4.0, it now integrates directly to the native dialer app. Voicemails can now be played directly through the dialer app, much like the native feature. There’s one catch to this feature, as it can only… Read more
Google has been working towards making all of Android look the same over the last year, and is taking another step by updating one of its own apps. Google Voice has just been updated to version 0.4.2.44, bringing new UI elements to devices running Honeycomb or Ice Cream Sandwich. Also included is offline queuing of apps, something not previously available…. Read more
It may be a week later than originally leaked, but nonetheless, the time has finally come: Google Voice with Sprint integration has gone live. For those of you looking to get in on the action, there is two options for completing the integration, Option 1: Keep your Sprint number: Your Sprint number becomes your Google Voice number so that when… Read more
For those of you still looking to use your Sprint number as your Google Voice number for complete mobile GV integration, the wait is almost over. Starting April 26th, Google Voice and Sprint integration will go live. As a quick refresher, when Sprint announced the Nexus S 4G, they also announced a handy new feature coming to their handsets: users… Read more
Announced today in true press release fashion, the Google Nexus S will be adding a 4G to its name as the device is adjusted to work with Sprint’s WiMax network. Along with the normal innards a Nexus S can boast (Hummingbird, Super AMOLED, FFC), the Nexus S 4G will come WiMax enabled with tight Google Voice integration. Essentially, Sprint users will… Read more
When Google first bought GrandCentral in 2007, rumors of the Big G utilizing VoIP in some interesting ways started to swirl. When Gizmo5 was acquired, it practically sealed the deal. Unfortunately, we still haven’t seen much of that tight Google integration with VoIP and Google Voice like many have been suspecting — until now. Unearthed by… Read more
It seems like just yesterday Google released Gingerbread, well that was almost two months ago – that’s years in Google Time. Google will be officially unveiling Android’s latest version – Honeycomb – this Wednesday, at a press event in their Mountain View campus. The event starts at 10AM PST/ 1PM EST and will be streamed live on YouTube at… Read more
Not quite sure how widespread this problem is, as it’s still developing, but word on the web is quite a few GV users are having problems using the service today. Problems have been ranging from calls never being connected, to calls being connected, but going out from a random number, to everything in between. Personally, I have been experiencing the… Read more
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