I'm using Google voice exclusively for text messaging. Right now the only way to send/receive texts is to use the google voice app, but I would like to do that through the native message app. Is it possible?
Have the texts forwarded to your phone number? Or are you trying to avoid texting costs?
generalamerica said:
Or are you trying to avoid texting costs?
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This exactly. Sorry for missing info
A little bump will help I hope?
I will bump this thread..... but only kind of... let me explain
I would like to have a dedicated messaging app for Google Voice texting, but I would LOVE is to have an Android Google Voice app with tabs/menus.
The GV Mobile + app for iPhone is far superior to the native Android Google Voice application, it hurts.... I just hate opening Google Voice and seeing every single text, voicemail, missed call, etc. An intuitive menu bar for Calls/Dialer, Texts, Call History, Voicemail would be a dream come true.
It's not possible currently. Perhaps, one day Google will read this post and implement it.
Switch to Sprint. We get our texts via messaging app and not the Google Voice app! It is quite nice.
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1. My Sprint number is tied directly to Google Voice via the built-in integration.
2. I have the EVO 3D.
Is there any reason why I would want to use/install the Google Voice application when I already get everything directly through it anyhow?
I'm pretty sure that in order to receive texts, you have to have the app installed.
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I'm pretty sure that in order to receive texts, you have to have the app installed.
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Not if you leave it set to text your phone as well.
To the op only reason I have the app is to get voicemail
Thanks for the responses. I get and send text messages via the phone and it all shows up in Google Voice (the web portal). Voicemail is transcribed for me and then emailed directly - and I can still check it from my phone by holding 1. So it sounds like I don't need to install the app. Thanks for confirming
What about for international calls?
1) If someone calls me internationally, can I pick up with Google Voice wifi and not have to pay as much?
2) If I call a international number, is it cheaper if I initiate the call through the web UI?
donatom3 said:
Not if you leave it set to text your phone as well.
To the op only reason I have the app is to get voicemail
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Where do i do that? Online or through app?
Online through voice settings I believe.
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Voicemail. I hate the stock voicemail interface.
Yup........voicemail. You pretty much get Visual Voicemail with it. How else are you supposed to retrieve your voicemails? Dialing your own number? This is 2011.
I decided not to install the app cause the MMS issue. All my texts/mms work fine but I dont receive visual voice mails. I still wont install the app cos its a pain in the ass to open the app for everything.
Might be a dumb question but how can I get the text to not go through voice and go to the stock messaging app so I don't have to open up voice to read my text I'm on mikg 2.3 and have an EVO
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johnny tsunami said:
Might be a dumb question but how can I get the text to not go through voice and go to the stock messaging app so I don't have to open up voice to read my text I'm on mikg 2.3 and have an EVO
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Your text will always go through Google voice once integrated, but there is a setting in the app and web page that lets them come in as regular texts as well. Mms always goes straight to the phone even if you integrate and install the app.
I prefer Google Voice for visual voicemail mostly because GV gives you free text transcription.
What I do is just have the option for text notification so my texts still go through the stock message program and I pretty much ignore GV for anything else. Now whenever I miss/ignore a call and I get a voicemail, I get a text from myself letting me know I have a voicemail and I can then open the app. A bit of that text also contains some of the transcribed voice message left and who it was from. This also helps save battery/data (unlimited plans yes I know) since I don't have to leave GV logged in all the time etc.
My only complaint is that I would like the text notifying me of the voice message to look as though it came from the person that called me instead of myself.
use it to answer you sms through google voice web page,
ie google.com/voice or the google voice extension. also phone calls too
I did not see a reason to use the Google Voice app for my integrated number. My texts and mms go though the native app, I get a text with the transcribed voicemail or I press and hold 1 to listen to them.
However I setup the Google Voice App with my other Google Voice number. So I can send and receive texts and listen to voicemails for a secondary number.
Also with the return of Sipdroid I setup the same Google Voice Number that is in the Google Voice App, now I have 2 fully functional lines.
For those that love the Google voicemail but hate the merged text messaging, you need to login to Google voice, unnassociate your phone and install the "lite" version.
Do not chose the Integrate with Sprint option.
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Disable inbox notification in GV app and enable text notification. Everything is logged in GV but text come through your regular app. I still have to checkout voice mail. I believe if voice mail notification is set to text to your phone, everything will be notified though regular messaging app and you can open GV app to get your voice mails.
Yup, like donnie said. I can delete texts off my phone, but they're also backed up on Google voice.
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Just confirming, if you enable text notification and disable inbox notification in GV application, you get everything through text message. You will have to open GV application to listen voice mail but for text default application will be used. Everything is still logged into google voice.
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Is anyone aware of an app that will copy google voice texts to the text messaging app on the phone and show them as new messages? I have a texting plan, but service at home sucks. I want to just use airplane mode and have wifi on at home, which works great with the google voice app. BUT I realllllly miss using handcent customization and custom text tones.
Does anyone know how to get google voice voicemails to show up in the touchwiz dialer(I have the setting checked in GV)? Evidently, they don't play well together. Is there a work around?
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As long as I can remember google voice notifications only appear in the pulldown notification area as notifications from google voice as an app. I am not aware of any dialer integration other than for when making calls the option to run the call through google voice.
Prior to using google voice there would be a message waiting indicator that would only clear once you dialed your vm and listened to your new messages, this is somthing that to my understanding is only able to be controlled by your carrier not an app.
Hope this helps!
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I am looking for the same functionality. For those that may not know exactly what is stated in OP, Google voice has an option for voice mails to appear under the call log with the option to playback workout using GV. It works under AOSP roms. This functionality would be great on stock touchwiz, bit its not a deal breaker for me. Interested if anyone has found a way.
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After recieving the new Google Voice update, I now receive text messages from Google Voice and the default messaging app.
I do not see a way in the Google Voice app to disable text messaging. I only use Google Voice for voicemail. I do not use it as my primary phone number.
Anyone know how to disable this?
lazerus06 said:
After recieving the new Google Voice update, I now receive text messages from Google Voice and the default messaging app.
I do not see a way in the Google Voice app to disable text messaging. I only use Google Voice for voicemail. I do not use it as my primary phone number.
Anyone know how to disable this?
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The only thing I can think of is to turn notifications off on g voice, but I'm unsure if you'll still receive vm notifications then. I'm currently trying to figure out how to text with stock messaging app as gv number, but there's all these limitations and whatnot. They really need to start providing some better integration and support for gv overall, without Hangouts. Hope this helps somehow.
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