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Just wanted to write this up real fast and hopefully help a few people. I myself, coming from the EVO, did it also. Ya know, just pressing the "next" button and not paying attention to what I was actually hitting next to. I have seen quite a few people and threads about this so hopefully this helps. I had to dig around for answers, lol.
If you were just pressing next, next, next like I was, you will have found yourself with Google Voice taking over your texts and phone calls. And I did not like it at all. When my phone rang, I had to answer and press 1 to accept the call. WTH is that? Anyway, to get it back right you will need to log on to your computer to google.com/voice. In the top right hand corner you will see the settings button (where the arrow is pointing) and click on voice setting. Select the phone tab. Uncheck the boxes that Google has registered your numbers and integrated and you will be good to go. Uninstall and re-install Google Voice if you would like without hitting the integration button on the first step. Hopefully Google will change this soon.
EDIT: Read down with the next few posts, a lot of good info that has been said.
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Just wanted to write this up real fast and hopefully help a few people. I myself, coming from the EVO, did it also. Ya know, just pressing the "next" button and not paying attention to what I was actually hitting next to. I have seen quite a few people and threads about this so hopefully this helps. I had to dig around for answers, lol.
If you were just pressing next, next, next like I was, you will have found yourself with Google Voice taking over your texts and phone calls. And I did not like it at all. When my phone rang, I had to answer and press 1 to accept the call. WTH is that? Anyway, to get it back right you will need to log on to your computer to google.com/voice. In the top right hand corner you will see the settings button (where the arrow is pointing) and click on voice setting. Select the phone tab. Uncheck the boxes that Google has registered your numbers and integrated and you will be good to go. Uninstall and re-install Google Voice if you would like without hitting the integration button on the first step. Hopefully Google will change this soon.
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I did the same thing too. I was so upset they ****ed up Google Voice this way. I mean integration is nice, but NOT taking over my text messaging app and phone number etc.
Once I figured out what I had done I was able to get it to work NORMALLY as in before Google screwed **** up. I do hope that Google fixes this "Apple Takeover" crap.
Just FYI - any changes made with Google Voice will reflect as account changes in Sprint.com now.
Or take the time and set it up right and enjoy the awesomeness only Google voice integration on Sprint can give you.
Here is a post of mine I did before with links.
I love Google Voice integration. I've posted these links in other threads but they are good reads on why you are better off actually integrating and how to still use your default messaging apps.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...e-integration-i-did-it-and-heres-how-it-went/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ice-sprint-integration-questions-and-answers/
Here are some other cool things I'm able to do now myself. I can make outbound and inbound calls on my google talk using my cell number on my computer wherever I have internet access. I bought an OBI110 and hooked up a phone to it so now I have free VOIP calls whenever I answer or receive calls to my CELL number on this phone. Now I don't have to give anyone a different number and I can still control who gets to reach me at what time of the day. I can answer and receive texts on my computer, laptop, tablet all using my cell number. All my texts are backed up and searchable to my google voice account (even texts I send from my phone using one of the regular messaging apps, not google voice app)
My opinion. Take the time and setup integration right. It's one MAJOR advantage of being an Android user on Sprint now. You're missing out on way more by not setting it up than you would by setting it up.
Oh and for those who don't want to lose your old Google Voice Number, Google lets you keep additional numbers at $20 per number.
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Well I think for me, and many others, it wasn't the same set up as when I set it up for the Evo or whatever phone the user had. Yes we should have read and paid attention more closely, but the fact is we didn't and I'm sure there will be plenty more also. Thank you for the info and links, very interesting
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I almost did the same thing when I was setting up the app. I think they shouldve gone about putting that option in there a different way. If you're just going through it quick and pressing next you're screwed.
Off to check out those links... I tinkered with GV for hours trying to only use it for voicemail and use my stock or handcent for SMS/MMS. I kind of got it to work until I put the GV widget up to see the transcribed voicemail. The widget ended up displaying the SMS!
Finally I said screw it. Ditched the Sprint integration and setup a new number from some far away prefix. Now its great, GV for voicemail and stock or handcent for SMS/MMS.
Until GV can handle MMS and have SMS popups with screen off, I'm not using it except for phone call management.
thanks for the links.
can HTC install a trackball on this thing?
In order to continue to receive text messages to your handset's Messaging app, you have to check "Receive text messages on this phone" under the Google Voice online phone settings.
I don't mind it now
I like the way Google voice is integrated, what i hated was the call screening. I finally was able to get to a computer and fix that problem and fix my text message problem as well. I use handcent, so i turn off the notification but kept the pop-up so i don't receive two notifications but i still have the pop-up i like for quick response.
Like already said, log into your Google voice account and mess with the settings until you get it how you want it. you can allow text to be received on your phone and you can turn off the call screening.
I didn't notice this until people started asking "where are you?" and "what phone are you using?"
I was like... uhhh..... my cellphone...? "Well its a weird number."
Walked into Sprint, asked what I did and the girl looked at me kind of weird. Eventually it clicked (I smacked myself in the head) and we figured out what it was (after two hard resets). She let me use her computer quick and we disabled it.
I like how it took over the phone, but without support for MMS/ picture messaging, I don't wanna use it.
Like many others, all I want GV to do is handle my voicemail. Unfortunately, GV wants to take over my life. I set the flag "Allow SMS on the phone" but they still went to GV. I've actually had to log out of GV in order to get my SMS in the messaging app on my phone. GRRR!
Use full GV integration, use your sprint number as your GV number, do NOT install the GV app, then setup it correctly on the website and you will have SMS, MMS and picture messaging just fine. (FROM your cell phone only, can't send MMS from GV website or any other phone you link)
It doesn't do MMS/Picture messaging if you choose "option 2", use your GV as your sprint. Also, if you do option 2, sprint can't give you the unlimited mobile to mobile because the database uses prefixes to sort which are mobile, and GV numbers show as landlines.
So, yes, if you do your integration correctly, you get your sprint number, GV features, MMS, SMS. GV voicemail, etc.
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Off to check out those links... I tinkered with GV for hours trying to only use it for voicemail and use my stock or handcent for SMS/MMS. I kind of got it to work until I put the GV widget up to see the transcribed voicemail. The widget ended up displaying the SMS!
Finally I said screw it. Ditched the Sprint integration and setup a new number from some far away prefix. Now its great, GV for voicemail and stock or handcent for SMS/MMS.
Until GV can handle MMS and have SMS popups with screen off, I'm not using it except for phone call management.
thanks for the links.
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this is a problem by the app. Everytime you install the app it unchecks the receive text notifications. So anytime you sign out and sign back in the app (which should be rarely) you have to go back and recheck that option.
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Use full GV integration, use your sprint number as your GV number, do NOT install the GV app, then setup it correctly on the website and you will have SMS, MMS and picture messaging just fine. (FROM your cell phone only, can't send MMS from GV website or any other phone you link)
It doesn't do MMS/Picture messaging if you choose "option 2", use your GV as your sprint. Also, if you do option 2, sprint can't give you the unlimited mobile to mobile because the database uses prefixes to sort which are mobile, and GV numbers show as landlines.
So, yes, if you do your integration correctly, you get your sprint number, GV features, MMS, SMS. GV voicemail, etc.
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That incorrect, option 2 still allows for any mobile to ANY mobile. If you go to your google account on the web and your phone number says "sprint integrated" sprint servers know now to include this number as part of your plan for incoming and outgoing. Only difference is mms WILL have you original number, but both numbers are optimized for your plan.
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Use full GV integration, use your sprint number as your GV number, do NOT install the GV app, then setup it correctly on the website and you will have SMS, MMS and picture messaging just fine. (FROM your cell phone only, can't send MMS from GV website or any other phone you link)
It doesn't do MMS/Picture messaging if you choose "option 2", use your GV as your sprint. Also, if you do option 2, sprint can't give you the unlimited mobile to mobile because the database uses prefixes to sort which are mobile, and GV numbers show as landlines.
So, yes, if you do your integration correctly, you get your sprint number, GV features, MMS, SMS. GV voicemail, etc.
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If you do NOT install the Google Voice app on your phone how are you suppose to get your voicemails? IM still trying to figure out this google voice thing im sooo lost. Dont know why its so difficult. I just want to use google voice for voicemail like so many others. NOT text messages. But I get 2 dam notifications every time I get a dam text,lol.
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If you do NOT install the Google Voice app on your phone how are you suppose to get your voicemails? IM still trying to figure out this google voice thing im sooo lost. Dont know why its so difficult. I just want to use google voice for voicemail like so many others. NOT text messages. But I get 2 dam notifications every time I get a dam text,lol.
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You can send them to your email, or have them come in as text notifications.
Since I switched 2 phone over we've used zero minutes on our plan, except for the any mobile to any moible minutes, this seems more than enough reason to stay using it and not care about the quirks. It means I can drop to a lower plan and save money!
Using the google voice app for texts isn't that bad. Now that I'm used to it I like how everything is sorted by time received and then grouped into conversations, plus voicemail thrown into there. Its a one stop shop.It is great for work, we use just our personal cell phones for communication, I only have to check one place.
Call screening was the first thing I turned off, it was such a horrible idea. It's like they forgot we had that newfangled fancy thing called caller id on our phones.
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Excellent!! Thanks for this info I found it and now deleted gv app and its SOOOOO much better!! Just get a text when i get a voicemail
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dmcduck said:
Like many others, all I want GV to do is handle my voicemail. Unfortunately, GV wants to take over my life. I set the flag "Allow SMS on the phone" but they still went to GV. I've actually had to log out of GV in order to get my SMS in the messaging app on my phone. GRRR!
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I stopped that issue way before I bought an E3D. I used it on the OG Evo for seperating calls by dishing out Google number instead of my real cell number. Its kind of annoying how Google voice works though. I kind of see it as a privacy issue especially when it comes to texts and voicemail. Open your eyes people. Google isn't are cell phone company, so why give out such privacy.... To each is own.
My ''xDU4L C0R3 SH00T3Rx'' shot you down in 3D!
i set mine up manually instead of the quick integration step. GV is my voicemail and i use my regular number to make calls and text. if i need to text or call using my GV number, i have a widget to to do that.
Yea once I re installed google voice and is asked permission to take over my voice mail I exited out then went back into the beginning and selected to skip integration. I am not interested in google taking over my sprint matters as well.
is their an app that can give you Visual Voicemail like iphone?
I love the android, but the voicemail system sucks.
will this maybe be something that will be in ICS?
have you looked into google voice?
I'm interested in this also. I miss my iPhone's visual voicemail.
Google Voice and YouMail look like viable options...
Does anyone here actually use either?
a lot of people use google voice. the transcriptions are pretty weak but the voicemail service is pretty convenient.
+1 for Google Voice
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Try AT&T Messages. It has visual voice mail with transcription and it also serves as a hub for all your messages/calls/voice mails. I have been using it for a while its very good and free also.
like everyone said, use google voice. gvoice is da bomb
daraj said:
Try AT&T Messages. It has visual voice mail with transcription and it also serves as a hub for all your messages/calls/voice mails. I have been using it for a while its very good and free also.
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I tried this, it seemed to be slow, and freeze. It would not open at all for the first week. I could get in online, but on the phone it kept saying try later. Its an awesome concept, but implementation is poor on the current version.
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Google Voice is the best. Voice Voice mail + free SMS + cheap international call (free to Canada) and deep integration with Android than any other platforms.
+1 to Google Voice if you *need* that type of functionality.
Google voice works great. Visual voice mail plus transcriptions, access from any web browser, it can email or text you the messages, etc. The transcriptions aren't perfect but 80% of the time I don't even need to listen to the message.
I'm using AT&T messages, and I love it.
It works flawlessly, with no slowness etc. My phone is on stock rom, and unrooted.
The only thing I don't like is that you also get notifications for sms, even though I prefer the stock sms app, so I end up with double sms notifications. I consider it a small price, since I've been dying to have a good visual voicemail app for a LONG time.
I have used google voice in the past, but had several annoying issues with it, and honestly just didn't like it.
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I'm using AT&T messages, and I love it.
It works flawlessly, with no slowness etc. My phone is on stock rom, and unrooted.
The only thing I don't like is that you also get notifications for sms, even though I prefer the stock sms app, so I end up with double sms notifications. I consider it a small price, since I've been dying to have a good visual voicemail app for a LONG time.
I have used google voice in the past, but had several annoying issues with it, and honestly just didn't like it.
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stock SMS app, settings, uncheck notifications.
you get an alert from ATT app, then just open stock app
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stock SMS app, settings, uncheck notifications.
you get an alert from ATT app, then just open stock app
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Hi:
Thanks so much for the suggestion.
I had already thought of that, but the problem is that if I turn off the messaging notification, it disables the slide to missed text on the lock screen, which I love.
I am stuck crossing my fingers that At&t decides to update the program so it has more options.
Thanks anyway
At&T Messages prevented my phone from lighting up when a text was received.
I uninstalled it and things went back to normal. Drove me nuts trying to figure out why.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1298506
yeah, i just uninstalled AT&T Messages because I wasnt getting notifications and missed a bunch of texts.
Okay using Google voice now, and it's awesome. for some reason the first voicemail I got, GV transcribed the whole message, then after that all other messages said they can't be transcribed, whats with that?
the transcriptions are pretty bad, unless the person speaks clearly and slow. I woiuldn't worry about the transcriptions. I see them as a bonus if they work
So the visual voicemail they showed at the ICS presentation, was that just for Google Voice?
He said something like Google Voice mail integrated into the call log. I bet it is.
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I just happened to be going through the AT&T bloatware and happened upon this app - I decided to see what it was all about, and lo and behold, it's actually useful!
It puts your SMS, voicemails, and call log in the same stream. It also puts them in the cloud, and gives you a Speech-to-Text transcription of your voicemails, which is nice.
I have some minor complaints, but overall I enjoy using it. I have a few concerns about AT&T having all my texts on a website somewhere but it's a great way to have them all already backed up if you lose your phone, etc.
You can even send SMS from the website.
So, are you using it? Do you prefer another app for these things?
I was using it the first week of ownership. It's not bad but I quit because people would text me photos and they would only show up tiny?
Went with the gosms pro app...works great.
I don't want to use it but it's the only way I can get my vvm.. I've tried using the. Apk floating around here but it keeps telling me it can't validate it. I wantbto get away from it
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n00b1269 said:
I don't want to use it but it's the only way I can get my vvm.. I've tried using the. Apk floating around here but it keeps telling me it can't validate it. I wantbto get away from it
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I use it.
I like the VV to Text and the "cloud" functionality... I only want it gone b/c it takes over notifications and I'd like to use the BLN functionality of Da_G's OC Kernel... BLN doesn't work with AT&T Messages (yet).
@n00b1269, VV to Text (Which is what AT&T Messages does) is different than regular VV. I think if you have your account changed to regular VV, then the original VV .apk will work... I think.
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I don't want to use it but it's the only way I can get my vvm.. I've tried using the. Apk floating around here but it keeps telling me it can't validate it. I wantbto get away from it
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your going to have to call or chat with AT&T to have them reprovison your account in order to use the VVM app thats posted here in the forum i had used the messages app first then it screwed my account somehow not letting the VVM app validate if you look at that other thread i posted there
that sound like google voice only GV is 1000% better!
I used it for awhile, but the vlingo in car mode won't read text messages from it. So I switched back to handcent for text, and YouMail for vvm. Works great, and I love the new plugin for YouMail, called who are you, that gives true caller id for all calls.
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+1 For Google Voice
I followed the instructions on the Google Voice website and had it up and running in two minutes.
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Yes. I like att messaging a lot. Its simple and clean. I like the ui better than GV. For my use it has more functionality than GV except for the option to leave different voicemail greeting for different callers.
GV gives free texting but I have the $30 unlimited m to m and texting so no advantage there. Also I don't think GV support mms unless that's changed.
Only problem I can't get SMS popup app to work with it. I'm using Popup app instead and it works okay.
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I don't want to use it but it's the only way I can get my vvm.. I've tried using the. Apk floating around here but it keeps telling me it can't validate it. I wantbto get away from it
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I am using VVM on my stock GNOTE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452330
DL it to your pc and email it to your Gmail acct that is on your Note. Then check the box under apps that allows you to install from Non-Market places. (Unknown sources) Under settings-applications-Unknown sources.
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if you have already set up AT&T Messages, you will need to uninstall it and either call AT&T from another phone or log into your online att.com acct and do the support chat. They will have to remove Voice Mail and the feature AT&T Messages. They will then have to provision/apply Visual Voicemail back on.
It works great and I am stoked to have it back on my phone. I just had the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and VVM was on there. Loved it. Anyway, hope this helps.
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I don't want to use it but it's the only way I can get my vvm.. I've tried using the. Apk floating around here but it keeps telling me it can't validate it. I wantbto get away from it
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It did that to me to but I did the support chat and had them remove AT&T Messages feature and Voice Mail. I then powered my phone off and on, they added Visual Voicemail back on, powered off and on again and it worked.
The AT&T Messages feature is what is causing the issue.
I'm using it right now for VVM and it seems to be the only way to receive iMessages (Former iPhone User) in group form. If I try and get the messages from the stock app, I cant reply all... Anyone know of any other messaging apps that can receive and send messages in a group sms/mms fashion?
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I'm using it right now for VVM and it seems to be the only way to receive iMessages (Former iPhone User) in group form. If I try and get the messages from the stock app, I cant reply all... Anyone know of any other messaging apps that can receive and send messages in a group sms/mms fashion?
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I know GO SMS Pro supports group messaging, but I'm having an issue with people receiving double and triple messages from me while using that.
EDIT: You can't receive iMessages. iOS and OS X only, for now.
The ATT Messages app seems to work the best for me atleast for the iMessage style group chats. Go SMS Pro always splits it up for some reason, not sure why.
question about Go SMS Pro, I installed the app and its working fine (mostly use for the msg without closing other apps) and i would like to set it to my default Messaging app. So i go into Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Messaging>Clear Defaults but when i go to launch Messaging app it does not ask me what app i want to launch nor to set it as default.
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question about Go SMS Pro, I installed the app and its working fine (mostly use for the msg without closing other apps) and i would like to set it to my default Messaging app. So i go into Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Messaging>Clear Defaults but when i go to launch Messaging app it does not ask me what app i want to launch nor to set it as default.
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If you launch the Messaging app, you're going to launch the Samsung Messaging app. Just like if you pressed S Memo, it's going to launch S Memo, not some other note taking app on the phone. You need to open the GO SMS Pro icon. In Edit Mode, you can drag and drop the GO SMS icon over the default Messaging icon to replace it in the TouchWiz tray.
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If you launch the Messaging app, you're going to launch the Samsung Messaging app. Just like if you pressed S Memo, it's going to launch S Memo, not some other note taking app on the phone. You need to open the GO SMS Pro icon. In Edit Mode, you can drag and drop the GO SMS icon over the default Messaging icon to replace it in the TouchWiz tray.
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i only bring up this questions because i dont like the way the icon looks for the GO SMS Pro... i much prefer the default messaging app icon but i guess theirs no way to change that... cause replacing the icon just puts that ugly GO SMS Icon there... lol
Never used it and never realized it did all that. I thought it was like a chat thing for ATT users like 3 of my friends and me could all see each others texts like a chat room.
I've been using Google Voice for years now.
VVM
To be more specific on the issue with VVM. IF you ran the ATT Messaging app, it causes all sorts of changes in ATT's system on your account. The Tech/Rep looking at it for you will tell you all is well, and in their defence, it appears that it is correct. However, it's not and it's deep in their system and they can not control it.
To get it corrected, you have to have them COMPLETLY REMOVE YOUR DATA PLAN ( re-read that 10x.. it is EXACTLY what they have to do to get it working ). VVM is attached to your data plan. They can tinker with voice mail all day, it will do NOTHING for you. And good luck getting a rep who will actually go though the trouble of removing the data plan, especially if your on unlimited in the states still. However, if you anoy them enough, and keep them on the line long enough, they will eventually do it just to shut you up. Your best method of doing this is actually to go to the store and do it there. The reps there have permission to do it, where as the phone tech's kept having to call other departments to get it done.
After 3 days and 4-5 hours on the phone with a tech they got mine working. So I immediatly loaded the att app, it killed VVM, and I was able to drive to my local store, and they had it working again in 10 minutes ( that is 10 minutes after the guy did what i asked, complete removal of the data plan ). I did this just to prove it was a repeatable fix and not a 1x deal based on some random error.
Apologies if this is irrelevant. I don't have a i777, but I set up AT&T Messages on my i727 (Skyrocket). Didn't take more than a day to realize I hated the interface (and the fact that the app shanghais all notifications).
Unable to resolve how to turn off the notifications, on a whim I decided to just try to uninstall the app. To my amazement, it actually worked. My regular VVM went back to normal. I needed no interjection from AT&T at all.
I know this is very much a "hatchet" solution and not a "scalpel", but hopefully it's helpful all the same.
I have Sprint and an integrated google voice number. I also have a tablet I use to send/receive GVoice messages. Problem is, only the received messages will show up on my phone...any message sent through GVoice isn't there. Ps, I understand WHY, just looking for a way to get around it.
Is there any app/technique available (searched FOREVER) that will allow my phone to sync up with the sent messages from GVoice? Essentially, I want to be able to have a gvoice only conversation on the tablet and have the same conversation show up on the phone.
Thanks!
Bump. Have an app that can send GV from the native SMS system.
GV Intergration
But I cannot get GV messages received in the native message app without forwarding the text through the proper SMS phone number. I thought there was an an option for this in the GV app, but it doesn't seem to make a difference for me.
I just emailed the developer of the GV Integration app asking if he had any ideas on how to do this. Unfortunately, the Google Voice app is the only one I've found that will sync messages instantly (or at all). I SMS a *lot* from my laptop browser via google.com/voice and the Google Voice chrome plugin.. so it would suck to only see one side (incoming) of the text thread.
I'll definitely let you guys know if I find anything.
damnit google.. open up the freakin api already.
Also.. if you do use the Google Voice app.. there's an app on the market called NotifierPro that works with the Android Google Voice app to display popups of incoming text messages... which is convenient.
You can send text mesages with GVI, then have them forwarded back to your phone. That would work if you have unlimited inbound texts, but it cuts prepaid texting in half, which is nice, but could be nicer.
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Well, I'm glad others have an interest in something like this too. I've been using mysms recently...it's by no means reliable and it relies on your phone to send/receive (unlike GV) but it works ok for now. Mighty text works better as far a reliability goes, but is terrible with the tablet browser, doesn't support notifications, and still relies on the phone...still not GV. I guess we'll just gave to wait.
Argh...the GV integration app ALMOST works. It might just be a matter of getting the settings right. Messages sent from a Google Voice web browser get integrated into handcent (Usually after you receive a message). I just keep running into problems with duplicate messages, not getting notifications from handcent (messages still show up), etc depending on the settings I choose between the GV/Handcent/GV Integration apps.
SO frustrating...has anyone had better luck?
Looking for a way to keep text sent from the browser and tablet synced with my phone as well. Im using Sprints GV integration as well.
I know this thread is old but for anybody that finds this post you should know that cm10.2 roms have voice+ which integrates messages sent from a computer to your phones message store
Wow thread resurrection! Yes it's awesome. Been using it since Koush came out with Babel. Recent nightlies though, receiving messages has been spotty. Are you using nightlies and or are you seeing this too?
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For anyone else, the app Sliding Messaging (on play store, or if you search xda) just added Google voice integration.
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So I like a lot of the roms out there that I've tried. But my biggest thing on most is Verizon's stupid VoiceMail app... Most of them don't have it installed and the copy of the app I have found usually doesn't work or crashes non-stop after I install it from TWRP.
I know there's YouMail (I think that's what it's called.) but I wasn't a big fan.
Is there either a way to stop getting the garbled text message when not using the verizon app or what?
I've noticed that if I don't use a rom with the Voicemail app I either don't get Voicemails or I get the garbled text message and it still doesnt' really work correctly.
I get my voicemail thru Google voice, but I also use the vzw messages+ app so no garbled texts. Well other then some rather humorous renderings of a computer program having problems figuring out some Oklahoma and Texas accents.
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TwiggLe said:
So I like a lot of the roms out there that I've tried. But my biggest thing on most is Verizon's stupid VoiceMail app... Most of them don't have it installed and the copy of the app I have found usually doesn't work or crashes non-stop after I install it from TWRP.
I know there's YouMail (I think that's what it's called.) but I wasn't a big fan.
Is there either a way to stop getting the garbled text message when not using the verizon app or what?
I've noticed that if I don't use a rom with the Voicemail app I either don't get Voicemails or I get the garbled text message and it still doesnt' really work correctly.
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I went to my verizon account and disabled visual voicemail, so I get the old school standard voicemail notification now.
Google Voice on every device I've used for the past few years
hawkswind1 said:
I went to my verizon account and disabled visual voicemail, so I get the old school standard voicemail notification now.
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i'm getting the funky texts instead of a voicemail notification, but I don't have visual voicemail on my phone. any idea where else to turn it off?
goldsmitht said:
i'm getting the funky texts instead of a voicemail notification, but I don't have visual voicemail on my phone. any idea where else to turn it off?
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Through Verizon's website or on the my verizon app it's plan>change features>voicemail
hawkswind1 said:
Through Verizon's website or on the my verizon app it's plan>change features>voicemail
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I'm not finding it on the website, but can I download the apk from the playstore and run it there? I'm on AOSP at the moment
thanks,
goldsmitht said:
I'm not finding it on the website, but can I download the apk from the playstore and run it there? I'm on AOSP at the moment
thanks,
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Yep you should be able to install the My Verizon app from play store. If not use http://apps.evozi.com/apk-downloader/ and sideload it.
Youmail sucks because of their horrible contact sync. It messes everything up. However someone made a different app for the service called Better Youmail and it is phenomenal!
I ended up contacting verizon on there twitter support page and they disabled basic visual voicemail and I've been back to using just the old one since.
TwiggLe said:
I ended up contacting verizon on there twitter support page and they disabled basic visual voicemail and I've been back to using just the old one since.
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Jasmine ROM and Visual Voice Mail.
Flawless.
If anyone is on an AOSP ROM and getting funky SMS messages instead of voicemail notifications:
Condition:
You are running without Verizon VVM "Messaging" app installed.
Symptoms:
When someone leaves a voicemail, you get a SMS message with a bunch of header info. The message starts with //VVMMMS... and usually includes the caller's number somewhere in the string.
You do not get a standard notification of a voicemail (no envelope in the notifications and/or status bar.
Information:
It is likely that your account is setup for Basic Visual Voicemail. The messages that you are receiving are push control messages that stock-installed Verizon apps would pick up and use to generate their own notifications. Since VVM is not installed, they come across as regular SMS messages.
Verizon has 3 different voicemail offerings at present: Voicemail, Basic Visual Voicemail, and Premium Visual Voicemail; the latter is usually a paid service. Based on which is included with your account/line, they determine how the notification should be sent; the app is a key component in the proprietary service.
Solution:
You may contact Verizon at their support 800 number and go through the prompts to get technical support. When you get there, ask them to change your voicemail setting to "IMS Voicemail" instead of "IMS Visual Voicemail Basic." This should allow you to get the standard notification and call *86 when you tap it. Keep in mind that this is something done on the carrier's side, so if you decide to install VVM or use a stock ROM that includes it, the functionality will not be there. If the paid service was included as part of your contract, you may have some difficulty in getting them to change the setting back to "IMS VVM Basic" without an additional fee.
If you install hangouts, you can configure your voicemail to go to the hangouts app. Not only will it transcribe it so you can read it, you can play it right from a thread like an sms message.
It's very neat.
I use Google Voice and have been for a few years. I like the fact they transcribe the voicemail for you. Also, anytime someone leaves a voicemail or I get a missed call, i get an email on my gmail account. The missed call emails are a life saver especially when the phone never rings to notify you of a missed call to start with which has happened to me a couple of times. You can also text and make phone calls from the Google Voice app as well.
TwiggLe said:
So I like a lot of the roms out there that I've tried. But my biggest thing on most is Verizon's stupid VoiceMail app... Most of them don't have it installed and the copy of the app I have found usually doesn't work or crashes non-stop after I install it from TWRP.
I know there's YouMail (I think that's what it's called.) but I wasn't a big fan.
Is there either a way to stop getting the garbled text message when not using the verizon app or what?
I've noticed that if I don't use a rom with the Voicemail app I either don't get Voicemails or I get the garbled text message and it still doesnt' really work correctly.
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I just downloaded YouMail. trying to see what the deal is with this app. why didn't you like it?
jisaacs717 said:
I just downloaded YouMail. trying to see what the deal is with this app. why didn't you like it?
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It wasn't horrible, I just didn't like having an app like that. I know everything we do even on our phones is being watched/stored somewhere by someone most likely.
But I just didn't like having yet another party having access to my things. It worked, setting up the voicemail message with a slight pain for a bit till I got it working right.
The notifications worked, people didn't have issues leaving me messages etc. It worked is the main thing. I just personally didn't care for it.
Now that I'm back to using plain voicemail without the visual VM etc I'm happy with that.