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Google Voice RCS Would Be Awesome, Google

Kellen December 10, 2020 32

For most of the past decade, I have used nothing but Google Voice for texting and calling. Through the hundreds of phones I've tested on various carriers, I almost never touch the dialer and place a call through that phone's actual number, because instead I...

Updated Google Voice Icon Showing Up on Desktop

Tim November 9, 2020 8

Google Voice users are spotting the new and improved icon for the service, which Google appears to be shipping out to desktop users this week. We assume it'll come to the mobile apps soon, too. We can see that the logo somewhat conforms with Google's other...

Mmm, Dark Mode for Google Voice is Rolling Out

Tim October 9, 2019

Dark Mode for the Google Voice app just appeared on my Pixel 3 XL running Android 10, following an update to version 2019.40.273569721. What's nice about this implementation is that inside of the app's settings, all the way at the bottom, there's a dedicated...

Google Voice Dark Theme is Here, Well, Rolling Out Slowly

Kellen October 1, 2019

Google says that the dark theme for Google Voice is now rolling out starting today and should reach all within 15 days. They made the announcement through their G Suite Updates blog, as a heads-up to G Suite customers, but these announcements also impact...

Google Voice Messages Finally Work Properly With Android Auto

Kellen April 4, 2019

Hey, so with an update this week, Google Voice now works with Android Auto's notification system. What I mean by that is Google Voice notifications can now be played over Android Auto as they roll in. It's shocking to think this hasn't been there all along,...

Your Google Voice Might Look a Little Different Today

Kellen August 17, 2018

Google Voice picked up a new update yesterday that does a couple of things of note. First, it changes the accent color everywhere to a greenish tone instead of the blue that has been associated with it for years. With that color change comes a new icon as well...

Google Voice is Getting WiFi Calling and You Can Test It

Kellen April 4, 2018 30

Google Voice is adding WiFi Calling after all these years and Google is letting users test it right now. The feature and beta program were announced this morning, so you should still have a chance to get in and start testing. With Google Voice WiFi Calling,...

Google Releases More Details on the Death of SMS in Hangouts

Kellen March 24, 2017 74

After a surprise announcement made its way onto reddit last night, Google has spent a good chunk of the morning doing plenty of clarifying over what's actually happening with Hangouts and SMS integration. To be clear, though, last night's information is 100%...