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Google Actually Recommends That You Use Messenger for SMS Over Hangouts

Kellen May 6, 2015 257

For months, we were confused as to why Google created and introduced their own Messenger app when we were all expecting Google Hangouts to become the standard for all messaging needs throughout Google's services. From instant messaging to texting and MMS to in...

Google Voice MMS Messaging Support for Verizon Now Official

Kyle November 10, 2014 62

Confirming what we reported last week, Google software engineer Dylan Salisbury writes on Google+ that Google Voice MMS messaging with Verizon Wireless subscribers is now officially supported. That means, as he points out, that MMS through Google Voice should...

Google Voice MMS is Now Working on Verizon

Kellen November 4, 2014 116

Last month, the Google Voice team announced that they had expanded MMS support to nearly 100 North American carriers, including AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. As you all know, Verizon wasn't included in the list, for whatever reason. Google's Alex Wiesen...

Google Voice MMS Expands to Nearly 100 North American Carriers – AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile Included

Kellen October 6, 2014 121

Google Voice team member, Alex Wiesen, took to Google+ this afternoon to announce that they have expanded MMS support to nearly 100 North American carriers as of today, a group that includes Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T. If you use Google Voice on a regular...

Tuesday Poll: SMS in Hangouts or Separate SMS App?

Kellen September 30, 2014 294

Google introduced SMS to Hangouts back in November of last year, a move that seemed to pave the way for users to be able to specify a default SMS app in Android 4.4 and give us the option to use a single app for all messaging. For someone like me, who rarely...

Tip: Send SMS and MMS in Gmail or the Chrome Hangouts Extension Using Your Google Voice Number

Kellen September 13, 2014 132

With the Google Voice and Hangouts merger in full swing (again), most of you who use a combination of the service are now noticing an added benefit - SMS and MMS through both Gmail and the Chrome extension for Hangouts. If you have a Google Voice number that...

MMS Now a Part of Google Voice…Hangouts…Sort Of

Kellen September 10, 2014 127

Now that Google Voice and Hangouts have merged, we are starting to dive in and see how things have changed and if new features have been added. The first thing we tested was sending a text through Hangouts using our Google Voice number. After that went through...

T-Mobile Galaxy S5 Receiving Update to Fix SMS/MMS Failure Issue

Kellen May 22, 2014 19

T-Mobile's variant of the Samsung Galaxy S5 is receiving a new update starting today, to address an issue that was causing SMS/MMS messages to fail. The new update brings the phone to build G900TUVU1ANE5. The exact wording for the update is "Intermittently...