Google has updated the Google Voice iPhone application. The Google Voice iPhone update is now up-to-date with its sister Android app. The new version of Google Voice has multi-recipient texting, contact autocomplete, support for Sprint, multi-line text entry field, and a 1-touch dialer copy-and-paste. The Google Voice Android app has been able to perform multi-recipient texting for over a month. Sprint Google Voice iPhone users will now be able to send all calls to the native dialer when the phone is integrated with the service. [TNW]
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that you can now port your existing mobile number to Google Voice. To set it up, log in to your Google Voice account and click the Settings page. From there click on the Change/Port option next to the Google Voice number. Porting your phone number to Google Voice costs $20 and can be completed within 24 hours. However you may incur early termination charges based on what your current wireless carrier charges. You may want to double-check whether your contract terms have expired or not. After your phone number is ported over, then your mobile service plan will be canceled. You can see a video demo of the service above.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is testing out a number porting feature on Google Voice. This makes screening calls and managing multiple phone numbers very easy. Number porting is currently only available for a small number of users since it is in test mode.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced that Google Voice now works on the iPod Touch and the iPad. Even though you cannot use the iPad or iPod Touch as a phone, you can use it for initiating a call with your phone. This feature is called Click2Call.
To get started, click on the “Call” button on the Google Voice application. Then select which phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call all of them. Below is a list of some of the other improvements made on the app:
- When you enable Push Notifications, we will automatically disable Text forwarding for you, so you won’t receive multiple notifications.
- Want some quiet time? You can send all callers straight to voicemail by turning on Do not disturb in the Settings tab.
- We made it easier for you to place calls from the address book by adding a dedicated Contacts button to the Dialer tab.
- Sending text messages is now more streamlined since you don’t need to press the OK button anymore.
After 16 months of dealing with Apple, Google has released the Google Voice application for the App Store. Google submitted this application a year and a half ago, but decided not to accept it. Apple also rejected third-party apps that have Google Voice functionality too.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has approved an application that is powered by Google Voice. This is interesting because Apple approved Google Voice applications at first, but then pulled them off later. This was because these applications were “duplicating features that the iPhone comes with,” such as the Dialer, SMS, etc.
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) engineer David Barksdale was fired for stalking and spying on Google users and abusing his power. Barksdale spied on four underage teenagers for months before Google was notified about the abuse.
Voice and video chat services have been integrated in to Gmail. All you need is an Internet connection, computer microphone, and speakers. Users that talk to each other must be logged into Gmail at the same time as well.
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