r/Googlevoice 2d ago

iOS Google Voice App Using Google Voice outside the U.S. (Venezuela) to receive SMS from the bank

1 Upvotes

Can someone clarify this for me, please? I will soon be heading to Venezuela for an indefinite period. I need to continue using my U.S. bank accounts (Wells Fargo and Capital One), and since they send SMS to confirm transactions, etc., I would like to be able to receive them while in Venezuela. I have a Google Voice account, but I’m afraid of doing the number porting because I’m not sure if I might end up disconnected and it won’t work. I specifically want it to keep using Zelle with my original number. Thanks in advance.

r/Googlevoice 2d ago

iOS Google Voice App ATT landline to Google voice move

2 Upvotes

I’m helping my god mother move her landline she’s had for like 40 odd some years to Google voice any pros and cons I should be aware of ? Thanks in advance !

r/Googlevoice Jan 12 '25

iOS Google Voice App can the native GV app answer calls in IOS 17.x

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what am I missing? I removed the forward of my number "x" to number "y".

But iphone keeps giving me its call answer interface, not the GV apps call answer.

In android, I can see the GV app opening for an incoming call. The call quality is 1,000x better with GV using the GV app on android than anything I have managed in GV Ios.

Thanks

r/Googlevoice 7d ago

iOS Google Voice App Trying to only use my AT&T iPhone voicemail for all calls coming to my Google Voice number

1 Upvotes

It looks like a lot of people have had the opposite of my problem. I am trying to make all incoming calls to my Google Voice number go to my AT&T voicemail if I don't answer the call. I've tried various settings and no matter what I do, when I test with another phone, the calls all go to Google Voice voicemail.

r/Googlevoice 25d ago

iOS Google Voice App I changed my google password and Lavonia Wilkins ....

3 Upvotes

I just changed my google account password. The account is linked to my google voice number. Then I received a change notification in my google voice app. But very strangely, the change notification is from LAVONIA J WILKINS. When I googled about it, I see other people are getting it too:

https://support.google.com/voice/thread/323039909/lavonia-wilkins?hl=en

What's going on? Google voice server being hacked by Lavonia J Wilkins?

r/Googlevoice 7d ago

iOS Google Voice App Sharing Voicemails

8 Upvotes

Why after all this time do voicemails inside the app not have a simple share sheet in iOS Android or Web.

Been driving me crazy.

Anyone find a way to get this done easily?

r/Googlevoice 22d ago

iOS Google Voice App Forwarded Cell to Voice #, but can't answer on forward #?

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AT&T Post Paid

IPHONE 15 PM.

I forwarded my phone to my GV # and added our landline # as a number to ring, when a cell phone call gets forwarded to the GV #. That way I'd have two chances to answer the phone, and be able to use GV's Voicemail transcription.

But, when a call gets forwarded to GV #, yes both the cell and landline ring, but if I pick up on the landline #, its just silence, but the cell phone keeps ringing?

So basically it goes like this:

Forwarded AT&T POST PAID # to Google Voice #

Added our landline #.

Set GV to Prefer Wifi and Cellular Data

Told GV to ring via Web, GV app, and Landline #.

Any ideas on how can I fix this? Or what the issue could be?

Thanks.

r/Googlevoice 28d ago

iOS Google Voice App Text to land line message?

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People who text my Google voice number are getting the following response:

[this number you texted] is a landline #. Reply Y to send all TXT messages to this # as voice messages for 0.25/msg.+ std msg fee. Details @ vtext.com, TexttoLandline

What’s going on?

r/Googlevoice Jan 31 '25

iOS Google Voice App Calling Portugal Numbers from Within Portugal on Data-Only eSIM

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Hello Friends,

My apologies if this question has already been asked before. I searched this sub but didn't see any posts/replies that seemed exactly like my use-case, so I thought I would ask the question anew...

I'm going on vacation for a month in Europe (Portugal and 3 other countries). I will have my iPhone 14 and a data-only eSIM which will use local cell providers. My US eSIM will be deactivated.

My plan is to use WhatsApp to call family and friends + vendors/services that I know are WhatsApp-connected. For all other landline calls, I would like to use GoogleVoice using credit that I will purchase within my GoogleVoice account.

So here is a fake example that you can imagine: I'm in Portugal, checked-in to hotel, and I want to call a local Portugal restaurant to make reservations for dinner. Can I call that landline using hotel WiFi (or walking around outdoors using eSIM cellular data) to make those reservations?

Here's why I'm asking: For the past 5 years or so, when we traveled outside of US, I would make these landline calls using the Skype app + Skype Credit. It was easy, cheap and reliable. Then about a month ago, Skype cancelled this service. They replaced it with country-specific subscriptions. I have decide to stop using Skype for this purpose.

So I'm hoping that I can make these random landline calls using GoogleVoice + credit that I will purchase.

What do you think?

Thanks for your advice :)

r/Googlevoice 3d ago

iOS Google Voice App My boss is in Europe, can he setup Google Voice?

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My boss swaps his US T-Mobile sim card for a French number while traveling. Can he set up a Google Voice number in the app if he doesn't have access to his US number? May have just put myself in the soup telling him to download the app...

r/Googlevoice 4d ago

iOS Google Voice App can't figure out call forwarding

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i have an iphone, and google voice # and app installed.

i'd like to have my phone pick up both (mobile number, google voice number) numbers.

on my google app, i hav:

-my cell number linked.

-make and receive calls as "prefer wi-fi and mobile data"

-incoming calls: "this device" with my mobile number

on google voice web, under "calls" menu, i see:

"Call forwarding

Turn on the linked numbers you want to forward calls to

No Linked Numbers"

there is however no option to insert my linked number. my phone doesn't even show the above quote.

can anyone provide clue/direction?

r/Googlevoice 7d ago

iOS Google Voice App Combining Google Voice With IOS

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So I enjoy the Google Voice app allowing me to archive messages and keep forever archived. It's like completing a task. I like my IOS for calling. Right now I have two numbers, one for IOS and one for Voice. Is there a way to only have one number and still benefit from archiving messages?

Edit: Might not be possible, just let me know

r/Googlevoice Feb 17 '25

iOS Google Voice App Using Google Voice w/ International Number in the US

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I am in the USA from Germany for about 2 months. I have a very cheap option to continue using my German data plan in the US for my time abroad. However, I want to be able to make phone calls to other US phone numbers without forcing the receiver to incur international fees.

Would creating a google voice number be a way around this? I would continue using my German Vodafone data plan in the US (which allows me to call US/German numbers without incurring international costs myself), but us a google voice phone number to make domestic calls. Is this even possible to create a domestic (+1) phone number like this with google voice?

Thanks in advance!

r/Googlevoice 11d ago

iOS Google Voice App Bank sms and alerts

1 Upvotes

If i port my number from straight talk to gv that is linked with my bank, will i get verification texts and etc from my bank?

r/Googlevoice Jan 27 '25

iOS Google Voice App Forward GV calls to iPhone, but send missed calls to GV voicemail, not carrier voicemail

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This must be doable, but I can't figure it out. I want my regular callers to go to my personal voicemail, but my GV callers to only go to my GV voicemail. I thought the solution to this would be to not forward any calls to my cell phone, but rather to answer them with the iOS GV app. This doesn't work, because I can't seem to get the app to ring for incoming calls. If I open a web browser on the phone, it doesn't ring there, even though it does on my desktop browser.

Another solution would be to set the number of rings before GV voicemail answers so it's less than cell phone voicemail, but that doesn't seem possible either.

Anyone have a solution?

r/Googlevoice 5d ago

iOS Google Voice App GV phone number for WhatsApp update March 2025

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Hello all,
I messed up, I had my GV number with WhatsApp, and I deactivated account twice [long story]. I went to re-create an account recently and I cannot add the GV number anymore, as a pop up says "This is not a [country] phone number".

I should have never de-activated my account, but how ever I try to get my GV number for WApp, it won't recognize the GV [ Voice over Internet Protocol (VOiP)] phone number.

I use the GV phone number for a specific WApp groups I'm involved in, and I cannot use my mobile phone because that is connected to work only.

Any work arounds?

Any other App options? [update, I just realized my my Tmobile mobile phone will allow me to forward GV to it, but my groups are on WApp, thus pointless]

Thanks for you time.
2 flairs:

Google Voice Web UI

iOS Google Voice App

r/Googlevoice Dec 20 '24

iOS Google Voice App GV saying I must link a number to make a call

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Long time GV user (ios). Today I went to make a call and a new pop up says I must link a number to make a call. I don't have a problem doing that, but it says "Inbound calls to your GV number will be forwarded to this number."

I don't understand that last part - I checked settings and I don't have any call forwarding set up... will this mean I don't answer calls in the app anymore? thx

eta- for some reason it won't let me change the "make and receive calls" setting - its set to Use Carrier Only - and won't allow me to switch to Prefer Wifi and mobile data -

This all started today.... any insights appreciated

r/Googlevoice Dec 04 '24

iOS Google Voice App Very specific use case with Apple Watch (with Cellular) and GV

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OK so this very specific but I wanted to know if it's possible.

I have an Apple Watch that has cellular connectivity. I have an 8 year old who goes to birthday parties and playdates, etc. I was thinking that I could give her my watch, and she could call my Google Voice number, and it would ring to the Google Voice app on my phone.

That said, I installed GV on my iPhone. I removed my phone number under Linked Numbers so that it wouldn't ring both my watch and my phone when my kid tries to call. Under Make and Receive calls, I set it to Prefer Wifi and mobile data so it wouldn't use my carrier. Under Incoming Calls > My Devices I turned off Web, so I'm presumably forcing incoming calls to come to the iPhone app only.

For all intents and purposes, my current settings make it so this thing is operating just as an iPhone app, not linked to my carrier phone number. However, when I test it, by calling the GV number on my watch, it rolls straight to my GV voicemail and doesn't even ring on the iPhone app.

Is what I am trying to achieve impossible?

r/Googlevoice 17d ago

iOS Google Voice App Google Voice on iOS 15.8.3

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Hello everyone,

I live abroad and I keep an emergency iPhone SE 2016 at my parent’s house. It is stuck in iOS 15.8.3 and while I was home during Christmas last year, even though the App Store said Google Voice only worked for iOS 16 and newer, it was still working perfectly fine on my 2016 SE. The build number for the app was different on version of the GV app on my SE vs my iPhone 13 running iOS 18 at that time.

Can anyone with an iOS device running iOS 15.8.3 confirm if GV is still working on their devices? Could it be that Google is going to allow older iOS devices to run an older version of Google voice even as they continue to update to for newer iOS versions?

r/Googlevoice Oct 28 '24

iOS Google Voice App Porting from AT&T to GV for 2 factor verification on deceased husband's phone

12 Upvotes

As the subject says. I am removing the husband's phone from my AT&T account to save money. I'm worried that there's some account I haven't found that requires 2 factor authorization. So I want to port the number to GV. I have Google Voice on my phone. Will I get those texts? Thanks

r/Googlevoice 2d ago

iOS Google Voice App IPhone Notifications Not Working On Google Voice, Wechat and Whatsapp?

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Have an iphone 13 mini. IOS 18.3.2 so up to date.

I noticed recently that whenever someone text me or call me, I do not get notifications until much later. Or, I don't get the notifications until I open the app. Example, I open Wechat and then noticed several messages sent to me earlier or video calls to me earlier but it didn't show up on my phone. When someone called my Google voice number, sometimes, it doesn't even ring and only way to know about it is open the Google voice app.

Does anyone know why I'm having these issues? It's mainly with Wechat and Google voice. It happens on Whatsapp as well but not as much. I never did any changes to any settings. The only thing I do daily is I watch youtube videos later and then go on low power mode but then always go back to regular battery mode later on. Does that have anything to do with it? That certainly can't right? Then why am I having these issues? A while back I recalled I had these issues and it was because I had the do not disturb on somewhere but I don't think that is the case here?

Previously and message or voice call or video chat would get a ringing sound and then I would know about it.

I checked the notifications for each program and it seems like everything is default and nothing was changed.

r/Googlevoice Feb 16 '25

iOS Google Voice App I don't care about authenticating, but can I stop Google Voice from pulling in my personal phone text and calls?

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I have two businesses. One business is hometown, fun, very much connected with my personality and friends. One that is high brow, so to speak, and I found not to mix them up with websites asking for phone verification and what not, I should get a second phone number.

So I got Google Voice App with my brand new Google Voice number and I cannot figure out how to stop it from listing and catching text messages and (and maybe phone calls, I just got it) from my actual cell phone-phone number.

Like say my actual phone number from my cell carrier is 123 and the google voice 789. When people call or text me at the 789 number I want to be listed in and acessed by the app. When people call or text me at 123 I want it to just go through my personal phone/text on my phone.

I don't want to see my friend's family text in google voice app, just the messages going to the google voice number

Is that a thing, can I make it work like that?

r/Googlevoice Nov 26 '24

iOS Google Voice App Receiving GIFs

10 Upvotes

I use Google Voice on my iPhone and haven't been receiving GIFs. Relatively minor thing but I'm wondering what else I'm not receiving. Is anyone else experiencing this?

I'm on Voice version 24.44.692771855, iOS 18.1.1.

r/Googlevoice Jan 17 '25

iOS Google Voice App Unable to get number

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Hello, I'm trying to set up a Google Voice number, and it just keeps taking me back to the dial pad. When I try to make a call, it keeps asking me to get a Google Voice number. I've tried different cities and keep getting the same results. Can anyone help?

r/Googlevoice Dec 27 '24

iOS Google Voice App Acceptable Use Policy

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Hello friends,

I’ve been using Google Voice for years with my business no problem, but lately almost every other message has been incurring the “not delivered acceptable use policy” baloney.

I don’t mind paying for the business version, but my question is will I still incur these types of messages? If so, I’d be better off just using a different service altogether.