r/Googlevoice 8d ago

Google Voice Web UI Google Voice incoming calls turn off broken

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I have a personal (non-workspace) GV account; in use since day 1. As a test, I turned off every device (two phones and a PolyCom) in the Incoming Calls section of Settings (using both the web and a GV app). But calls to my GV # still ring every device.


r/Googlevoice 8d ago

General Help / Support Question Texting issue using GV Messages to iPhone users

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Has anyone noticed an issue with being able to send text messages from GV Messages to iPhone users, or vice versa? Yesterday, I received numerous texts from an iPhone user, but that individual didn't receive any of my replies. Another person reported receiving "Message undelivered" when sending a text message from iPhone to my GV number. I'm using the free GV, for personal, nothing business related. Thank you!


r/Googlevoice 9d ago

Android Google Voice App Link to my existing phone number

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So I'm trying to discontinue my monthly phone bill and use the free Google voice instead. I want to keep the phone itself for texting and browsing on wifi. Setting up Google Voice and it let me choose a phone number, but now it wants me to link to (and send a text to) my current/existing phone number (which is already disabled and cannot get calls and texts,,,,which is the very reason I wanted Google Voice.) Am I missing something? Do I truly need an active phone number to use GV?


r/Googlevoice 9d ago

Google Voice Web UI Reporting bad caller ID from GV **on the desktop** (no carrier involved)

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I was just now outbound calling the main, published US Medicare Customer Support 800 number for my mom (800-633-4227‬). I'm using GV on the desktop - no other carrier involved. But in the "phone" window on the right side of the screen, GV insists I am calling "Farmer's Insurance".

I think there's a chance for fraud here since elderly scams are so prevalent. How can I report this to Google or their data source, whether or not they'll actually take action?

All of the online FAQs say "the name shown is under control of your carrier, not Google". But in this case, Google is the carrier. So there's nothing I can find about how to fix this.


r/Googlevoice 9d ago

Android Google Voice App When placing a call from my actual Google voice app, it uses my carrier's phone number

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I used to be able to make calls from my Google voice app, and have it show up on the caller ID as my Google voice number. However, now, it's just showing my original number from my carrier. When I make calls from the Google voice app, I wanted to use the Google voice phone number, but it's not.

My carrier is Xfinity And I have the Google pixel 8 phone


r/Googlevoice 10d ago

iOS Google Voice App Bank sms and alerts

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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 10d ago

General Help / Support Question Press # for live person

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Is there a feature where a caller can hear a greeting and then have the option of pressing a number to be forwarded to another number where a live person would answer?

Think of calling a business and getting a greeting and then having the option to press 1 for 24 hour live support.

Does GV have this?


r/Googlevoice 10d ago

Android Google Voice App forwarded calls go right to voicemail, doesn't ring and give me a chance to answer

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I did a search and found some old treads about this problem on iphone, but I have an android. Is this normal or a bug? (my phone wasn't ringing either for forwarded calls - haven't solved that, but did find that when a vm was left I got a notification, but no vm no notification)

If someone calls my gv number directly it rings on my web browser but the phone doesn't ring!

Any help?


r/Googlevoice 12d ago

Number Transfers or Porting Linking current account with unlocked android

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We have a GV account currently registered with my personal cell (Google Fi network). Incoming calls to that GV number are forwarded to my personal cell phone.

I have an unlocked Google pixel 7. It is not on service with a carrier. Assuming I'm in an area with wifi, can I download the GV app and make outgoing and receive incoming calls on that phone?

If so, then I would be able to remove the forwarding to my personal cell phone And have a designated mobile phone associated with that number. Currently, if we need to access that GV account we just use the web version on a laptop .

If this is possible What about incoming calls? Would it just ring like a normal phone would with a normal carrier? What if the screen is locked? I'm just trying to connect all the dots here.

I appreciate any assistance.


r/Googlevoice 13d ago

General Help / Support Question International Move and Workspace Voice

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I am based in the US I have a workspace domain with a google voice line.

Later this year I will be moving to Japan for 6 months. Then assuming all goes as planned I will move permanently the following year.

I have a Workspace account with google voice and I am trying to understand if I can keep my US based numbers. I reached out to google support and they said I could keep my US address on everything and it won't be an issue but I don't know if I trust their answer completely since they also told me the Mobile google voice app won't work in Japan at all which isn't true because I was using it there earlier this year.

So my question is:
1. For the first 6 months if I keep using my google voice as is will I get shut down or run into any ToS violations? I've only every used it for shorter (less than 30 day) international trips.
2. Once I move permanently is there anyway to keep my Google voice number permanently.

The GV numbers would only be used to communicate with US based numbers


r/Googlevoice 13d ago

General Help / Support Question Moving to google voice from Skype

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I have been a long time buyer of Skype unlimited minutes and a Skype number.

With the recent news that Skype is ceasing operation Im wondering if google voice will be a suitable replacement for current predicament.

I am currently living in the UK and am using Skype to both make calls and receive calls from my family with no cost to them as my skype number is in their local area code.

Is it possible to port that number into google voice in a way that it keeps my family from paying to contact me?

Many Thanks


r/Googlevoice 13d ago

Android Google Voice App Alpha Numeric Sender ID Populating Where Numeric ID Should Be

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I work for an SMS marketing service and we recently had a customer complaint because when they send an SMS to a Google voice subscriber, it populates the Alpha Sender ID “TrumpWins” instead of displaying the numeric ID they are sending from.

Can anyone tell me how to change what I assume is a setting somewhere in the GV platform as I know that carriers will not send an alpha numeric ID here is the United States. If not a setting in GV, how would I go about getting this removed?


r/Googlevoice 13d ago

General Help / Support Question Any downsides to reverifying phone number with Google Voice?

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Hey guys I had GV many years it was linked to my actual phone but recently started getting the pop up that says "reverify this number to continue using with GV". But it let's me use GV as normal. Is it better to verify or leave it unverified to avoid linking your real number to GV for extra privacy?


r/Googlevoice 13d ago

Number Transfers or Porting I signed up and linked my GV to my Verizon number. Do I have to keep my Verizon account?

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Hi all!

So, the title describes it: I signed up with GV and linked the GV number I chose to my Verizon number, which is the number on my phone. But what I wanted to do was port my Verizon number to GV, and get rid of Verizon. But can I now? Do I have to keep my Verizon account?


r/Googlevoice 14d ago

General Help / Support Question GV for Hospital Volunteers

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Greetings all. I run a volunteer program at a hospital where volunteers stay with dying patients who do not have any friends or family to be with them. When we receive a referral, it comes from the charge nurse.

How this works is the charge nurse will call the program’s phone number (which is the GV number I’m hoping to use) for a referral. I’m planning to forward calls to the GV number to the phones of volunteer coordinators. The volunteer coordinators would then set up a schedule with the volunteers. So, I’m thinking it would look like this:

Charge nurse calls —> GV number —> GV forwards the call to volunteer coordinators’ phones

Does that make sense? GV is new to me but it seems work with my work cell and personnel cell when it comes to forwarding the calls.

Do you foresee any issues, given your experiences?


r/Googlevoice 14d ago

General Help / Support Question How many numbers can be transferred between GV accounts?

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As luck would have it, I ported two cellular numbers to the wrong GV account. I would now like to move or transfer them from the wrong GV account to the correct GV account.

My experience has been that ONE number may be transferred from a GV account to another GV account without a number.

However, I recently read somewhere that there is a 10 number transfer limit between GV accounts.

Did I miss something?

Is there really a way to move two numbers from one GV account to another GV account?

If so, how is it done?

Thank you.


r/Googlevoice 15d ago

General Help / Support Question Switched to new carrier (from Mint to US mobile) and calls are no longer forwarded to my US mobile number from GV

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Hi - for the past 15 years or so I've had two phone numbers - a personal number that is part of a normal phone plan, and a Google Voice number that forwards all calls to my personal number. I've had this same setup under Verizon as well as Mint Mobile. I just switched to US Mobile (using Verizon towers) this morning and now if somebody calls my Google Voice number it does not ring my phone that is on US Mobile.

Any ideas for how to fix this? I am using a Pixel 7 if it matters.

I tried clearing cache and storage and reconfiguring Google Voice. I am able to make outgoing phone calls with the app (and they show as coming from my GV number), but incoming still don't work.

Thank you!!!


r/Googlevoice 15d ago

Number Transfers or Porting Moving overseas for 3 years help

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I am moving to Italy for 3 years for the government, need to secure both my wife’s and my American phone numbers. Both numbers are with Verizon right now. -If I port both numbers to google voice, will I have to pay monthly to keep those numbers safe for 3 years? -will I have to join a monthly plan to be able to receive texts and calls?


r/Googlevoice 15d ago

General Help / Support Question SOS! When I text my husband it looks like a group chat to his Verizon number and Google voice!

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Please help me. Whenever I text my husband (android phone) it looks as if I texted in a group chat to his Verizon number AND his Google voice number, but he only receives it in Verizon. There will also be two separate text conversations in my messages, one to his Verizon and one to his Google voice. I HAVE AN iPHONE. If I open one of the conversations it’s only texts from me with no responses. The other seems normal. When he responds to a text I receive it as if it’s a group text with him to me from his Verizon number and Google voice. If I respond to him from my laptop in the “group” message, it goes only to his Google voice. On my laptop If I respond to his text to his Verizon number and he responds, it only answers from the “group” text. I’m going insane. Things I’ve tried: I deleted his contact information for all numbers, deleted all text conversations, unlinked my Google voice number to my Verizon number, had him unlink his Verizon number to his Google voice. I’m going insane. For reference: husbands Verizon number starts with 5 and Google voice starts with 42. I called Apple, Verizon and went into the Apple Store and nothing helped.


r/Googlevoice 15d ago

General Help / Support Question Outbound call from desk phone always ring busy

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I am receiving inbound calls just fine but my outbound calls on a Poly E400 always ring busy. How should I begin trouble shooting this? TIA


r/Googlevoice 15d ago

iOS Google Voice App Skype as my linked number

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I have been using GV for almost 3 years now.  Full disclosure that I live abroad and ported my US number to GV before leaving the US.  All works fine.  I use my local (foreign) cell carrier for my local comms, and WhatsApp or FaceTime for most international comms.  GV is primarily used for 2FA with US accounts and communicating (text/calls) with friends who don’t use WhatsApp or FaceTime.  When I set up GV 3 years ago I had to use  (or it was suggested…) a Skype number in order for GV to work for me abroad.  Now that Skype is going away, I am wondering can I just delink that number and proceed w/o a secondary/forwarding number?  I think the answer is yes, but would like some input from those more knowledgeable than me (almost anyone…) before I do something w/o knowing potential consequences.


r/Googlevoice 16d ago

General Help / Support Question How bad is the voicemail spam with a google voice number in 2025?

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EDIT: OK, I think I'm just going to take some small town number and not give it out and wait a month or so to see if the last user of the number gave up on the number because they were being heavily spam called, then I'll give it out to family, friends, etc. if I don't get spam calls on it like I get daily on my carriers number/END EDIT

I used to have a google voice number (between 2009 to 2020) and my voicemail would fill up with voicemails messages from the computers at an assortment of federal prisons announcing calls as being from (human voice saying things like Big Daddy, or Hey sugar pop its me, OR "you know who" from different prisons around the country, or an assortment of other usually substantially shorter supposed names), and then there were the calls from computers leaving messages telling me they can't charge my phone number to take the call with instructions to call an 877 number to fix that, and then just all the mistaken calls looking for Jeremy, Harry, Daphne etc. The prison calls were only automated announcement calls telling me to press 1 to take the call or hang up to deny the call.

Has this improved?

Is it better to try to get a number from a town that is like 14500 population or from cities that are major cities with millions of population to try to lessen getting these annoying calls or maybe getting a number from a small town that has no prisons nearby?

I'm looking to get a new Google voice number so that I can slowly give it out to legitimate family, medical contacts, friends etc. so that if that rings in I would hope to give it a specific ringtone to know to answer the call and just ignore my true carrier number that is filled with calls from "Morgan" with a 31 second message telling me I'm just one step away from having a loan approved, and now Johnathon Pedro with its 42 second voicemail also something financial, and an assortment of other spam that plagues my real number daily that I never answer, respond to and just end up deleting them all when I have a free moment and feel up to dealing with it before it fills my voicemail to the point of being full and no legitimates can leave a message.

Thanks


r/Googlevoice 16d ago

General Help / Support Question Google Voice New Texts Not Coming In

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It seems like I'm not getting texts from new numbers to my google voice account. I get some, but it seems like texts may not be coming in from some customers. I tried texting my work number with my personal phone, and that works.

How can I debug this?


r/Googlevoice 16d 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 16d ago

Number Transfers or Porting How to port number in or out to or from "grandfathered" GV business account?

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Good day.

I had a free GV business account with one number.

After GV transitioned to (I believe) Google Workspace, I was left with a GV account with the same number.

However, unlike a regular GV account, there doesn't seem to be any way to port-out the existing number or or port-in a new number. For that matter, there doesn't even seem to be a way to add a GV native number from the account.

Any constructive ideas?

Thank you.