Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go.
NOTE: Google Voice only works for personal Google Accounts in the US and Google Workspace accounts in select markets. Text messaging is not supported in all markets.
You’re in control
Get spam filtered automatically and block numbers you don’t want to hear from. Manage your time with personalized settings for forwarding calls, text messages, and voicemail.
Backed up and searchable
Calls, text messages, and voicemails are stored and backed up to make it easy for you to search your history.
Manage messages across devices
Send and receive individual and group SMS messages from all your devices
Your voicemail, transcribed
Google Voice provides advanced voicemail transcriptions that you can read in the app and/or have sent to your email.
Save on international calling
Make international calls at competitive rates without paying extra for international minutes with your mobile carrier
Keep in mind:
• Google Voice is currently only available in the US. Google Voice for Google Workspace users is available in select countries. Check with your administrator for access.
• Calls made using Google Voice for iPhone can be placed through a Google Voice access number. All access number based calls use the standard minutes from your cell phone plan and may incur costs (e.g. when traveling internationally).
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What is Google Voice?
Google Voice is a digital product or tool described as: Google
Where did Google Voice originate?
Data for Google Voice was aggregated directly from the Apple App Store community ecosystem, representing raw developer and early-adopter sentiment.
When was Google Voice publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for Google Voice within our tracked developer communities was recorded on November 16, 2010.
How popular is Google Voice?
Google Voice has achieved measurable traction, logging over 61,575 reviews and facilitating 4 recorded discussions or engagements.
Which technical categories define Google Voice?
Based on metadata extraction, Google Voice is categorized under topics such as: Productivity.
What are some commercial alternatives to Google Voice?
Our semantic intelligence engine identifies potential commercial alternatives in the SaaS space, such as Bluedot 2.1, which offers overlapping value propositions.
How does the creator describe Google Voice?
The original author or development team describes the product as follows: "Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home,..."
Community Voice & Feedback
What a shame. Why can’t you test this crucial functionality of adding money to the account. There is no button no instructions. The app simply shows zero balance. Don’t you want my money?
Tried using it with my accounts followed through procedures and in the end when I try to send a message, it jumps out of the account and said unable to access, please switch accounts, DO NOT use this app
I started using Google voice with my iPhone back in 2010. I liked the ability to forward calls from different numbers to one device and having my voicemail messages transcribed to text. Over time, the service seems to be getting worse for me.
Today, compared to the iPhone messages app, the Google voice app just seems so much worse. Notifications for messages are not reliably coming through. It takes longer to download messages when they do come though. Group messaging is very limited, I cannot send messages to more than about 7 or 8 people at once. And recently, large group messages that have been sent to me are not coming through. I don’t know what to do to fix the issue. I guess I’m going to have to move on from Google voice, and just use the iPhone messages app instead.
Today, compared to the iPhone messages app, the Google voice app just seems so much worse. Notifications for messages are not reliably coming through. It takes longer to download messages when they do come though. Group messaging is very limited, I cannot send messages to more than about 7 or 8 people at once. And recently, large group messages that have been sent to me are not coming through. I don’t know what to do to fix the issue. I guess I’m going to have to move on from Google voice, and just use the iPhone messages app instead.
I love this app but on Google meets you can FaceTime so I decided to give this one a review because it’s kind of the same thing but it’s still works and I’ll take it
Slow, without an option to clear cache
Google voice is a very great app but my only problem is . It doesn’t support video attachment
they really want you to upload ID to use this app loooooool deleting it now
This app lacks basic functionality like showing phone number along with contact name (when calling a bank or something).
Has several basic calling features missing.
Has several basic calling features missing.
Никому не рекомендую эту компанию и это приложение абсолютно .Мерзкие баги не позволяют людям с инвалидностью использовать это приложение .Если бы эта компания уважала своих клиентов то давно бы исправила баг петлю с сафари.
Garbage. The amount of documentation they now require is completely absurd.
They should show read receipts
Google aint got a snowball chance in “you know where” of me uploading my government ID just to use a silly app. Leave it to Google to find more ways to invade your privacy. No thanks, I deleted this app.
Great service. I used it to call abroad and always work. The rates for the call is also very good.
After SEARCH FOR KEYWORDS, and finding Text Message, suddenly I discovered a HUGE SOFTWARE BUG. I can't COPY this Text Message and I can't resend or forward this Text Message. PLEASE ENABLE COPY AND FORWARD AND RESEND FUNCTIONALITY once a particular Text Message is retrieved, similar to how it works on Gmail. Remaining ISSUES / BUGS: Google Voice Texts can't be forwarded or copied after Search and Google Contacts are not Visible for EDITING & SAVING ALL FIELDS, INCLUDING NOTES FIELD on Apple iPad DEC 17, 2025 Previous Feedback, some of which was resolved. Impossible to edit long Texts on iPad and basically even Selection Tool and Copy and Paste Tools are cumbersome to use and nearly impossible. Text typing pane is so tiny, it's always covered nearly entirely by Gboard. After Submitting Feedback or using Help, it's impossible to close that section by clicking exit button (doesn't show on Apple iPad), and no blackout Buttons exist, and even closing and reopening Google Voice doesn't always clear Screen Search for Help Session and return to Trying to compose Text Pane. For that reason I start composition of anything on Gmail and then only copy and paste it in the Text Pane to send Text. Google Voice Texts pane keeps Jumping and Google Contacts are not Visible on Apple iPad New Issues since Apple iOS 15.1 Update which Ruined many things on Google Applications including Google Voice (If fixed, I would have loved to Rate Google Voice at 5 Stars) 1) on Apple iPad Pro iOS Google Voice keeps Jumping to the New BLANK Text Compose Field without any consideration that a User is Reading and Interested in Old Text they spent time to Scroll Up. I keep scrolling up to read an old text chain and address one by one 15 out of 30 Texts as we were discussing them with a friend who asked me to email me a recap. I was multitasking without an issue in the past and Google Voice Old Texts allowed me a day to view or copy old texts one by one to copy them into an email or Task Tracking App Google Keep. This Viewing Pane BUG keep force Refreshing the View Pane to the Blank Compose new Text Space, rather than allowing to view old texts as you would do in a lengthy email by scrolling down little by little. 2) In the Past Several Texts could have been Selected and Copied into a Note, or an Email or whatever. Now Sadly Google Voice OMITTED COPY Command. So now Numerous Texts when you talk to a friend it's Impossible to copy them into a Gmail. 3) Even Sadder Issue, Google Voice is not an Option to be selected from within Google Spaces or Collaboration Tools within Gmail (aka Google CHAT). Where is Google Voice which Alledgedly Replaced Google Hangouts in CHAT??? Nowhere to be Found! Please Re-enable Ability to View Google Voice as one of the Folders in the Gmail app to be able to easily Continue Existing Google Voice Conversation from Google Voice into Gmail Conversation threads. Just like we used to have Hangouts and just like Years ago on PCs (when people had PCs and not Mobile Devices) So in the Past I was able to See Google Voice just as one of the Channels along with Hangouts and other Things all via Google Gmail. Now, I can see Google Voice within Google Gmail and it does not allow to just Continue via Email when the Texts Chain are becoming too Long to handle... Outstanding Issue for the past 2 Years: Google Contacts (not available on Apple) and Not Integrated like before from within each of Google Apps. Please either Activate Google Contacts App on Apple (so people can call their friends using PC, Android and Apples)... Google Contacts for each of my Gmail Accounts are not visible on iPAD Voice as it's only integrated with Apple iPad or Apple Phone Contacts, but not with Google Contacts in addition to Apple Contacts... Very good, you want to text your Friend from Apple, carry your PC around with you or Android... Or remember your Friends and Colleagues you have at Work and entered in Google Gmail Account? They won't be available on Apple... But Google Voice somehow is making Apple Contacts available to the Google App, and Making own Google Contacts unavailable to it's own Google Voice? In the Past, I was able to see my Google Contacts from all of my Google Apps, in fact did not have a single issue for over 10 years (until I started to use Apples in the family shared devices)
Would be better if you could group message
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