Hey guys. Just did the whole Google Voice deal where my Sprint number becomes my Google number. All I want to use GV for is voicemail, that's it. I can either get 2 texts (GV and my regular text messaging) or texts on my regular messaging app but it would disable all notifications including voicemail (which I want only voicemail to appear).
How do I get rid of the texting feature? I only want to be notified by GV for voicemail and notified by my texting app for my texts.
BTW, I'm running the GV app as well.
unfortunately GV wont let you change the type of phone ( mobile, home, work, etc.). you have to delete your real number then add a new number and set it as a non mobile number. ( use the tab at the bottom right of the GV screen that says upgrade ) you can then choose a new GV number and stop the texts from GV
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Hi,
I keep reading threads about using Google voice on the evo instead of the sprint visual voicemail. How are you guys using it (I hate to ask a really basic question)?
Do you just get an email in your inbox & check it? Is there a way to get a notification of an email? Is there an Evo app to use it?
I hate how I keep losing my voicemails when trying out roms.
Plus the new Cyan Froyo has that visual voicemail bug which keeps a perm notification. So if I cant beat them, how do I join them?
Thanks,
Rich
It integrates really well. The only thing missing is mms support.
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I'm an Android AND Google Voice newb, but I use it for voicemail and love it. As you described, your voicemail is totally independent of Sprint and you can flash ROMs to your heart's content and always be able to read and listen to your messages from any PC with hiccups or issues. I also love the fact that you can have different greeting for different callers. You can send specific callers straight to VM, dial numbers from your computer, and other stuff I haven't really had the time to discover yet. Since it's free, why not give it a shot? You have nothing to lose.
Is there a specific app for it on android? Does a new voicemail pop into the notification area?
Have not set it up on my EVO, however on my Nexus I had Google Voice transcribe the voicemail and text me. Transcription was marginal, but 90% of the time I could get the gist if not I just listened to it.
RichTJ99 said:
Is there a specific app for it on android? Does a new voicemail pop into the notification area?
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Yes and yes. There's a Google Voice app in the Market which is free (Check the publisher, too) and integrates perfectly with Android. It gives you notifications for SMS, Voicemail, missed calls, the works.
The only downside, is if you're using AnyMobile AnyTime, incoming calls from cellphones show up as cellphones and are then charged as cellphones, BUT, outgoing calls go to a Google Voice access number, and are then charged as landlines. My work-around has been to use Sipgate ONE with Fring or another softphone; set Google Voice to ring your Sipgate number, then add your Sipgate account to Fring's SIP profile. Since Sipgate ONE has unlimited free incoming calls, and even Google Voice outbound calls are really billed as incoming (GVoice makes a call to you, and then makes a call to the target phone number), you get free unlimited calls over VoIP on 3G, 4G, and WiFi.
The only downside to this method, is you have to use a computer to initiate the Sipgate/GVoice calls, as the GVoice app for Android *only* manages Google Voice for the Android phone via normal calls, and not other phones, and unlike the iPhone, there's no web interface (you just get a web page telling you to download the app from the market).
I have set up Sprint to forward to Google Voice instead of my Sprint VM. I don't use it for making calls but more as a forwarding and management service. I like having a second number to give out to people other than friends and family where I can screen calls easier. The only downside is that Sprint rings like 6-8 times and then forwards to Gvoice which rings another few times. People get tired of waiting and often don't leave a message.
The Google voice app is awesome. You can also send/receive free text messages on the phone.
Google Voice is one of the best apps you can get on android. it completely replaces your text/voicemail apps. you can READ voicemail messages, have custom voicemail greetings for every caller, text from any browser, and so much more. It is a must have if you own an Android phone in my opinion
I'm trying to enable Google Voice to be used for voicemail on my phone.. but I'm having lots of issues.
I'm running the CM6 Nightly (update every day or two) and have no Sprint apps left on the phone. I Installed/updated the Google Voice app on my phone, activated my Voice account for voicemail online, and called the number that it told me to call.
I am getting an error "Unfortunately your network carrier is currently not supported..." when trying to configure my voicemail for Google Voice.
Not sure where to go from here.
At the moment the only way I can access my email is by calling my number the old fashioned way.. I also get like 4 text notifications for every voicemail. I'm not sure why I get so many?
Thanks for any help.
You can ignore that setting. All it's really telling you is that GVoice can't automatically change your voicemail settings without calling a special number. As for the texts, go to your GVoice page on a computer, Settings, Voicemail, and un-check the Voicemail Notification texts.
I installed go sms on my stock et4g, and now i dont get voicemail or voice mail notification.
Instead i get a text from android asking me to call some number that asks to press 1 if i have a new phone without mms or 2 if my phone supports it.
How do i keep my voicemail with aftermarket text app
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I'm going to Afghanistan on saturday the 4th and i'm trying to get my phone setup for calls and txt's while overseas. The call part is done and now just trying to get my txts to work right.
I have sprint, so my GV number is the same as my sprint number. In GV notification settings, there's 2 options for receiving txts. (see attached screen shots)
1. Only via the google voice app
2. Also via the messaging app
When #2 is selected it grays out the GV text notification so GV doesn't show a txt notification in the status bar.
I would assume that when #2 is selected any txt sent to my number should appear in my regular messaging app, right? But it doesn't, it only appears in the GV app regardless if #1 or #2 are selected.
Has anyone else on sprint ran into this issue or know how to fix it? I'd really like to use my APW widget for txt's instead of the GV app.
Thanks!
Id just uninstall the GV app, although I do use google voice (online as a backup) the app is horrible. Just make sure texting is sent/fowarded to your phone after you uninstall.
https://www.google.com/voice?pli=1#phones
phatmanxxl said:
Id just uninstall the GV app, although I do use google voice (online as a backup) the app is horrible.
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I "thought" I needed the GV app to use GrooveIP.. I just froze the GV app and I was still able to make Wifi calls via GrooveIP.
**Edit #1: When I uninstall google voice I can't get a text on my phone at all now. It shows up in my google voice inbox using the web browser but never gets forwarded to my phone like it's supposed to in the settings.
See attached pic for a screen shot of the google voice settings.
**Edit #2: SMS appear in the GV inbox but MMS appear in the messaging app with Airplane mode OFF and Wifi ON. If I turn Airplane mode ON and Wifi ON I can only receive sms in the GV app but no MMS at all.
I think I see what's going on here, correct me if i'm wrong.
By choosing to receive text messages via the messaging app in the GV app settings, it also checks the "Receive text messages on this phone" option on the GV website.
When I choose the first option in the GV app to receive text messages via the GV app, it syncs with the GV website and un-checks the "Receive text messages on this phone" option.
There for, because my Sprint number AND my google voice number are in fact the SAME number, it won't forward anything to my messaging app because there's not a 2nd number to forward it to.
Does that sound accurate?
If I send a text message from the default messaging app, I get a "Text Message Not Sent" message, and if someone sends me a message, instead of showing up with their name, it has a number I don't recognize, but their name will be appended to the message. I don't have these issues if I use Google Voice.
I KNOW it has something to do with GV settings, but I've tried everything I can think of to reset it, including clear data on both apps, uninstall and reinstall of GV. I even tried changing radios. I really do NOT want to do a factory reset. I suppose I can use the rather anemic GV app for texts, but if someone texts my "real" phone number, I think I won't get notified of it.
Is there some setting I'm missing, or some third-party app that can unify texting across both numbers?
Wait now... So first off, when someone texts you, they're sending it to your Google Voice number?
And when you send texts out, which number are you trying to use?
The first part of troubleshooting here is to go into Google Voice settings and tell it to not receive texts via the Messaging app. If you're going to be using only your GV # for SMS, just use the Google Voice app. Don't have it forward to your Messaging app it just causes problems (like random #'s as you've seen).
It keeps things simple. When you get an SMS to your Messaging app, you know it was sent to your carrier #. You reply and it comes from your carrier #.
When you get an SMS in your GV app, you know it came to your GV # and when you reply it comes from your GV #.
This really is the simplest way to manage it if you want to be able to use both your carrier # and the GV #.
Regardless, GV should never get in the way and prevent you from sending texts from the Messaging app.
The problem is that it doesn't matter what I have the GV app set to. I still can't send texts from my messaging app. Even if i uninstall GV, i still can't send texts from my messaging app.
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The problem is that it doesn't matter what I have the GV app set to. I still can't send texts from my messaging app. Even if i uninstall GV, i still can't send texts from my messaging app.
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I think you're having a separate issue. In all of my time using Google Voice in different configurations there's nothing that has stopped my stock Messaging app from sending and receiving SMS to my carrier #.