Google Voice

Google LLC

About this app

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 Android 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).

Ratings and reviews

The app works but lacks a ton of functionality. It’s a little long in the tooth and I'm surprised Google hasn't updated any of the features to be competitive with other messaging platforms. No message scheduling, extremely limited GIF sizes, no read receipts, no reaction emojis, and overall very clunky to use. It's fine for what it is but it desperately needs a refresh.

So frustrating how great but also backwards Google Voice is and so much potential. Google is just not investing in it. -- Why Can't we swipe to archive? Why so many delays? -- the photos received don't save in Google photos. -- Google voice isn't an option to be the default messaging app -- There's no easy or standard way to replace your mobile providers voicemail with Google voice

I've been using Google voice as my primary messaging and dialing app for as long as I can remember. It has a few issues, such as the lack of RCS messaging support. Which is quite peculiar all things considered. Searching in messages is also quite unuseful. You can search for a term and get results, but you are unable to jump to that point of a conversation for further review. Lack of RCS messaging may end up being the reason I dump Google voice and port my number over to a carrier

What’s new

• Stability and performance improvements