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 best part of this app is that it gives me a different number that is not connected to my cell phone. I am single and date, I give guys this "fake" number that is not attached to anything of mine. It gives an extra layer of security. There are some glitches. After a recent app update, I no longer have access to emojis or gifs. Text doesn't always send, or I'll get an error message saying it didn't send when it appeared to be sent on the screen.

Been using it almost since it came out. Finally google got something right. Never had a problem with call quality, or dropped calls. I so wish they would allow voice to have it's own contacts. I use it as a work cell phone of sorts, since I am not supplied one I give my Google Voice number out to work for contact I don't like having to add them to my main contacts as well. Would be interesting if they put a video feature in.

12.2024 so many issues. It gets okay for a day or two then 4 more problems pop up. Now the microphone turns off if you navigate to another app during a call so other side can't hear you. since forever, at least half the calls have a good 2 or 3 second delay in sound making conversations very awkward to impossible. iPhone version freezes on every touch. Used for years, but quality is so untrustworthy now actively looking for another service.

What's new

• Stability and performance improvements