November 12th, 2009 | by Sara | published in Google Voice
Today we’re pleased to announce we’ve acquired Gizmo5, a company that provides Internet-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. While we don’t have any specific features to announce right now, Gizmo5’s engineers will be joining the Goog…
November 10th, 2009 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Voice
Military families face dozens of challenges every day. The life of a military spouse and a military family is never easy. It’s a life of sacrifice and patience, but it’s also one of pride and patriotism. To help families better stay in touch with the…
October 27th, 2009 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Voice
Google Voice is all about enabling choice: which phone you pick up your calls on, where to review your voicemail messages, how to send and reply to text messages, etc. So when it comes to your phone number, it was logical for us to also offer a c…
October 23rd, 2009 | by Jason Toff | published in Google Voice
Voicemail transcription is, in my opinion, one of Google Voice’s coolest features. That’s why I’ve saved it for my last Google Voice tip. When someone leaves you a voicemail, Google Voice transcribes the message and gives you a variety of w…
October 20th, 2009 | by Vincent Paquet | published in Google Voice
There were some conflicting reports yesterday about Google Voice voicemails being searchable online, so we wanted to clarify how Google Voice works.Google Voice lets you access your voicemails online from your inbox. Your account is password-protected,…
October 7th, 2009 | by Vincent Paquet | published in Google Voice
When we launched Google Voice, we offered free calling to the continental US. We’ve just expanded this to all 50 states by adding free calling to Alaska and Hawaii.You can initiate free calls to Alaska and Hawaii from your inbox online, from our mobile…
September 21st, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
This week, I’d like to talk about a Google Voice feature some of you may not have heard about: custom greetings. With custom greetings, you’re able to record personalized voicemail greetings that only play to a specific group of people or to an individ…
September 9th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
I spend a lot of time in Gmail and love how Google Voice email notifications let me see voicemails in my email inbox. I can scan the transcript quickly, and when I want to hear the voicemail, it is just a click away on my computer.However, something a…
September 9th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
With Google Voice, you receive SMS messages on your phones AND in your Google Voice inbox, which means you can send SMS replies from either from your mobile phone or your computer. Today, we’re going one step further by allowing you to get text messag…
September 8th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
A few days ago, I decided to spend some quality time poking around the Google Voice Settings page. I’m glad I did, because I found a Voice feature I never knew existed! It’s the “ring schedule” feature. I’d never thought about setting up a preset sched…
August 31st, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
In our last post, Heather learned how to make calls through the Google Voice homepage. Today, I want to explore why someone would link multiple phones to their Google Voice number.After choosing your Google Voice number, you’re asked to add at least on…
August 18th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
In addition to making free long distance calls within the continental US, you can now call Canada for free through Google Voice. We offered this feature in GrandCentral previously, and in an effort to provide as many useful features as we can for free,…
August 17th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
In our last post, Carol and I signed up for our Google Voice numbers, and read the Google Voice Getting Started Guide for information. Today, I’d like to share my first experience with the Google Voice website and the “Click to call” feature. After set…
August 10th, 2009 | by Brian Hutchins | published in Google Voice
Hi there! Heather and I work at Google, but are new to Google Voice. Over the next couple months, we’ll be exploring this service and sharing our experiences on the Google Voice blog. We hope that by seeing the service through the eyes of a new user, o…
August 7th, 2009 | by Vincent Paquet | published in Google Voice
Voicemail transcription is a popular feature of Google Voice. Having the ability to receive a transcript of a new voicemail by email or SMS and get a quick idea of what a voicemail is about, saves you time in deciding which voicemails are worth listen…