'Google Voice' App Adds iPad and iPod Touch Support
Google today announced that it has updated its Google Voice App Store application to support the iPad and iPod touch. The application, which Google and Apple famously faced off over last year before Apple finally approved the app last month, offers an interface for interacting with Google's telephone service.
Starting today, you can download a new version of Google Voice that lets you use all the features of the app on these devices, such as sending and receiving free text messages - except, of course, make cellular calls.
While iPad and iPod touch users can't use the Google Voice app to make cellular phone calls through the service, Google has developed a system known as Click2Call that allows users to initiate calls through other devices.While you can't use your iPod or iPad as a phone, you can use it to initiate Google Voice calls with your phones. We call this feature Click2Call. Simply click any 'Call' button in the Google Voice app on your iPod or iPad and then select which of your phones you want to ring. Google Voice will call your phone and then connect your call.
The update brings several other improvements, including the ability to set "do not disturb" times during which all calls are sent directly to voicemail and improvements for initiating calls from the address book.Top Rated Comments
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Call straight from your iPad or iPod touch (if you're on WiFi) and talk. They're SO close to being able to do this. They give you a phone-number already with Google Voice. People can call it and you can access it all from your iPad or computer or whatever. The only missing piece is the ability to call out using that number with no actual phone at all.
So close. I'm sure they're working on it now as the infrastructure would probably have to be huge because everyone would want to try it. It may also turn into a giant headache for them.
still waiting for them to just go all the way and do voip with google voice. That should turn the industry on it's ear. :d
call straight from your ipad or ipod touch (if you're on wifi) and talk. They're so close to being able to do this. They give you a phone-number already with google voice. People can call it and you can access it all from your ipad or computer or whatever. The only missing piece is the ability to call out using that number with no actual phone at all.
So close. I'm sure they're working on it now as the infrastructure would probably have to be huge because everyone would want to try it. It may also turn into a giant headache for them.
omg but theyre going to sell your contact list to advertisers... Google is so evil!!!
How can anyone positive rep this?!
Still waiting for them to just go all the way and do VoIP with Google Voice. That should turn the industry on it's ear. :D
Call straight from your iPad or iPod touch (if you're on WiFi) and talk. They're SO close to being able to do this. They give you a phone-number already with Google Voice. People can call it and you can access it all from your iPad or computer or whatever. The only missing piece is the ability to call out using that number with no actual phone at all.
So close. I'm sure they're working on it now as the infrastructure would probably have to be huge because everyone would want to try it. It may also turn into a giant headache for them.
It can actually be done via TalkaTone app. Just download it and it hooks into your google voice and everything you mentioned can be done.
Still waiting for them to just go all the way and do VoIP with Google Voice. That should turn the industry on it's ear. :D
Call straight from your iPad or iPod touch (if you're on WiFi) and talk. They're SO close to being able to do this. They give you a phone-number already with Google Voice. People can call it and you can access it all from your iPad or computer or whatever. The only missing piece is the ability to call out using that number with no actual phone at all.
So close. I'm sure they're working on it now as the infrastructure would probably have to be huge because everyone would want to try it. It may also turn into a giant headache for them.
The technology and infrastructure is already in place. However, as this would bankrupt every cell-phone network in the world, I can't imagine anyone giving this the nod just yet. it would also kill the iPhone as everyone would grab an iPod touch.
not available in canada???
:( :( :(
Still unavailable in Europe!
:(:(:(:(
Google voice is US only.
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