Google Voice & Text Messages - General Questions and Answers

Does anyone use google voice? I did the sprint integration with google voice, and I love it. But ever since I did the integration, I seem to have an issue with people getting old/duplicate texts, not receiving texts until a while after I sent it (sometime almost a day later), and sometimes it sends to multiple people (this has only happened twice).
A few days before this I flashed Synergy on my EVO 3d. So I'm not sure if it's the ROM or Google Voice.
I also use "Go Launcher" & "Go Messages/SMS" if that makes a difference...
Anyone have any insight?

not sure if it helps you,but I don't have the sprint integration, so not sure if that affects anything...
I do use google voice, and go launcher, and a cyanogen rom, but not the go messages app...and I've not noticed any lag time in sending or receiving...and I try to do all my texting in the GV app.
I have also used executive assistant to reply to some txt messages, since it supports GV and even with that can't say I've noticied any lag

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[Q] Google Voice txt vs Google Text for Nexus S

I have linked my Google Voice to my Sprint line, but now every text message I receive goes to the Google Voice app, as well as the Text app on the Nexus S. Is there some way to DISABLE texts to the Google Voice app? I'm not a fan of the interface.
Everything is going to your Google voice inbox so you have to Unselect notifications in your Google voice app and may sure text messages is select it.
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Im having this EXACT problem.
I enabled Google Voice Intigration for my Sprint number. Everything was working normally for a day or two. Txt messages were going to the normal messaging app.
But now txt messages ONLY go to the Google Voice app. Messing with notifications does nothing. My normal messaging app no longer receives the txt's at all.
Is there anyway to fix this? I can live with using the Google Voice app, but id much rather use the normal app.
EDIT: FIXED IT!!! ZOMG!
I didnt have this checked on my Google Voice settings (for some reason it is unchecked by default!)
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AshsToAshs said:
Im having this EXACT problem.
I enabled Google Voice Intigration for my Sprint number. Everything was working normally for a day or two. Txt messages were going to the normal messaging app.
But now txt messages ONLY go to the Google Voice app. Messing with notifications does nothing. My normal messaging app no longer receives the txt's at all.
Is there anyway to fix this? I can live with using the Google Voice app, but id much rather use the normal app.
EDIT: FIXED IT!!! ZOMG!
I didnt have this checked on my Google Voice settings (for some reason it is unchecked by default!)
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I don't have that option in my settings. When I sign out of voice on my phone, I miss all calls and don't get texts. Very weird.
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You don't get two messages now? When I changed it I get one message from Google voice and one from stock.
kashb91 said:
You don't get two messages now? When I changed it I get one message from Google voice and one from stock.
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Works perfect for me.
Go into the Google Voice app on the phone, and turn off all the notifications.
Then goto settings in voice.google.com and enable the one setting that i have circled in the screenshot above.
This problem frustrated me for HOURS yesterday until i found that one setting.
-Ash-
another thing to look out for: I've noticed several times, usually when reinstalling the Google Voice app, it will disable receiving sms messages to my cell.
If you're not receiving texts for any reason, I'd check your google voice settings (on the web: google.com/voice) then, on the website go to Settings > Phones > Edit > Text Settings (check).
EDIT wait.. did u modify the original post? Or am i crazy..
Maybe this is another thing entirely. I get texts while using google voice but only with google voice.
However, I want my phone to receive MMS/SMS the way it normally (used to) so I can still use handcent.
This whole thing pisses me off to no end. NONE of the settigs are working right. I'm now missing ALL calls and texts. Totally disabled GV on phone and web and still nothing...
wingman1659 said:
Maybe this is another thing entirely. I get texts while using google voice but only with google voice.
However, I want my phone to receive MMS/SMS the way it normally (used to) so I can still use handcent.
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So you *want* to recv all texts thru handcent, but you're not? If that's the case, it sounds like the forward sms setting isn't checked (my post above).
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AshsToAshs said:
Im having this EXACT problem.
I enabled Google Voice Intigration for my Sprint number. Everything was working normally for a day or two. Txt messages were going to the normal messaging app.
But now txt messages ONLY go to the Google Voice app. Messing with notifications does nothing. My normal messaging app no longer receives the txt's at all.
Is there anyway to fix this? I can live with using the Google Voice app, but id much rather use the normal app.
EDIT: FIXED IT!!! ZOMG!
I didnt have this checked on my Google Voice settings (for some reason it is unchecked by default!)
http://i.imgur.com/Ef3i8.jpg
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I got it working. Don't forget to hit "edit" under your #
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I just want to point out that NONE of this worked for me. The ONLY way I was able to make it so that I was getting text notifications and receiving phone calls was to completely disassociate my number with GV and sign out of the GV app on my phone.
No matter what combo of settings I tried, I would miss every single phone call (phone would never ring), not be notified of voicemails (even though email and text were chosen as notifications), and my texts would all go to the GV app but it would never notify me even if I had the settings right on the website and the phone.
I have also tried all of the mentions above, with no success. I actually sent texts to myself from my computer, and tested a ton of combinations of settings.
The main thing I've learned is that it is impossible (so far) to receive a text to the STOCK app, and NOT to Google Voice.
I changed settings on GV from my phone app, as well as on my GV on the computer.
grimace2255 said:
I have also tried all of the mentions above, with no success. I actually sent texts to myself from my computer, and tested a ton of combinations of settings.
The main thing I've learned is that it is impossible (so far) to receive a text to the STOCK app, and NOT to Google Voice.
I changed settings on GV from my phone app, as well as on my GV on the computer.
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Yes if you ported your number all your texts go through Google voice now.
You PORTED your number. Any calls or texts go through Google voice now and are handled by Google. Your texts and voicemails are saved in the Voice cloud.
If you don't want to use Voice as your messaging app just turn off notifications.
Its really not that complicated.
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go back to stock message app from google voice?

My number was ported to Google voice some time ago. Since then I have to use their app for txt. I really want to get rid of the app but then my txt won't appear. Anyone know a way around this? Am I mistaken?
Go to Google Voice online (not from your phone). And disable the Sprint integration under Settings. On the Phone tab, I believe there's a "Disable Sprint Integration" link or something similar. There's also a "Disable Google voicemail on this phone" link.
Once that's done, get rid of Google Voice altogether from your phone and download a third party visual voicemail app from the market (I'm using YouMail). With no Google Voice integration, your texts will automatically go to the stock app.
There is also a posibility that his number has been manually ported to GV and now it's on Google Voice side no matter what carier. In this case I believe there is still an option to send a text or email to your phone in GV settings so that you can get ride of GV app from your phone all together.
However, if you think about it, if all your texts go through GV it means you won't have to back them up and restore them when you flash new roms. They are kept all in GV servers... you know... in the cloud So there is a benefit to that.
Careful with Google Voice.
They gave a number I had been using for a year to someone else.
It happened out of the blue. Repeated attempts to contact Google were met with silence....
Nice idea, but like many Google ideas, it's half-baked and there is no recourse if there is a problem.

Urgent help with Google Voice needed please

Hello, coming from the EVO, and now the awesome Nexus-S 4G, I am used to the stock Visual Voicemail that Sprint provides on the EVO's, and with the Nexus I just setup Google Voice. Some issues and questions please.
- My texts are going to the Voice app, not GO SMS anymore ? I only want texts using the GO app, not Google Voice.
- It seems I did use Google Voice like a year ago, and I have a boatload of message popping up from last year, how do I delete all these old voice mail messages ?
- Is there a way for the little Voice app icon, to display a # next to it of unread messages ? Like if I miss a text message it will show a little number 1 at the top corner of the app icon of how many missed texts I have, can the voice icon show that too ?
UPDATE;
I logged into my Google account on my computer, found the settings options, but some things still seem strange ?
My text messages are still going to Google Voice, and not even showing up in my GO SMS text app at all, or even the stock Android messaging, they only going to Google voice ? I did log into my gmail account on my computer and disabled texts, but it didn't seem to take ?
do you even want the messages to come through Google Voice? If not you can remove all of it and just use GV as Voicemail like Visual Voicemail...
If you just want to use GV as voice mail you have to log into your GV account through the web, Go into the phones setting and turn off the SPrint GV integration. Go into the app on the phone and delete the app data. Update the app in the market and then you will be able to "Skip" the GV Sprint integration and use it only for Voicemail.
I probably won't get back to this post until tomorrow so hopefully someone else can guide you.
Tuffgong4 said:
do you even want the messages to come through Google Voice? If not you can remove all of it and just use GV as Voicemail like Visual Voicemail...
If you just want to use GV as voice mail you have to log into your GV account through the web, Go into the phones setting and turn off the SPrint GV integration. Go into the app on the phone and delete the app data. Update the app in the market and then you will be able to "Skip" the GV Sprint integration and use it only for Voicemail.
I probably won't get back to this post until tomorrow so hopefully someone else can guide you.
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Yes I want Google Voice as just a visual voice mail like i had with my EVO, I don't want Google Voice used for anything else besides that.
2 ways to do this, i've done it many times, lol.
1.) open gvoice settings in the browser from a computer and click deactivate google voice on this phone. You should then see the link change to "activate google voice on this phone." you will also see below it: deactivate google voicemail on this phone, that tells you that voicemail is still on. I think you want both of hte text message boxes unchecked as well. save it, that should do it. this is how i'm setup, i only use it like VVM.
2.) clear data on the google voice app on the phone. launch the app. when you get to the activation part, hit the SKIP button, basically it sets you up without using the extended gvoice features, select "do not use google voice to make any calls." finish the setup wizard, should be good from there.

[Q] Immediate receipt of Google Voice SMS or huddle

This isn't specific to the One XL but im hoping someone here has some advice.
My wife (she's on an iPhone) and I don't have a texting plan, and instead use Google Voice. Recently we noticed that we don't receive SMS through Gvoice very quickly, so we moved to using Google + messenger (formerly Huddle) to text each other. Usually it's fine and I get a notification, but we've noticed there is sometimes a delay there, as well. As on Google Voice, sometimes I don't receive a message until I wake up my phone. Is there a way to use either of these (or anything else) that will force my phone to get messages immediately? It's as if Android doesn't want to auto-sync all the time, even though I'm not using any battery saving settings and have auto-sync turned on.
I'm using ViperXL and the Bulletproof kernel, but this started happening under CM10.

Hangouts SMS and GV

So I am sure this been asked before and probably even here. I have looked all over and cannot find an answer. A few weeks ago, I started getting the popup in Hangouts that SMS is moving out of Hangouts and that I need to select a different app for SMS messaging. Google voice texting will still be available.
So here's the thing. I only use Google voice for my number. It is my main phone number. I send and receive texts only from this. If I follow the prompt, it makes me change to a different default text app and breaks my texting functionality. Once I change it, I cannot select Hangouts as my messaging app anymore. I can roll it back to an older version and it fixes it temporarily, but as soon as it updates, the giant obnoxious message comes back.
Surely I am not the only person with this. What are others doing. I have already submitted feedback to Google on this.
Thanks,
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