Hangouts finally gets Google Voice integration

[OhSeven]

About 6 months later than rumored, but it's finally here! It looks like there's still some work to be done, though. I never got prompted about SMS like in a screenshot I've seen, but it seems the functionality will roll out in a few more days? Here are a couple articles about it

Hangouts 2.3 Update Brings Remaining Google Voice Integration And A Big Visual Overhaul [APK Download]

Google Hangouts Gets Google Voice Integration And Free VoIP Calls | TechCrunch

 

[xdrc45]

As always Google rolls these updates out in stages.... But I have already installed the Hangouts 2.3.7 with the Hangouts dialer 0.1.7 APK with Google voice integration and it is working great and it's about time!! So you also can get both here while its Hot!! Hangouts 2.3 Brings Free Voice Calls and a Refreshed UI

Edit: I'm kinda digging the new Hangouts UI too. Led notifications seem to be working well for missed call... etc. :thumbup:

 

[GuitarG20]

Maybe I'm missing something... but what is the point of installing the dialer if you don't have google voice? I could already make voice calls to other hangouts users in the hangouts app itself...

 

[exninja]

Maybe I'm missing something... but what is the point of installing the dialer if you don't have google voice? I could already make voice calls to other hangouts users in the hangouts app itself...

I don't know what the point would be to have the dialer w/o GV, but it looks like now you can call any number (cell, landline, foreign, etc) within Hangouts rather than just make a call to another Hangouts user. This would be the reason that Google cut VoIP support of Google Voice a few months ago to apps like GrooVeIP; they wanted to do it themselves. It's really nice for people like me that have an old phone not connected to a cell network but still want to use it to make calls while connected to WiFi.

 

[Rxpert83]

This makes the t-mobile $30 plan sound really good again.

That thing still around?

 

[mrsmumbles]

This makes the t-mobile $30 plan sound really good again.

That thing still around?

Yup, it's on the bottom of the plan page I hear. I would have tried it but coverage is poor in my area.

 

[OhSeven]

Update on the SMS integration. It didn't start out well so they called for a do-over apparently. Hopefully it comes back soon, that's just as important to me as the VOIP
Don’t Stress if You Didn’t Get Asked to Merge Hangouts and Google Voice | Droid Life

 

[Clementine_3]

Thanks for that, I was coming here to ask how long it to get the merge option.

 

[rhray]

Thanks for the article... I was about to write that I sideloaded the .apk twice, in different configurations to try and merge SMS settings and still couldn't get the thing to work so I rolled back to regular hangouts.

With that said, does anyone with Metro PCS know how to force call forwarding to ring a GV number for GV voicemail management?

My guess is that Metro doesn't have the call forwarding option.

 

[amarie82]

Nice now I'll set all my stuff back up! Thanks

 

[Clementine_3]

New update for Google Voice just out ("Support for Google Voice integration in Hangouts"):

That's from over on G+, nothing in play for me yet.

Edit: just got it/updated, no apparent change to anything. Still no option to merge.

 

[rhray]

So GV is integrated on my phone as of this morning. I can text through hangouts on my computer and through hangouts on my n5. I can receive calls and everything through hangouts. I tested with a friend, I can send MMS no problem but I cannot receive MMS at all. Good stuff, the nerd inside is smiling!

 

[OhSeven]

So GV is integrated on my phone as of this morning. I can text through hangouts on my computer and through hangouts on my n5. I can receive calls and everything through hangouts. I tested with a friend, I can send MMS no problem but I cannot receive MMS at all. Good stuff, the nerd inside is smiling!

I just got it integrated too! I've received a text and the text input field says the outgoing number is GV. I made a voice call in an area with poor reception and it seemed mostly fine, but there was a delay that seemed to get worse and ended up cutting the conversation short. Haven't tried MMS yet, read someone's report that outgoing MMS worked but incoming did not.

I don't usually find google support pages helpful, but this seems to have a good amount of info
https://support.google.com/hangouts/answer/6023920?hl=en&ref_topic=6013384

 

[rhray]

Agreed, the google documentation generally sucks but that is helpful. And it actually helped solve one issue I was having earlier by learning what smart reply is. I had switched over to a contact from regular carrier text to google voice text. My contact saw the different number (of course) but when I wanted to switch back to texting them from my carrier number, I couldn't, it consistently stuck me to GV. You have to force your phone to send a text through carrier through the smart reply menu, then you can switch the smart reply back to default after you've started back.