Google Voice App Review

Finally ending the long wait, the Google Voice has rolled out in its full glamour from the Google factory. It is the like the apple of the Apple’s eye. One of the most downloaded versions in the Apple’s App Store, this Google Voice application is a cult in its own right.

The Google Voice runs typically on the iPhone and the official version is very easy to find, download and install. The software’s intricacies might appear alluring to some while they might be repulsive to others. The iOS based applications allow users to drag the list of messages in the inbox, which immediately refreshes the application, bringing any new message up front and center.

Threading is implemented to establish communication between the user and his / her contacts. Threading makes conversation simple and hassle free. The official full web version of Google Voice has this feature too. Clicking on the contact’s name brings up a list of other options like calling them or removing them from the Quick Dial List; other than sensing simple text messages.

The main screen alerts the users about what is happening around them, giving them a quick access and immediate updates of the inbox and voicemails. Starred messages can also be accessed. One can even read the full history and look back at what someone said, and even details of call information. Accessing voice mails may give the users access to the actual transcript that is the user can even listen to it from the iPhone.

Every person is assigned with a unique Caller ID as the Google Voice number. The dialer on the iPhone lets users make and receive calls. A Settings menu lets one change some of the settings of the iPhone device that is utilizing Google Voice.

It is simple to add somebody to one’s Quick Dial list. One can select contacts from one’s contact list. All that is required is to click on their names and select the right option after selecting the phone number one wants to add. The added numbers will appear on the Quick Dial list immediately.

Deleting a contact from the list is very easy too. The red delete marks will appear as soon as the Edit is selected from the top left. Clicking the red marks, followed by the Delete option, deletes the contact from the list.

The beautiful bond that the official application of the Google Voice shares with the iPhone is just amazing and many state that this application should have been available on the App Store long back. Making calls and background notifications make the application more alluring; the only redundant fact being that the notifications show up in the same manner as text messages. If the device is set to receive text notifications automatically, the background notifications of Google Voice are then not needed. One can also choose to skip text notations or turn off the background notifications as one can also reply to the Google Text Messages using the Native Messaging Application.

The process to set up the official version of the Google Voice Application is very easy especially if one had been already using the Google Voice. One just needs to set up the phone number and the Google Voice account, and the application is ready at one’s fingertips.

The official version is worth the wait, though it may just seem much like the earlier version. One is sure to enjoy the service scale and efficiency that comes with the pack.

[via technobuzz]