Google Voice iPhone App Finally Available
iPhone & iPod Touch users have been eagerly awaiting the release of the Google Voice iPhone App. That day has come today and you can download Google Voice for iPhone right now in the iTunes Store for free. Google Voice for Android has been available for well over a year. There was a lot of […]
Barry Schwartz on November 16, 2010 at 2:17 pm | Reading time: 1 minute
iPhone & iPod Touch users have been eagerly awaiting the release of the Google Voice iPhone App. That day has come today and you can download Google Voice for iPhone right now in the iTunes Store for free.
Google Voice for Android has been available for well over a year. There was a lot of rumors on tension between Apple and Google and possibly AT&T in regards to releasing Google Voice on the iPhone. Well, now it is available.
The features include:
- Cheap rates for international calls
- Free text messaging to U.S. numbers
- Voicemail transcription
- Display your Google Voice number as caller ID when making calls
- Push notifications to alert you instantly when you receive a new voicemail or text message
- Most of calls will be placed via Direct Access Numbers, making them connect just as quickly as regular phone calls
- Call contacts from your iPhone Address Book or enter new numbers on the dialpad.
Google Voice is only available in the United States.
Here are some screen shots:
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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.
In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
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In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
Barry can be followed on X here and you can learn more about Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.