Google Voice is a service that includes so many features it’s hard to know where to begin:
- You can give out a single phone number and when someone dials it, Google Voice
- will send the call to all your p
- hones, or adjust which phones ring based on time
- of day or other settings.When callers leave a message, Google Voice can provide an automated transcript.
- You can screen or block callers.
- Incoming SMS messages can be sent to your email.
- You can make international calls at rates that are probably lower than those offered by your carrier.
Now it looks like Google is getting ready to bring voice calls over WiFi or mobile data to its mobile app.
The company has posted a notice saying that users can sign up for a private beta of WiFi Calling with Google Voice.
Among other things, the company says this will let users make and take phone calls even in areas where they have poor or no cellular service. It’ll also let users place phone calls from tablets or other devices and not just from phones. And users could avoid roaming charges while traveling by placing calls over WiFi or data networks.
WiFi calling also works in the Chrome web browser for computer users. Google says it’s working on Firefox, Safari, and Edge support, as is iOS support.
There are a few caveats: if you use a Bluetooth headset with an Android device you won’t be able to use physical buttons to answer or hang up on calls, and while a Bluetooth device is paired you cannot use your phone’s earpiece. Switching between Bluetooth and speakerphone may also cause some calls to drop on certain versions of Android.
https://liliputing.com/2018/04/google-voice-is-launching-a-wifi-calling-private-beta.html