Sending a picture message in the new Google Voice app is just like any other messaging app. While in a conversation thread, or composing a new message, tap on the photo button, select an item to send, and away it goes. Although you won't find a mention of animated image GIF support in today's announcement, I have been able to send and receive GIFs with no issue. For the time being, videos are not supported.
Google also added group messaging to Google Voice. Compose a message to a group of friends, or get pulled into a group conversation with no fuss. Group messaging alone is a big feature to bring to Google Voice, and one that makes Google Voice a more realistic solution for those who prefer to use the service full-time. If you're having trouble finding a setting in Google Voice, visit the Google Voice website, click the Menu button, then the Legacy Google Voice button.
Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion. Jason Cipriani. If the person whose phone number you want to enter is a contact in Gmail, you can type in their name instead. Click the "Type a message" text field. It's at the bottom of the page. This is where you'll enter your text message. Type in your text message. Simply enter the message that you want to send to the person you specified.
If you want to add a photo or video to your text, you can click the photo icon to the left of the text field and then select a photo from your Google account or your computer. Method 2. Open Google Voice. Tap the Google Voice app icon, which resembles a blue speech bubble on a white background. The app will open to your Google Voice page if you're signed into your Google account.
You may also be able to select an existing account if you use other Google products on your phone. If you don't have a Google Voice account, you'll need to tap Add account and follow the on-screen setup instructions, including choosing a Google Voice number. Tap the "Chat" icon. It's a grey speech bubble in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
On Android, the "Chat" icon is in the upper-left side of the screen. This icon is in the middle of a blue circle in the bottom-right corner of the screen. A pop-out menu will appear.
Tap Send a message. It's in the pop-out menu. Enter a contact's number. Type in the phone number to which you want to send your text, then tap the number below the search bar.
The number below the search bar may also appear as a name if the person to whom the number belongs is in your contacts.
If you have contacts enabled for Google Voice, you can also tap a contact's name below the search bar, or you can enter a contact's name. Enter a message. Type in the message that you want to send to the contact. You can add a photo or video to your message by tapping the mountain-shaped photo icon to the left of the text field and then selecting a photo or video from your phone's camera roll.
Here's how this MMS support works if your wireless carrier has opted in: You get the text of the picture message as a plain-text message in the Google Voice app, and then the picture gets delivered alongside the text of the message in a separate e-mail from a " txt. Sprint was first to add a version of this option, back in October of , courtesy of its decision to offer much deeper Google Voice integration than others.
But at the time, Google Voice recipients would only get an MMS sent from Sprint if they'd enabled an option to have texts forwarded to e-mail.
Then nothing seemed to change for the next two years. And in this case, that text-forward-to-e-mail option doesn't need to be active. Sprint users no longer need to have it on either. Singhal's October note predicted comprehensive carrier support for Google Voice multimedia messaging by "early next year.
When those gaps get bridged as well, I hope Google gets a little more public about the news.
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