For those that have the Galaxy Nexus, is Google Voice updated for ICS?

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timchoi89 November 18, 2011

For those that have the Galaxy Nexus, is Google Voice updated for ICS?

I'm wondering if Google Voice looks any better on ICS and if it functions any better as well. If it's updated for ICS, does it have the action across the top? Also, does it allow for batch operations?

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dajmeister 1 year ago

Here is a screenshot of the basic page in ICS. (with personal info blacked out).

The basic function of the app is all the same, it just has a little visual upgrade with the action bar and things.

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timchoi89 2011-11-18 14:37:41

omg, thank you so much! I'm glad that they added those shortcuts on top.

Have you noticed any improvement in sending speed? Does it still have the annoying "sending" pop up?

dajmeister 2011-11-18 14:45:55

Hmm, I dont actually use google voice very much, since im in the UK most of the time, but ill try sending a couple text messages now to test.

edit: Yeah, just sent a message, the popup is still there. It seemed quite quick, but I dont use it that often, and I'm on wifi.

Scottish 2011-11-18 14:50:41

I pray that they have fixed the horrendous silent failure if your connection drops while trying to send.

timchoi89 2011-11-18 14:51:30

oh ok, thanks for testing!

You actually brought up a very important point just now that you're in the UK. Are you using a US number with your UK sim card? I'm going to HK this December to visit family and I was wondering if I can still use GV on my phone despite having a foreign sim card in it.

dajmeister 2011-11-18 14:53:25

Yeah, if you have the google voice account, you can still recieve and send text messages when you are connected to the internet, and recieve voicemails to your US number.

You can't however make or recieve calls on Google Voice when outside the US.

dajmeister 2011-11-18 14:55:58

It is the same app currently available on the market btw, It just gets the visual upgrades courtesy of the updated framework in ICS.

timchoi89 2011-11-18 14:56:02

Awesome, thanks a lot for the info!

I can't wait for this phone to come out! Argh...

timchoi89 2011-11-18 14:56:26

@Scottish, oh god..I hope they fix the eternal "sending" pop loop as well....

Scottish 2011-11-18 14:59:01

@timchoi89 That's what I meant. My suspicion, based on Sprint's crappy service and the bars I see is that it goes into that loop when the connection is flaky.

timchoi89 2011-11-18 15:04:06

I'm not sure what to blame for my case. Despite having full bars of solid "green" 3G connection or wifi connection I still get the eternal loop sometimes. The worse part is is that it sometimes comes in phases (like the past week and a half have been hell for me). That's why I wish GV would implement the alias number for texting so it can fallback on "real" texts once it figures that it can't send a text after 3s of trying or so.

Scottish 2011-11-18 15:05:02

That's a great idea. I'd love it if they could do that.

KidCuda 2011-11-21 10:24:34

Does it still have the bug where it doesn't load contact pictures for a while? That is annoying right now...

dajmeister 2011-11-21 10:25:47

I haven't noticed it, But again it is the same app available on the market to current phones, it just has a reskin courtesy of ICS.

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NotHotWater 2011-11-18 00:57:48

Placeholder so I can tell you when I get it next week!

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pencilpusherz 2011-11-18 09:45:33

That's a good question...The Google Voice app was always a little rough around the edges...It would be a great opportunity for them to update it for ICS, especially since they just had that little update earlier this week...The Voice app has the potential to do so much more and be integrated into the phone so much better than the way it is now...IMO the Voice app seems like a third party app instead of a Google app that comes already loaded up in the phone...It may be the only Google app that hasn't seen an ICS conversion update too (I may be missing a few others though)...Any word on if the HSPA+ version of the Nexus is coming over to the states soon?

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wizidge 2011-11-18 12:41:53

I think that only one conclusion can be had. The Voice app was pretty cutting edge in the beginning but now it seems archaic because it has not evolved along with the rest of Android. I think this is intentional, Google has been showing signs for years of wanting to integrate it with Gmail and so as they prepare for that there is no reason to put a lot of resources into something they know is going to be integrated into another product. Think how nice it will be when you have a true universal inbox. If Voice has been stagnate in its development then Gmail has been evolving at light speed. They do what they do like I play chess they are talking about 5 years from now right now because everything that is being executed today was figured out 5 years ago.

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timchoi89 2011-11-18 13:53:07

Interesting answer. I do hope that they'll at least update it somewhat if they want people to use GV. My dream scenario would be for talk, voice, and messenger from G+ be all combined...having 3 different chat protocols on top of Gmail is starting to get redundant and annoying.

wizidge 2011-11-18 15:02:56

Don't forget fax GV has been promising that for years on your Voice number.

timchoi89 2011-11-18 15:09:04

Fax GV? I'm a little lost...care to explain?

wizidge 2011-11-18 15:35:27

If you go to the Voice features forum it talks about adding a Fax service whereby everyone would use your GV number for everything. When a fax machine calls your phone the GV call center would detect that it is a fax and redirect it to your inbox and notify you however you have set it up. Your phone would only ring through on voice calls.

timchoi89 2011-11-21 23:49:12

woah, interesting. I didn't even know about that!