GV Connect - Call & SMS client for Google Voice 2.2.1
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Productivity
Price: $2.99, Version: 2.2 -> 2.2.1 (iTunes)
Description:*** Recipient of an honorable mention in the 2010 Best App Ever Awards ***
NOTE: An existing Google Voice account with a GV phone number is required to use this application - signup for new Google Voice accounts is currently limited to residents of the US. Please note that GV Connect is NOT a VoIP application and will not allow making or receiving calls from an iPad/iPod Touch without a separate VoIP application.
GV Connect is the most feature-complete Google Voice application available for your iPhone or iPad - interact with your existing Google Voice accounts much faster than using the web interface:
• Place calls using your Google Voice number rather than your mobile number - enter number directly, select a contact from your device's contacts, or call back any number in your history. The application supports direct call, callback, and offline calling (see application website for a description of these calling modes)
• Send and receive text messages (SMS) from your Google Voice number - including support for long SMS, sending to multiple recipients at once, and support for non-English messages. Supports in-line replies with an iMessage-like interface
• Allows using the Fleksy Keyboard for the fastest typing experience available (available as In-App Purchase on iOS 7 or later). Fleksy Keyboard lets you type without having to look at your screen. You can miss every letter and Fleksy will still figure out exactly what you meant to type.
• Automatically check for new SMS and voicemails - even when the application is in the background (requires iOS 7 or later)
• Listen to voicemails and recorded conversations right on your device (allowing you to pause, rewind, or fast forward to any point within the message) - voicemails will show the transcription of the message when available
• Un/-archive messages, mark them as un-/read or starred, attach notes to conversations, block/unblock senders, or delete conversations
• Easily search in your history by contact, message, or note text - supports continuing searches online for messages that have not yet been cached locally
• Messages are stored on your device for offline access
• Quickly change various Google Voice account settings (call forwarding, do-not-disturb — including the option to have DND automatically expire at a specified time, message notifications, …)
• Add, verify, and remove forwarding phone numbers
• Quick Settings allow saving and restoring complete account settings (DND, forwarding, …) for easy switching between different profiles
• Support for automatic selection of Quick Settings based on current location (available as In-App Purchase)
• Direct access to your device's contacts without needing to synchronize them with Google
• Quick access to favorite phone numbers
• Universal application which runs optimized on iPhone/iPod Touch and iPad
• Optional application passcode lock
• Supports gesture navigation when typing text for easier placement of the cursor: swipe left/right with one or two fingers to move the caret position backwards/forward by character or word. Swipe left/right with three fingers to go to the beginning/end of the existing text
• Integrates with Talkatone to allow placing outgoing VoIP calls using your Google Talk account
• Supports TextExpander touch snippet expansion including support for fill-in snippets
GV Connect stores your account password securely in your device's Keychain for faster login when launching the application. All communication is done exclusively via secure connections (SSL) to the Google Voice servers owned and operated by Google and no contact information (other than the contact's phone number which is required to place a call or send a message) is sent to Google or any other party. All operations are fully synchronized with your Google Voice account.
Please read the FAQ section on the application's website if you encounter any issues or use the feedback email link in the application's about screen to ask for support.
What's New
Resolve issue that would lead to crashing when toggling the Fleksy keyboard on or off
Version 2.2 changes:
• Fleksy Keyboard integration (available as In-App purchase, requires iOS 7) - Fleksy Keyboard lets you type without having to look at your screen. You can miss every letter and Fleksy will still figure out exactly what you meant to type. Enable Fleksy Keyboard to make GV Connect the fastest texting solution available!
• Allow adding, verifying, and deleting forwarding numbers on your account
• Add keyboard shortcut commands when using a Bluetooth keyboard:
⌘S: Save Note
⌘⇧D: Send SMS
Esc: Cancel Note/SMS
• Update TextExpander support to the latest version (2.3) and add support for fill-in snippets. Make sure to update your snippets using new the entry in the Settings view
• Fix various UI issues throughout the application
Please note: starting with this version GV Connect requires iOS 6 or abov
GV Connect - Call & SMS client for Google Voice