Google Voice ... What's the deal?

jwade · 05/12/2010, 07:55 PM

Given the removal of gDial Pro from Homebrew and the App Store as well as the complete dearth of decent Google Voice apps for WebOS, I can only assume that developing such an app must be quite difficult. Can anyone explain why?

I looked around the Google Voice site, but there isn't much there. I did suggest that they (Google) provide an app for Palm and also signed the petition at PetitionOnline, but I'm not very optimistic about the results. I might take a stab at it myself if there was more information available. I have done web development (though my JavaScript knowledge is kinda sparse), so I'm not sure how well I could do even if there was documentation for the GV APIs.

I really like WebOS (though the Pre hardware is a bit lacking). That said, I've pretty much come to the decision that if there isn't any better GV integration for WebOS by August (when I'm eligible for a phone upgrade), I'm going to get an Android phone.

Is there any hope for GV on WebOS?

~ Jay.
P.S.: This @#!*% forum won't let me post links to the Google suggestions page or the petition, because my post count is too low. You'll have to search for them if you want to add your suggestion/signature.

isosunrise · 05/12/2010, 08:03 PM

you can use the web based google voice on yoru phone's brower. it calls out, plus texting etc. gdial pro works to call out if u uncheck the web based dial.

Abyssul · 05/12/2010, 08:23 PM

Search through PreCentral's articles about Gdial to find out why Google Voice development hit a brick wall.

Abyssul · 05/12/2010, 08:25 PM

http://www.precentral.net/gdial-pro-...ogle-voice-api

Got bored and decided to search it for you.

rdethree · 05/12/2010, 08:35 PM

do the notifications for voicemails still function using gDialPro?

whitenack · 05/17/2010, 07:41 AM

Do the text messages come through the data side or the phone side? Is it possible to use google voice with dumbphones?

Banger · 05/17/2010, 07:44 AM

Doesn't the newer version YouMail have some google voice support?

jwade · 05/21/2010, 03:50 PM

@isosunrise: Every time I try to use the web-client to dial out, it tells me that this is not a free call, and that I will be billed $0.xx per minute, but when I dial my GV number and call from there, it's always a free call. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

@Abyssul: Thanks for the link. I had heard some about why Gdial development was halted (mostly on the PalmCast), but I'll read that post and see if it has any answers.

@rdethree: I've never gotten any notifications through Gdial, just the regular email notifications.

@whitenack: You can control whether you receive TXTs via SMS or email or both in your Google Voice settings.

@Banger: The instructions to setup YouMail with GV sounded very convoluted, so I never tried it. I may look into it though.

I really hope that someone (preferably Google) can write a good WebOS app for GV. It's really the only thing missing for me. I'm just not sure it would be worth it to switch to Android; I'm afraid I would miss more than I would gain.

DAVINCIBZ · 05/21/2010, 03:52 PM

Can I have a Google Voice Invite. Please. Thank you.

TreoRock · 05/21/2010, 04:06 PM

Yeah, I don't now what to do with my Google Voice account now. gDial doesn't work that well anymore and I don't know how well YouMail works with Google Voice.

becrazy2 · 05/21/2010, 04:12 PM

davincibz, pm with your email & i will give you an invite.

DAVINCIBZ · 05/21/2010, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by becrazy2

davincibz, pm with your email & i will give you an invite.

I did pm u . I appreciate it.

whitenack · 05/21/2010, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by becrazy2

davincibz, pm with your email & i will give you an invite.

Do you have another?

keenah · 06/22/2010, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DAVINCIBZ

Can I have a Google Voice Invite. Please. Thank you.

yeah me 2!!! could i plz have an invite??? plz plz plz??? thx!!!

wewantrice · 06/22/2010, 08:19 AM

I've got an invite or 2, first to PM me wins.

hofs1 · 06/22/2010, 08:54 AM

FYI the youview app simply allows u to forward Google voice messages to the youview drop-box for your account. you then get a new voice-mail on youview as if it were a regular voicemail.

No text/dialing etc supported........but it works well and the setup really is not too difficult to do.

Audemars02 · 06/22/2010, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hofs1

FYI the youview app simply allows u to forward Google voice messages to the youview drop-box for your account. you then get a new voice-mail on youview as if it were a regular voicemail.

No text/dialing etc supported........but it works well and the setup really is not too difficult to do.

Also, as best as i can tell, YouView is able to be used with Google Voicemail message, but will only show you the first line or so of the Google Voice transcription. I have resisted buying the App because of this. For now, I get an email and txt message from google voice when i get an email, and I have set a "speed dial' for the "g" to call my GVoice number to check my messages. for now, this works perfectly for me.

Adam

headgamer · 06/22/2010, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Audemars02

Also, as best as i can tell, YouView is able to be used with Google Voicemail message, but will only show you the first line or so of the Google Voice transcription. I have resisted buying the App because of this. For now, I get an email and txt message from google voice when i get an email, and I have set a "speed dial' for the "g" to call my GVoice number to check my messages. for now, this works perfectly for me.

Adam

That's exactly what I do. A couple of gripes I have tho:

1) It would be nice if we could map the voicemail button in the phone app to whatever number we wanted to, so we could map our Google Voice number to it.

2) I like the look of the newer Google Voice mobile web page, but you can't PLAY YOUR VOICEMAILS from that page! You can read the transcription (which always is terrible) but there is no PLAY button to actually listen to your message! You have to go to the older version of the web page to find a link to "play message". On the Google Voice pages that talk about the mobile site, screenshots do show a play button if I recall, but for some reason it does not show up in the Pre's web browser. STUPID. Even the youtube video that demonstrates the mobile website on the iphone shows the play buttons and stuff at the bottom. They just don't show up in the Pre's browser. I have contacted Google about this but nothing has ever come of it.

mu7efcer · 06/22/2010, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keenah

yeah me 2!!! could i plz have an invite??? plz plz plz??? thx!!!

You shouldn't need an invite any more. It's been opened to all.

Google Voice Blog: Google Voice for everyone

I'm hopeful that google has opened up the APIs as well so that we don't need to own an android phone to take advantage.

05/12/2010, 07:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jwade Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Google Voice ... What's the deal? Given the removal of gDial Pro from Homebrew and the App Store as well as the complete dearth of decent Google Voice apps for WebOS, I can only assume that developing such an app must be quite difficult. Can anyone explain why? I looked around the Google Voice site, but there isn't much there. I did suggest that they (Google) provide an app for Palm and also signed the petition at PetitionOnline, but I'm not very optimistic about the results. I might take a stab at it myself if there was more information available. I have done web development (though my JavaScript knowledge is kinda sparse), so I'm not sure how well I could do even if there was documentation for the GV APIs. I really like WebOS (though the Pre hardware is a bit lacking). That said, I've pretty much come to the decision that if there isn't any better GV integration for WebOS by August (when I'm eligible for a phone upgrade), I'm going to get an Android phone. Is there any hope for GV on WebOS? ~ Jay. P.S.: This @#!*% forum won't let me post links to the Google suggestions page or the petition, because my post count is too low. You'll have to search for them if you want to add your suggestion/signature.
	Liked by

05/12/2010, 08:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
isosunrise Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 81 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	you can use the web based google voice on yoru phone's brower. it calls out, plus texting etc. gdial pro works to call out if u uncheck the web based dial.
	Liked by

05/12/2010, 08:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Abyssul webOS Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,132 Likes Received: 45 Thanks: 41 Thanked 807 Times in 433 Posts	Search through PreCentral's articles about Gdial to find out why Google Voice development hit a brick wall.
	Liked by

05/12/2010, 08:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
Abyssul webOS Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2,132 Likes Received: 45 Thanks: 41 Thanked 807 Times in 433 Posts	http://www.precentral.net/gdial-pro-...ogle-voice-api Got bored and decided to search it for you.
	Liked by

05/12/2010, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
rdethree Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 105 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 7 Thanked 26 Times in 22 Posts	do the notifications for voicemails still function using gDialPro?
	Liked by

05/17/2010, 07:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
whitenack Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 151 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 29 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Do the text messages come through the data side or the phone side? Is it possible to use google voice with dumbphones?
	Liked by

05/17/2010, 07:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
Banger Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 500 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 132 Thanked 57 Times in 36 Posts	Doesn't the newer version YouMail have some google voice support?
	Liked by

05/21/2010, 03:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
jwade Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 4 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	@isosunrise: Every time I try to use the web-client to dial out, it tells me that this is not a free call, and that I will be billed $0.xx per minute, but when I dial my GV number and call from there, it's always a free call. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? @Abyssul: Thanks for the link. I had heard some about why Gdial development was halted (mostly on the PalmCast), but I'll read that post and see if it has any answers. @rdethree: I've never gotten any notifications through Gdial, just the regular email notifications. @whitenack: You can control whether you receive TXTs via SMS or email or both in your Google Voice settings. @Banger: The instructions to setup YouMail with GV sounded very convoluted, so I never tried it. I may look into it though. I really hope that someone (preferably Google) can write a good WebOS app for GV. It's really the only thing missing for me. I'm just not sure it would be worth it to switch to Android; I'm afraid I would miss more than I would gain.
	Liked by

05/21/2010, 03:52 PM	#9 (permalink)
DAVINCIBZ Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 144 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Can I have a Google Voice Invite. Please. Thank you.
	Liked by

05/21/2010, 04:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
TreoRock Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: CA Posts: 3,099 Likes Received: 26 Thanks: 350 Thanked 125 Times in 80 Posts	Yeah, I don't now what to do with my Google Voice account now. gDial doesn't work that well anymore and I don't know how well YouMail works with Google Voice. __________________
	Liked by

05/21/2010, 04:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
becrazy2 Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 285 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 182 Thanked 20 Times in 20 Posts	davincibz, pm with your email & i will give you an invite.
	Liked by

06/22/2010, 08:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
wewantrice Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 12 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I've got an invite or 2, first to PM me wins.
	Liked by

06/22/2010, 08:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
hofs1 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 461 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 20 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	FYI the youview app simply allows u to forward Google voice messages to the youview drop-box for your account. you then get a new voice-mail on youview as if it were a regular voicemail. No text/dialing etc supported........but it works well and the setup really is not too difficult to do. __________________ T300 - T600 - T650 - T700p - T755p - T800w - Pre
	Liked by

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode