News by: Justin Herrick 31st October 2013
Now a Days Google Hangouts received many updates Status indicator in Hangouts and the largest update Hangouts with sms and mms,still users ask one question: where’s Google Voice integration?
Google employee Nikhyl Singhal took to Google+ to say that it is on its
way, but you’re going to need some patience. For now, only Sprint users
can have the two services work with one another. But for everyone else,
it should be ready by early next year. The major hindrance is that third
party apps are using Google Voice and violating the terms of service,
causing a potential security threat.
post by Singhal:
We are rolling out a new version of the Google+ Hangouts app ( goo.gl/XkHn03
) for Android, which includes support for SMS and MMS messages. While
this is a great step forward, we still have a lot of work to do,
specifically around Google Voice:
– Unfortunately, today’s update does
not work with Google Voice numbers unless you’ve enabled Google Voice on
your Sprint phone. But rest assured, we’re working to support SMS
messages for all Google Voice phone numbers by early next year. And
don’t worry, your Voice number will go unchanged.
– We hear you loud and clear: you
want Google Voice phone numbers outside the US and to support MMS. We
are listening and working hard to make this happen, but we need to work
with carriers and this can take some time.
– Finally, we want to make Google
Voice as secure as possible. There are a few third-party applications
that provide calling and SMS services by making unauthorized use of
Google Voice. These apps violate our Terms of Service and pose a threat
to your security, so we’re notifying these app developers that they must
stop making unauthorized use of Google Voice to run their services and
transition users by May 15, 2014.
We know that communicating with your
friends and family should be easy and that you want one app that can do
it all. We’re working hard to deliver that experience for everyone. It
will take some time before Google Voice is fully integrated into
Hangouts, and we appreciate your patience along the way.
news source: talkandroid.com
