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Google Voice text messages are failing to send for some, and there might not be a fix
According to threads on both Google's support forums and Reddit, Google Voice users have been experiencing issues sending text messages through their Google Voice numbers. The issue, it seems, comes down to Google's compliance with US guidelines limiting so-called application-to-person (A2P) messaging.
Text messages are failing to send for some Google Voice users
UPDATE 2/20/2024: The recent text messaging issues affecting Google Voice users have been resolved. According to the Google Workspace status page, the fix was implemented on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 12:51 PM Pacific Time. All affected users should now have full functionality restored.
Google Messages now lets you send RCS messages to yourself
While it’s great to see RCS self-messaging come to Google Messages, one flaw with this implementation is that messages sent from your own number aren't encrypted like regular RC
Google Messages can now be your notes app. Please don’t do that
Google Messages recently got an update that allows Android users to use it as a notes app as well as a regular messaging app. This update flew under the radar until Android Authority reported on it last Friday,
Why are Google Voice messages failing to go through and causing 'acceptable use' errors?
Is Google Voice ever going to catch a break? Google acquired the telephony service all the way back in 2007 when it was still going by GrandCentral, and while we’ve known it under the Voice name for the past 15 years now,
You Can Now Text Yourself via RCS on Google Messages (and You Should)
Google Messages now supports texting yourself via RCS, rather than the inferior SMS. That means you can text yourself longer ...
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Google Messages Now Lets You RCS Message Yourself and That’s Amazing News
The latest version of Google Messages through the beta program will let you send yourself a text message using RCS ... only no one noticed until this week. Why is this important?