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GV Connect - Call & SMS client for Google Voice

By Andreas Amann

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GV Connect - Call & SMS client for Google Voice
 This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Price
    $2.99
  • CategoryProductivity
  • First releasedSeptember 17, 2010
  • Versions5 archived
  • Installable5 of 5
  • AvailabilityStill on the App Store
  • SellerAndreas Amann

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

As of December 3, 2023
     
247 Ratings

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GV Connect is the most feature-complete Google Voice application available for your iPhone or iPad — text, call, and interact with your existing GV accounts using a beautiful and streamlined interface that gives you full control over your account settings:

• 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 (iPhone only), callback (Click2Call), 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, group messages, picture messages (MMS – available as In-App purchase), and support for non-English messages. Supports in-line replies with an iMessage-like interface • Automatically check for new messages and voicemails - even when the application is in the background • 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, trash 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 for calls and SMS • Universal application which runs optimized on iPhone (including iPhone X), iPod Touch, and iPad (including split-screen multi-tasking on supported devices running iOS 12.0 or later) • Optional application passcode lock (with TouchID/FaceID option on supported devices) • 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

* 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 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 website if you encounter any issues or use the feedback email link in its about screen to ask for support.

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1.0
Requires iOS 3.0+
607 KB Install Download
1.2.3
Requires iOS 3.0+
Retina
November 24, 2010
753 KB Install Download
1.6.1
Requires iOS 3.0+
Retina (iPhone only)
February 8, 2011
962 KB Install Download
1.8
Requires iOS 3.0+
1.3 MB Install Download
2.3.9 (1932)
Requires iOS 6.0+
Retina
June 14, 2015
2.9 MB Install Download

Bundle Size Over Time

Bundle size over time753 KB — November 24, 2010. 962 KB — February 8, 2011. 2.9 MB — June 14, 2015746 KB1.5 MB2.2 MB2.9 MB753 KB — November 24, 2010962 KB — February 8, 20112.9 MB — June 14, 2015Nov 2010Jun 2015

Chart History

Top Paid · Utilities · iPad View chart ›
Peaked at #164 (July 11, 2021) · 22 archived captures · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Top Paid · Utilities View chart ›
Peaked at #99 (August 25, 2021) · 5 archived captures · Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Top Paid · Productivity View chart ›
Peaked at #97 (May 18, 2011) · 3 archived captures · May 2011 – Aug 2012
Top Grossing · Productivity View chart ›
Peaked at #151 (December 28, 2011) · 1 archived capture · Dec 2011

Ratings Over Time

sampled from 12 archived captures
DateVersionRatingRatingsPrice
September 20, 2010 — — 376 $2.99
January 1, 2011 1.5.1 — 887 $2.99
February 23, 2012 — — 1,315 $2.99
July 23, 2013 — — 1,590 $2.99

From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.

Archived Reviews

8 of 25
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by Bia War · March 25, 2023

This app really opens up all the options available to u, instead of the regular app that is very limited. Great app!

Doesn’t work on iPhone 17 Pro Max
     
by SuperCharger2018 · December 19, 2025

I like this app so much but now it doesn’t work on 17ProMax. I am waiting for the update to make it work again

Can’t DIRECTLY paste images into SMS
     
by TheGhostOfSteveJobz · October 4, 2024

Seems strange that in order to paste an image into a text message, I must first tap on the photo button as if I’m going to add one from my camera roll. Only then, do I see the option to paste from clipboard. That is not very intuitive at all. The app should allow simply pasting directly into the text field like any other messaging app. Still, I’m grateful that this app exists, because the morons at Google just refuse to add a passcode lock to the official app.

Another Successful Update
     
by Augray · October 10, 2024

Well done and thanks, Andreas. Fixed a problem that I didn’t even know I had yet!

Supports GoogleVoice better than Google 🤔
     
by GVConnect4Ever · August 6, 2024

I’ve used this application for years and the developer never fails to keep up with the API changes Google through a st it.

This guy cares
     
by Docj · January 22, 2024

I have had this app for many years. It has had to change some good and bad with the google infrastructure constantly modified. For those that read customer service is poor this is bull. This developer who is not in America has always directly responded to any issue that has popped up and with google they do. He does not send some lame canned response and the same developer has owned this app since day one. Recently big issues with the app and there was a version change within 2 days. Try that on your other apps.

Complain
     
by Horlamhiplenty · June 17, 2023

MMS/sending and receiving pictures not working for me and I paid for it wack app

Thank you for the update
     
by Hos22 · January 25, 2026

Thanks so much for resolving the Google authentication issue! I really appreciate your help.

Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.