G+_Michael Hagberg Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 If Google can pull off a unified notification system, it would be completely cross-platform - check & mate over Apple. It's a big if. http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/5/11163844/google-please-sync-android-notifications-to-chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tory Harmon Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Please. iMessage is about the only thing still appealing about iOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 And, if you port your number to Google Voice (not necessarily Project Fi), you can get it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Tory Harmon Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Joseph Cappellino So I'm really confused by Google voice.. I installed it and it looks like Holo and only talks about it as a voice-mail option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Pablo Pascal Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Not to mention that it's only available stateside. Not exactly a competitor to Apple's product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Tory Harmon?, it's a phone service, but as Pablo Pascal? mentioned, it's only available in the US. Basically, Google handles all of your calls coming to/from your Google Voice number. You set up forwarding lines (such as mobile, home, work, Hangouts etc.) and when you receive a call, it rings the other lines as well. This requires that you have some "normal" phone line that can handle the calls (or just use a Hangouts). Additionally, it can handle SMS/MMS, so you can create, view, and reply from anywhere, especially if you merge Voice and Hangouts. Project Fi takes it a step further by actually being your mobile service. It uses wifi, T-Mobile, and Sprint as the wireless carriers (but other carriers could easily be added). Fi actually uses Google Voice on the backend, so you get many of the same benefits (call and text from anywhere, multiple forwarding lines, etc). And all of this is just the tip of the iceberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Pablo Pascal Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Google Voice is amazing. The fact that Google doesn't promote it or update it should tell you all you need to know about its future viability. Clearly they've decided that Android RCS (Rich Communications Services) is the future answer to competing services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Joseph Cappellino Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Pablo Pascal, but RCS doesn't have call handling. Also, RCS can be built into Google Voice/Project Fi. It's just a protocol that can be implemented by any carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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