Charg and encounter text messages

For Voice for Google Workspace accounts managed by your work or shoal, text messaging is on hand only in the The States.

You can send text messages exploitation your Google Voice number for free to US and Canadian numbers (excluding the US territories of American Samoa, Guam, Federal Mariana Islands, PR and US Virgo the Virgin Islands). Texts sent using Sound will use Wi-Fi or fluid data from your phone's Service plan if you're not connected to Wi-Fi. If you're outside the US and are non exploitation WI-Fi, your mobile ring company might charge you extra roaming fees to send a text.

Use Voice messaging for 1:1 conversations​ only

Ascribable operator limitations and to protect against spam, Google Vocalisation messaging is intended lone for 1:1, personal conversations. It's non intended for bulk messaging, which can result in messages beingness flagged as spam and out of use. If you have blocked messages, refer to the 'Why can't I send text messages?' section below.

If you're a teacher and indigence to send majority announcements or notifications, we advocate using email, your school's site, social media sites or other apps for teacher communication.

If you haven't done so yet, download the Google Vocalization app on your iPhone operating theater iPad.

Get off a text message

You can use the Google Vocalism app to air text messages to one or more call numbers.

If you send a text of more than 160 characters to a not-Google Voice number, it'll be sent as multiple messages.

Note: You give the axe't send texts to cardinal or six-digit 'short code' numbers.

  1. Connected your iPhone or iPad, open the Voice app "".
  2. Open the tabloid for Messages Messages tab and so tap Compose Compose.
  3. From your list of contacts, tap the somebody that you wishing to send a text message.
  4. At the bottom, enter your message and so beg Send Send.
  5. Enter a meet's epithet operating theatre number.
  6. To create a group text content, add up to seven names or phone numbers. Group messages can rich person equal to eight participants, including the person who sends the message.

To include an image with your message, tap 'Take image' "". If your image is large than 2 Megabyte, it'll be sent as a smaller file. Only GIFs bigger than 2 Bachelor of Medicine North Korean won't be sent.

Why can't I send school tex messages?

If you send many schoolbook messages in a short period of time, or recipients mark your messages as spam, Voice English hawthorn temporarily restrict you from sending more messages.

Schoolbook messages that may be blocked

Collectable to operator limitations and to protect against spam, Google Voice messaging is intended only for 1:1, personal conversations. It's non intended for bulk messaging, which can result in messages being flagged as spam and blocked. Schoolbook messaging behaviors that Crataegus laevigata be blocked include but aren't limited to:

  • Sending the Same school tex message to multiple recipients, especially when those messages don't receive replies
  • Sending Universal resource locator links
  • Sending large numbers of text messages in a short period of time

To memorise more, see the Voice Unimpeachable Use Policy.

What happens when messages are blocked

There are deuce stages:

  1. Your Google Voice account may be temporarily blocked from calling or sending messages. If this happens, please wait 24 hours and try again.
  2. If you repeat the same behavior, or if the initial demeanour requires immediate intervention, your account will be suspended. If you've accepted a reprieve notice via email or your Google Voice webpage then your entree to Google Voice is now suspended.  Click Contact us in the suspension observance to attract.

Cost of text messages

For Part for Google Workspace accounts managed by your work or school, text messaging is available only in the U.S..

Messages that you send to U.S. surgery Canadian numbers assume't use Google Voice acknowledgment or your ambulant phone plan's text messages.

Messages in the Google Voice app are sent with information, not with your text messaging plan. Standard information limits and rates apply, based happening the plan that you have with your operator.

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Receive a text content

You can receive text messages from anyplace in the world.

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, unconcealed the Articulation app "".
  2. Nonunion the tab for Messages Messages tab. Messages that you haven't read sooner or later are in adventuresome.

If you get into't receive a text that you'ray expecting, check if it got marked atomic number 3 spam. At the topmost left, click Menu Menu and then Junk e-mail.

Tone: To get schoolbook messages from websites, like a bank or subscription overhaul, you need to use your mobile operator number.

Take in notifications for new texts

  1. Along your iPhone or iPad, open the settings app.
  2. Pin Notifications and then Google Voice.
  3. Adjacent to Earmark Notifications, turn on the setting.

Google Voice will mechanically full point delivering texts to your default text messaging app, then that you Don't receive two notifications.

Reply to a text message

  1. On your iPhone operating room iPad, capable the Voice app "".
  2. Open the pill for Messages Messages tab.
  3. Tap the schoolbook message that you want to response to.
  4. At the bottom, enter your content and then wiretap Send Send.

Tip: You can also reply to a text message from a notification.

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