If you use Google Voice, you need Google’s Voice app. It’s split into four tabs: Inbox, Dialer, Contacts, and Settings. You’ll spend most of your time using the Inbox tab, where you can see incoming calls and messages, complete with a preview of your SMS or voicemail transcription (voicemails can also be played back within the app). Dedicated folders for Starred messages, History, Voicemail, Text, Placed, Received, or Missed calls, and Spam match what you’ll find on google.com/voice.
Google Voice handles SMS and calls in a simple interface.
Dialer apes the iPhone’s native look and feel, but also lets you send SMS text messages. Access people already on your iPhone under Contacts, where you can add frequently dialed or recent numbers to a Quick Dial section. The star feature of the app—and what third-party options lack—is its built-in push notifications for missed calls, voicemails, and SMS messages. Notifications are fast, and get you into the app swiftly, thanks to iOS 4’s fast app switching. Despite limited preference settings compared to third-party apps, Google’s official take on Voice is a winner.
Google Voice
