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Oh yay, more chat apps from Google. I had finally hit a nice point of integration: using Hangouts with Project Fi means I got somewhat close to the iMessage exp
by joshwd 10y ago
Oh yay, more chat apps from Google. I had finally hit a nice point of integration: using Hangouts with Project Fi means I got somewhat close to the iMessage experience (at least as far as being able to send/receive SMS from my computer). Clearly the integration wasn't great, and the Hangouts app is badly in need of work, but it's a shame to see that even that limited functionality is going away in favor of more fragmentation.
- certifiedloud 10y agoI use PushBullet to send SMS from my computer. It get's the job done. https://www.pushbullet.com/ https://www.pushbullet.com/
- LordWinstanley 10y agoJoin[1] is a nice alternative to PushBullet. Does most of what PushBullet does [including sending SMS from your computer] but costs a one-time fee of £4,99, instead of PushBullet's monthly subscription. [1] https://joaoapps.com/join/ https://joaoapps.com/join/
- unprepare 10y agoi think airdroid is free or one time as well. https://www.airdroid.com/ https://www.airdroid.com/
- certifiedloud 10y agoAwesome! I'm glad you said something because that looks great.
- memmcgee 10y agoI wouldn't trust a one time fee app to be properly maintained though.
- tyingq 10y agoI saw the headline and honestly thought it was a satire piece.
- MasterScrat 10y agoThis comes to mind: http://www.bonkersworld.net/confusement/ http://www.bonkersworld.net/confusement/
- asidiali 10y agoThe new Google Voice app is a relatively good experience, unified across web/mobile platforms.
- blaedj 10y agoDoes it work well with project fi accounts?
- Eridrus 10y agoYou cannot use it with Fi at all
- sib 10y agoExcept somehow they managed to completely hide the "make a phone call" button on the web - which is pretty much the most important use case. So, first thing I do is go to the "legacy Google Voice" menu item; it re-loads the page and there's my old friend...
- BugsJustFindMe 10y agoYou can't make a phone call from the app either afaict. You still use Hangouts Dialer.
- in_cahoots 10y agoIs there a way to route hangout messages to Google Voice?
- accountface 10y agoExcept Google Fi, where you can't use Google Voice. FFS Google.
- benballjr 10y agoCan you elaborate on Hangouts + Project Fi? I'm also on Fi, and want the iMessage type experience, but always seem to fall short of it. Is there something particular about the Hangouts and Fi combo?
- joshwd 10y agoI'm not sure if the option is in the Fi app or the Hangouts app, but I allowed Hangouts to manage my SMS on the phone. It behaves as my Google Voice number did before: SMS (as hoped) and phone calls (not so useful in practice) pop up in Gmail as well as on the phone.
- johnbrodie 10y agoThis is what I do, and it's reasonable. Annoyingly, I sometimes miss calls as my computer will start ringing 10+ seconds before my phone, so by the time I grab my phone, the incoming call has already been sent to voicemail.
- imgabe 10y agoSet Hangouts as your default text message app on your phone, text messages and voicemail transcriptions then get sent to Hangouts and you can see them on the computer as well as the phone. You can also send text messages from the computer. I never used iMessage so I don't know how it compares, but this has always worked well for me.