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Google Voice Receives First Update in Five Years (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the better-late-than-never dept.

Google Voice hasn't seen a lot of love or attention since it launched with some fanfare in 2009, but surprisingly Google wants people to know that it still cares about the communication app. In a new sprawling release -- the first of its kind in years -- Google has revamped all versions of its Voice app and site with a clean, modern look, new features, and, perhaps the best news of all, the promise of regular updates. From a report: Google is finally adding two features Google Voice users have long missed out on: MMS support for photo messaging and group chats. Previously workarounds were required to send and receive picture messages, and group chats were flat out not possible.

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  1. Welcome to 2014 by Paco103 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    They migrated it to hangouts. If you used hangouts MMS has worked since 2014, complete with group messaging and responses.