Android Apps
Tips: Here’s a much easier way to control Google Voice depending on location
February 25, 2010 | by Andrew Kameka
Commmunication
The Android world was abuzz yesterday with a tutorial to have Google Voice know which phones to ring depending on location. The tutorial had a great premise but was flawed by its set-up and dependence on Locale. Though I’ve loved Locale since its inception and considered it to be a top Android app, it now costs $10 and doesn’t perform as well as it did when still in beta. I found an easy solution for changing Google Voice settings based on location courtesy of AndroidCentral.
Google Voice Locations makes it easy to manage GV activities. Similar to Locale, the app creates profiles based on GPS coordinates. Users can then edit those profiles to trigger actions, so a GV number would ring the home phone when someone is in range of their “Home” profile. It would then ring the office phone when near “Office” or ring the mobile phone during “Elsewhere,” a setting that applies to every location other than the Home or Office setting.
Google Voice Locations allows users to create multiple locations, forward to multiple phones at once, or turn off GV completely by choosing “No action.” There’s no need for server space or any laborious set-up process. Download, add, and edit…now Google Voice automatically forwards to the appropriate phone.
and of course….no worky on 1.5
This app couldn't possibly be a bigger piece of crap. On the N1, the GV login does not work, it FC's constantly when setting a location, and the usability is done by what appears to be a 3rd grader. Do you at least try to use the applications you recommend?
Obviously I try out the apps and it works perfectly on my G1 without issue. If it isn't compatible with other versions of Android, that's in the hands of the developer.
Works great on MT3G, I like the locale version better just because it offers more flexibility.
Check out BringRing instead!
For everyone using Locale, we released a dedicated "Locale Google Voice Plug-In" in the Market.
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With Locale and the Google Voice Plug-In you can control automatically which phones in your GV account should ring, based on all the great conditions Locale offers, like your Location, SSID or Time.
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More info here: http://sites.google.com/site/steelgirderdevelopme…
Market link: market://details?id=com.steelgirder.LocaleGoogleVoicePlugin
Toby,
Steelgirder Development
- Creator of the Locale HTTP Poster Plug-In