Google Voice can now jump between cellular and Wi-Fi during a call
Google Voiceis a nifty VoIP calling service that lets you connect with people anywhere in the US and Canada at virtually zero cost. The service has also seen multiple updates this year, includingSmart Repliesand the ability to place calls with asingle click/tap on the web. Google is now announcing an update for Voice which can significantly improve call quality thanks to what the company calls “intelligent network switching.”
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The feature has begun rolling out to Google Voice customers as of Friday, so it’s likely that many are already benefiting from the performance upgrade. Moreover, there are no admin restrictions on or a specific toggle to enable this feature, thus making it available to practically every customer. This feature is obviously meant formobile usersthough the extremely small subset of Chromebook owners using the Voice app will want to report to us on how that experience is.
In most cases with conventional wireless service, callers are able to jump between Voice over LTE and Voice over Wi-Fi mid-flow. While Google Voice is a fairly niche service, we’re actually surprised it took this long to put this feature in place. After all, Google Voice was launched all the way back in 2009.
Earlier this year, the company officially shut its doors on the legacy web portal for Voice,forcing long-time usersto finally move to a new one and, in so doing, lose out on a few useful features. While Google Voice has in no way replaced legacy mobile carriers since its arrival on the scene a decade ago, it has served as an excellent supplemental network offering for Google account holders.
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