So what's the deal with Google voice not being push?

[lowspeed]

Any idea if they plan on making it Push notification ?

 

[icculusX]

(sorry if this is stupid but, what does that mean)

 

[hookbill]

I get notified when I get a Google Voice SMS if that's what you're talking about.

 

[lowspeed]

google.com/voice

When you use the service and you get a new voice mail, the app doesnt notify you real time.

 

[lowspeed]

I get notified when I get a Google Voice SMS if that's what you're talking about.

SMS, yes... But the app should just handle it natively.

 

[Grabraham]

I have mine set to text me... never really noticed whether the app itself notified

 

[FingersXG]

google.com/voice

When you use the service and you get a new voice mail, the app doesnt notify you real time.

I've wondered the same thing. Best solution I came up with, is to reduce the refresh to 5 mins (the minimum).

In the Google Voice app: Menu> Settings> Refresh and notification> Refresh inbox> 5 mins.

 

[wingdo]

I have mine set to notify my standard google mail account and that seems to work out near instantly.

 

[jsh1120]

Are you under the impression that (a) Google voice is primarily an app devoted to supporting notification of phone calls or (b) that Verizon's voice mail supports instant notification?

I agree that instant notification would be ideal but since I have (not infrequently) gotten notification of my Verizon voicemail three days to three weeks after a phone call, I'm extremely satisfied with the notification sent by Google Voice.

 

[icculusX]

I see, yea that is a bit odd being that it's all google's system... I just get notified of a missed call and then i just check my voicemail in case, but yea why refresh every 5 mins, why cant it just know...

 

[FingersXG]

Are you under the impression that (a) Google voice is primarily an app devoted to supporting notification of phone calls or (b) that Verizon's voice mail supports instant notification?

I agree that instant notification would be ideal but since I have (not infrequently) gotten notification of my Verizon voicemail three days to three weeks after a phone call, I'm extremely satisfied with the notification sent by Google Voice.

Just to clarify, Verizon's VM is out of the picture (at least for me).

If someone calls, they leave a VM on my Google Voicemail.

Before I got the Droid, I had GV set up to send an SMS when I got a VM, which was instantaneous after receiving a call.

Now that I have the Droid, and the GV app on my phone, why wouldn't the app be able to provide the same notification directly?

 

[JamesX]

Just have GV set up to send a notification to your GMail.

It is instant that way - and you still don't need an SMS plan.

It is odd Google Voice doesn't do it natively.

 

[JoeKacz]

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, I couldn't find it by searching, but there's an update available now for Google Voice that will push your voicemail notifications. Download and install the update, and in 'settings' -> 'Refresh and notification' check 'Synchronize Inbox'. I just tested it and got a notification in 14 seconds.

 

[LtKen]

Yep, it appears that today's update has made the system push rather than poll. It's now perfect.

 

[Zargon]

From Google:

Using Google Voice for Android just got a whole lot faster. Until now, notifications of new messages appeared within 15 minutes of when they were sent. Today we are releasing a new feature called Inbox synchronization, which will notify your Android-powered device of new text messages or voicemails within seconds of receiving new messages in your Google Voice inbox.

To activate Inbox synchronization, open the Google Voice settings on your phone and touch Refresh and notification. Once you have selected the Synchronize Inbox option, you will start receiving faster notifications. Plus, Google Voice will automatically disable SMS forwarding to your mobile phone, so you won’t receive duplicate notifications.

Finally, we have made it much faster to interact with your contacts from the Google Voice app. Now you can click on any contact photo and get the option to quickly respond to voicemail by email or IM.

The updated app is available for download from Android Market today. You will need a valid Google Voice account to use the app, and at this time, Google Voice is available in the US only.

Google Voice Blog: Faster Google Voice Experience on Android


And yes, it is much faster now.