ANDROID users have been warned that some Google Voice features will stop working next month, and some settings need to be changed.
The telephone service will undergo some changes when its legacy version closes next month, as the company moves users to a “modern experience.”
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As part of this transition, however, some features will be lost.
9to5Google reported that the company emailed users to let them know they could be impacted by the migration.
“You are receiving this email because you have a consumer (personal) Google Voice account and are one of the few remaining users using a legacy web feature that may be impacted as we complete the migration of all Voice users to the modern experience (which launched in 2017),” the email said.
In the email, the company also highlighted seven features that would “not carry over to the new experience” at voice.google.com or on the mobile app.
WHAT WILL BE AFFECTED?
The “do not disturb” timer and ring scheduling will both not be carried over.
The settings for carrier call forwarding will also be changed.
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The email noted that it will still be possible to forward calls from another carrier to your Google Voice number, but all carrier forwarded calls from your Google number will go directly to voicemail.
Call Notes was removed from the legacy web version of Google Voice in 2020, and will be permanently deleted after March 31, 2022.
That means notes will no longer be accessible through Account Takeout.
Users who want to preserve their notes will need to download their data before the end of March.
Voicemail-only Google Voice accounts will also be changed, and users will need to update to a full numbered Voice account.
Carrier forwarding will need to be updated to use your new Google Voice number.
CURRENCY CHANGES
The currency users are permitted to use for calling credits will also be updated.
Since Google Voice is only available to US users (customers in several other countries can use Google Works), it will only be possible to purchase new credits in US dollars.
Auto-recharging in any non-USD currency will be disabled by the summer.
Finally, Call-to-Listen Voicemail access, when turned on, will require users to press “*” once a recording starts playing.
This will trigger the system to ask for a PIN, which is required for users to listen to their voicemails.
Legacy Google Voice will begin shutting down in mid-February.
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