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One issue that has plagued many Google Voice users since the dawn of time (or at least since GV became a thing) is how not good the app itself is. Those who use GV as their primary phone number are stuck using the app for things like sending/receiving SMS messages, and up until now, there was absolutely no alternative.

Today, however, Koush Dutta has announced Google Voice SMS integration in CM10.1 with not only the stock messaging app, but also any third party application you may use (GoSMS, Handcent, etc.). This is a pretty big deal to anyone who uses both Google Voice and CM, but may also be incentive for GV users who are tired of the terrible app to give the latest CM10.1 builds a shot.


Read the complete story in Android Police.

Following up on the previous post:


Announced earlier this month, support for the feature was made possible on CyanogenMod nightlies from July 1st and later, but still required a manual setup process. However, the necessary changes have been merged into the codebase and Voice Plus is shipping with nightlies built on July 22nd and after. The Google Voice app is still required and it must be signed into an account, but activation is as simple as opening the Voice+ app (first screenshot) and picking which account you would like to route your messages through. Once configured, any texting app on your device will use the chosen Google Voice account transparently.



Of course, this will do nothing to solve the lack of MMS support in Google Voice, nor does it "unify" our messaging platform as we had hoped, but Hangouts may still deliver on these in the future. In the meantime, CyanogenMod users can now use the texting app of their choice for a more streamlined Google Voice experience.