MetroTalk gets multiple-account support for Google Voice users and more

Before Google snatched them up, there was a absurd little company called 1000 Central. Grand Fundamental's idea, mode back in 2007, was to accept one phone number to call all of your phones, regardless if they were landlines or cellular. In fact, you could configure it and then specific users could exist routed to specific phones e.g. the wife would ring all phones, while your boss would ring none (or vice versa). Plus, yous never have to requite out your existent telephone numbers—only the Google Vocalisation one.

That's why we're big fans of MetroTalk. As y'all may accept noticed, nosotros accept quite a few Windows Phones laying around on various carriers. MetroTalk is the solution for the Windows Phone user that Google won't requite. It allows you to make calls from your Google Voice number in add-on to getting free SMS messaging (since it uses information to transmit). It'due south a nifty app that has seen connected development since early 2022.

This week, version 3.4 went live and was followed by ii quick patch updates. We'll tell you what'southward new.

MetroTalk changelog

Version 3.iv.2 (coming before long)

UI prepare for the T9 dialer on 480p devices
The "+" grapheme is now bachelor on the T9 dialer by long-pressing the "0″ push button
Various fixes and updates

Version 3.4.i (current version)

New: It is now possible to undelete a message from trash by borer it
Problems fix: Contact pictures are now saved properly

Version iii.iv

New: Consummate overhaul of the Call/Text folio with support for T9 dialing
New: Multiple accounts back up with total support for push notifications
New: Added ability to automatically configure button notifications on Gmail accounts
New: It is now possible to (manually) configure push notifications on non-Gmail accounts (east.g. Outlook)
New: Added a new setup wizard for automatically configuring the awarding
New: Added "international filtering" calling method
Update: Security improvements
Issues ready: Fixed UI outcome where lists would occasionally fail to brandish all their items

That'southward quite a lot of changes. Indeed, we're not fifty-fifty hardcore enough to have multiple Google Phonation accounts (they are free, afterwards all), but we can see where people accept multiple Gmail accounts would need to utilize this.

The new setup feature is welcomed as Google Vocalism, like all things Google, tends to lack discoverability and therefore can be troublesome to configure.

Version 3.4.2 volition bring a few bug fixes is pending blessing in the Shop right now, and so it should go live in the adjacent 24 hours or so.

In speaking with the developer, Andreas, we're also told to expect a few more than heady things in the time to come. Simply for now, you'll just take to wait.

If you utilize Google Voice (vocalisation.google.com) or have idea well-nigh it, pick up MetroTalk in the Store. Between the lockscreen notification back up, button notifications, Alive Tile and the Modern UI, we like this app a lot. There is a free version (advertizing supported) and a pay version ($1.99). Highly recommended.

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