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v. Manage call settings

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You can alter where you go calls on your Vocalism number, update your notification settings, search your call history, and more.

5.i Change where you go calls

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Irresolute where you go calls doesn't remove a linked number from your account.

5.two Alter notifications

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When yous get a new text or voicemail message, or yous miss a call, yous get a notification on your mobile device.

Transcripts of text or voicemail messages are also sent to your e-mail.

Turn email notifications on or off:


Alter which notifications y'all receive:

  1. On your iPhone or iPad, open up the Settings app.
  2. Tap Notifications and then Voice.
  3. Turn on or off the notification settings you want to change.


Turn message transcripts to e-mail on or off:

Note: Message forwarding to linked numbers volition stop working on July 20, 2021. For more data, see Forwards text messages or voicemail.

5.3 Change sound settings

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5.4 Search your history

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You can search your call, text, or voicemail history to find items from specific people, on a certain date, or in a specific binder.

  1. Open Voice or the Google Voice app" ".
  2. In the search box, enter a search term.
  3. (Optional) To narrow your search, add any of the following search operators:

Search Google Voice

Search operator Clarification Example

from:

Add someone's name or phone number to detect the calls or messages from them.

from:theresa smith

Finds all calls and text messages from Theresa Smith.

to:

Add someone's name or telephone number to find the calls or letters you sent them.

to:555-555-5555

Finds all calls and text messages to the number 555-555-5555.

with:

Add someone's proper noun or phone number to find the calls or messages you sent or received.

with:theresa

Finds all calls and text letters to or from Theresa.

num:

Add someone's telephone number to find the calls or letters you sent or received.

num:555-555-5555

Finds all calls and text messages to or from the number 555-555-5555.

message:

Find text or voicemail messages that contain a keyword yous specify.

message:seattle to:555-555-5555

Finds all text or voicemail messages to the number 555-555-5555 mentioning Seattle.

before:YYYY-MM-DD

Find calls or messages sent or received before a specific engagement.

before:2015-11-6

Finds all calls and text messages sent or received before November 6, 2015.

later:YYYY-MM-DD

Find calls or messages sent or received after a specific engagement.

after:2015-11-six

Finds all calls and text messages sent or received afterwards November 6, 2015.

in:inbox

Find calls or letters in your inbox.

in:inbox from:mike

Finds all calls and text messages from Mike in your inbox.

in:sms

Discover text messages.

in:sms from:mike

Finds all text messages from Mike.

in:voicemail

Find voicemail messages.

in:voicemail from:mike

Finds all voicemail messages from Mike.

in:unread

Finds calls or messages that are new or unread.

in:unread from:mike

Finds all new or unread calls and messages from Mike.

in:trash

Finds calls and messages in your trash.

in:trash from:mike

Finds all deleted calls and text or voicemail messages from Mike.

5.four Block unwanted calls

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You can stop people from contacting you in Voice.

Important: If you feel that y'all're in danger, contact your local constabulary or emergency services.

When you lot block a phone number in Voice:

  • Existing calls and text messages from the number are marked Blocked "".
  • When the number calls you, the caller hears a Number not in service message.
  • When the number texts you, you don't become the text message.

You tin also choose to automatically block spam. Any call from a number that Google knows is spam is blocked, and all calls and messages from the number are automatically moved to Spam in Vocalization.

Block a number:


Block spam automatically:


Unblock a number incorrectly marked equally spam:

Block number on mobile


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