Since the official Google Voice app landed in the iOS App Store, there hasn’t been a lot of chatter from developers of third-party apps, which had long been the only way to use the service on your iPhone. One of the original Google Voice apps has returned after a very long time with GV Mobile+ 2.0. Developer Sean Kovacs has quietly released a major new 2.0 update to his popular GV Mobile+ app. You may recall that GV Mobile was one of the first Google Voice apps to hit the App Store, then got caught up in the crossfire between Apple and Google when the search giant’s official app got rejected. Dropped from the App Store, Kovacs went underground to offer GV Mobile via the jailbreak Cydia app, only to triumphantly return with GV Mobile+ last September. Since then, Google has released their own official (and free) Google Voice app, and the $2.99 GV Mobile+ languished without further updates. Meanwhile, the competing GV Connect has continued to get frequent updates, leading many loyal GV Mobile+ users to wonder if developer Kovacs had simply abandoned the app. That has proved to not be the case, with a major new 2.0 (technically 2.0.031811) release which brings a slick new user interface and a host of user-requested features including push notifications and more. Among the features included are picture messaging, multiple recipient texting (up to five people), support for all GV folders, search, pull to load older data, an option to turn key tones on or off, default contacts action and more call methods. Kovacs has also brought back some features users missed from earlier versions, including favorites, spell check, and highlighting of voicemail transcriptions during playback. All in all, GV Mobile+ 2.0 appears to more than make up for the absence of updates in recent months. The 3.2MB download is free for existing users and $2.99 for new users, compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (though it’s not a universal app) and requires iOS 3.1.3 or later. Check out the image gallery: GV Mobile + allows users of Google Voice to do the following with ease: picture messaging push notifications group messaging dial numbers via the iPhone address book, entering on the keypad, or choosing from the internal favorites send, retrieve, and delete SMS messages retrieve and delete recent call history playback and delete voicemails take calls from different phones other than your iPhone enable, disable, add, or delete the phones that Google Voice forwards calls to much, much more What’s New In This Version: New UI Push Picture messaging Multiple Recipient Texting (up to 5) Support for all GV folders Search Pull to load older data Key Tones Off/On Default Contacts Action (Favs/Iphone) More Call Methods (call using your iPhone # in app, or with GV using other dialers – customizable) Support for non-standard Gmail only GV accounts (limited) Welcome/Setup wizard Favorites is back Spell check is back Access Call Methods via Keypad Voicemail transcription highlighting during playback Support for GV related call actions (read/unread,star/unstar,spam,block,archive/unarchive) You can purchase GV Mobile + from the App Store for $2.99. Download GV Mobile+ 2.0: [Source: Sean Kovacs] Authors:

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