Google Voice SMS Alerts

Receive Google Voice text messages and voicemail alerts through Notifo push notifications instead of costly SMS. Please provide your Google Voice phone number below before getting started with setup.

Please login to subscribe to Google Voice alerts and adjust settings.



Instructions for Setup

Setting up Google Voice SMS alerts through Notifo involves a few easy steps.

Step 1

Log into Google Voice
Click the Settings menu on the top right of the page and select Voice Settings.
Select the Voicemail & Text tab.
Click the Text Forwarding checkbox.

Step 2

Go to your GMail or Google Apps GMail account.
Click Settings on the top right
Select Forwarding and POP/IMAP.
Click Add a forwarding address.

Enter push@gvsms.notifo.com into the text field.
Click Next.

A confirmation window will appear. Click OK.
Notifo will automatically accept the forwarding request.

Step 3

Click the Create a filter link next to the search box.
Type txt.voice.google.com in the From field.
Click Next Step »

Step 4

Click the Forward it to: checkbox.
Select push@gvsms.notifo.com from the dropdown menu.
You may also opt to select "Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" if you wish.
Click Create Filter or Update Filter.

Step 5

That's it! Enjoy Google Voice SMS alerts with Notifo!

Optional: Enable Voicemail Alerts

If you would like to also receive Google Voice voicemail alerts, go to Google Voice settings then the Voicemail & Text tab and ensure that the Voicemail Notifications section has "Email the message to" checked as well as "Transcribe Voicemails". Click Save changes.

Click the Create a filter link next to the search box.
Type voice-noreply@google.com in the From field.
Click Next Step »

Click the Forward it to: checkbox.
Select push@gvsms.notifo.com from the dropdown menu.
You may also opt to select "Skip the Inbox (Archive it)" if you wish.
Click Create Filter or Update Filter.


"My Google Voice App" Settings

There are several ways to reply to received Google Voice alerts. When you tap a received Google Voice notification, Notifo can either open the notification in the Google Voice website ("Web" option), open up a new email in the native iPhone Mail app to reply to the SMS or open in either paid iPhone Google Voice apps GV Mobile or GV Connect.


Opening Google Voice SMS Alerts

Notice: This section is only if you have selected "Web" in the "My Google Voice App" dropdown. This does not apply for any other option.

Opening Google Voice SMS alerts in Notifo is a little different than normal alerts, but here is the general flow:

Step One

You receive a Google Voice SMS alert.

Step Two

When you click "View" it will load inside the Notifo app. Tap it once to highlight the notification and expand it to full view.

Step Three

When you tap the message a second time, it will load the Google Voice website inside the app. Since apps do not have access to cookies from Safari, it will appear that you are logged out of Google Voice even if you are logged in with Safari. Tap the "Forward" button to reveal an options menu.

Step Four

Tap the "Open in Safari" button to load the conversation in the Safari browser.

Step Five

If you are already logged into Google Voice in Safari, you will be taken straight to the conversation view.

Disabling Google Voice sending Text Messages

Since you have successfully now setup Google Voice SMS alerts on Notifo, you may opt to entirely disable Google Voice sending text messages to your phone. That way you can cut down on SMS charges related to your Google Voice number. You will still receive text messages but via Notifo.


Go to Google Voice Settings.
Select the Phones tab
Click Edit next to your mobile phone.

Uncheck Receive text messages on this phone
Click Save.

That's it!

Questions?