![]() This will give you the option to choose between your carrier or Google Voice number to reply to texts. In order to also use Google Voice, under account settings select your Google account (instead of just SMS as the option). You can message others via Hangouts, your carrier number, or Google Voice. When replying to a message, touch the icon at the very left of the screen to switch between Hangouts, SMS, or Google Voice. ![]() Next, select Enable merged conversations. This will combine SMS messages and Hangouts conversations with a contact into the same strand. Then, you’ll need to choose Hangouts as your default texting app. If it’s not set up for this, touch SMS disabled and then select Hangouts among the list of your installed texting applications. To enable these features, make sure you have the latest version of Hangouts and then go to the slide-out menu and select Settings. Additionally, Hangouts also can serve as the hub for receiving and making phone calls and SMS/MMS messages with your Google Voice number (you’ll also need the Hangouts Dialer for calls). With the nice visual update in version 4.0, there’s even more reason to take advantage of this feature. ![]() Google’s Hangouts app can handle all your SMS conversations and instant messages so you don’t have to jump back and forth between different apps.
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