Quote from: mellaby on October 18, 2020, 11:39:35 AM
drgeoff, How did you know I was that old!!! So your saying this change at Google should not affect Us at all? It did get me concerned that I will not be able to call phone numbers when I'm on gmail.
What are you looking at that makes you believe this? Cite your source, unless your computer is stuck on "nothing new since 2018 mode". Read my announcement here:
http://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=13824.0Perhaps you are confused about the terminology, which is understandable given that Google keeps changing it.
The old "Google Chat" has been dead for years. THAT was the issue that impacted Google Voice on OBiTALK devices. That issue became moot after firmware updates to the OBiTALK products.
The new "Chat" is now one of the functions that is part of Google Workspace (formerly G Suite). It is strictly a online chatting service. If you are old enough to remember AOL IM or MSN Messenger, then you know what a "chat" app is -- people having a text conversation in a window on a computer or on a mobile app.
It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with Google Voice nor OBiTALK devices. Furthermore, it is not going away, it is the
new platform that replaces Google Hangouts.
FYI, the old and new:
Old: Google Voice, years ago, had no VoIP calling nor MMS capability. "Google Chat" was used by Google Voice for VoIP calling and texting. Google Chat was replaced by Google Hangouts.
New: Hangouts is going away. Google Voice now has its own, native SIP VoIP calling function and it now has its own, native MMS support. The true "chatting" function of Hangouts is being replaced by the new Google Worspace's Chat.