Google dials in some new security for Google Voice

September 17, 2013

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Google has announced some new security settings for Google Voice that will impact how users access voicemail. If a user accesses their account using the phone they have marked as Mobile, they now have the option of requiring a PIN to be entered before accessing voicemail. For other numbers a user has listed on their account, like Home or Work, the PIN will be required when trying to access Google voicemail. If a user tries to call from a phone number that is not already listed on their account as a verified forwarding phone, the Google system will ask the user to enter one of their verified numbers followed by the PIN code.

The new settings can be accessed and configured by going to your Google Voice account, accessing Settings -> Phones -> Edit (for the phone you wish to change) ->Show advanced settings -> Voicemail Access. According to a pop-up message, the new requirements will take effect October 1st.

source: Google Voice Support

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Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active an active runner usually training for his next marathon, owns a Mazda MX-5 Miata, and plays Dungeons & Dragons. Jeff has three grown kids and a golden retriever.

1 comment

Nudo says:

September 18, 2013 at 1:35 PM

The mobile app hasn’t been updated in a very long time, and before that it was even longer. I’m really really anxious to find out what they are working on behind the scenes. This could be part of whatever the big change will be…. perhaps a Google carrier service once-and-for-all ?!?!?

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