MMS support has long been at the top of our Google Voice wish list, and Google's finally rolling out a workaround for getting MMS messages sent to your Google Voice number.


Before, if you got sent an MMS message, Google Voice wouldn't do anything—not even notify you or the sending party that Google Voice was MMS-incapable. However, this week, Google started rolling out a new feature that sends you a notification for incoming MMS messages. You won't get the message itself, but if you have "SMS forwarding" turned on in Google Voice's settings, then you'll get the MMS forwarded in your email inbox. It isn't full MMS support, but it's a heck of a lot better than what we have now.

Right now, this only works for MMS messages that come from Sprint users, and that it's rolling out gradually (it shouldn't matter what carrier you're on, just what carrier the message is coming from). So, if you have a friend on Sprint, turn on SMS forwarding and get one of them friends to send you an MMS. If it works, be sure to let us know in the comments!


Update: Google just published a blog post confirming that they are, in fact, rolling this out. MMS messages sent from Sprint phones will forward to Gmail, and Google says they're working to bring it to other carriers as well. They've also said they're "planning on making them display in the Google Voice inbox", so with any luck, we should have real MMS support in Google Voice in the (hopefully near) future.

First steps Towards MMS support | Google Voice Blog

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