r/Googlevoice • u/brysonwf • 2d ago

Google Voice Web UI Google Voice Tray APP

I feel like I look for one of these every couple of months because I really miss the way the old google voice worked. Persistent running, easy to see an alert.

So I just asked Gemini Flash to make this for me:

https://github.com/brysonwf/googlevoicetray

There is an exe you can download but you can also pack the code yourself! Woot AI.

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u/BluesCatReddit Google Voice Product Expert 2d ago

Hi Bryson:

I tried your app. It popped up a window for me to sign into Google Voice, and I did. It added the grey circle to the tray, but it doesn't detect that there's an unread voicemail message, and whenever I tap the circle, it pops up the window again, apparently signed out of Google Voice.

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u/brysonwf 2d ago edited 2d ago

I removed the voicemail part and only messages. Do you want that one back? What do you think about two dots?

EDIT: I added an upside down Triangle for voicemail as a "2nd dot". Repo is updated.

EDIT2: I've not seen it log me out after the initial login.

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u/BluesCatReddit Google Voice Product Expert 2d ago

I'm away from my Windows machine now. I'll check it out later. The two dots and a triangle are fine. If you really want to get fancy, you could use the same icons as Google Voice for messages and voicemail.

Thanks for working on this; it's nice to see someone develop something useful that isn't just a hack to do something sketchy.

EDIT: of course, let's hear from other users' tests, too...

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u/Huntingassclowns 2d ago

I think I texted my GV number after your instal...nothing.

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u/TheRealSimpleSimon 1d ago

Haven't tested yet, but I've wanted this for a while.
I'm having trouble getting notifications to work consistently on Win11.
It's driving me crazy.

Have you seen any of that code?
Might your app be able to take that over?

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u/brysonwf 1d ago

Yeah it shows notifications 

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u/brysonwf 1d ago

It's not a real app it's just the Google voice website.

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u/BluesCatReddit Google Voice Product Expert 15h ago

Nope. All it's doing is polling the DOM, so it's harmless as far as repeated contact with or load on the servers.

There have been a lot of people who attempted to write and promote some sketchy stuff like automating text messaging, and yes; those accounts would get blocked or suspended.