Still not fully functional with Googles own Gboard

On balance, Google Voice is superior to Hangouts, esp with its Contacts integration and dialer.

Another update, another missed opportunity to make compatible with insertion of Gboard GIFS and pics.

After you open a text message, Google Voice will leave it marked unread, requiring you to reopen it to switch its status to read. Other commenters point this out.

It took months for an update but no noticeable improvement. Still wont paste GIFs or pics from Gboard into a text. That was my issue, which I and others reported numerous times in the app feedback. Youd think a Google products compatibility with its own keyboard would be a priority, but it isnt.

Dev team is AWOL.

Still wont copy and paste GIFs.

Google Hangouts interfaces horribly with Contacts, but can work with Gboard and paste pics and GIFS, which Google Voice cant. Google Voice can interface terrifically with Contacts, but has the shortcomings listed below.

The Valentines Day 2017 update fixed no noticeable problems since the major overhaul of Jan 2017. Fail.

Google Voices inability to paste GIFS, and Google Hangouts superior integration with Gmail, led me to switch back to Google Hangouts.

Hoping Google Voice will become fully functional.

jkirk1626 about Google Voice, v2.5