2ndLine - Second Phone Number
Get nationwide unlimited calls and texts. Use as a second phone number.
Get nationwide unlimited calls and texts. Use as a second phone number.
Total Ratings
Worldwide
Description
Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada.
FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL
Stay connected with the 2ndLine free Wi-Fi calling and texting app
SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR CALLING & TEXTING
Use the 2ndLine calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line.
INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES
Are your friends and family overseas? 2ndLine offers free calls to Canada and low-cost international calls to 230+ countries with rates starting at less than $0.01 USD per minute. Cherish talk time with loved ones far away.
WHY 2ndLine?
• Free calling, free texting.
• Call and text for free immediately when you download the 2ndLine app.
• Get a local phone number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available.
• Voice call, direct message, picture and video messages to the US or Canada for free.
HOW IS 2ndLine FREE?
There are no yearly or monthly fees to use 2ndLine. We partner with brands to pay for your phone calling and messaging (so you don’t have to) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them.
MORE FEATURES
• Caller ID
• Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations and phone backgrounds
• Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends
• A home screen widget for instant use
Choose 2ndLine as your default dialer for a seamless calling experience. By granting access to your call logs, you'll be able to easily find and call your contacts in the 2ndLine app, view your call history, manage missed calls, and sync your 2ndLine message history across all your devices.
TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY
The use of 2ndLine is subject to accepting our terms of use (https://www.2ndline.co/terms) and privacy policy (https://www.2ndline.co/privacy ; For California Residents: https://www.2ndline.co/privacy#california-privacy-rights).
2ndLine is affiliated with TextNow Inc. 2ndLine is not affiliated with other texting and calling apps.
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Version History
Releasing updates every 9 days on average. Last update 22 days ago.
We made some fixes and a few minor tweaks to make sure your messaging and calling experience keeps running smoothly.
- Fixed: A bug that caused the app to crash when adding a new member to a group message.
- Fixed: An issue where some users couldn’t adjust their device volume after ending a call.
If you’re enjoying the app, drop us a review and share your thoughts—your feedback is always appreciated!
We made some fixes and a few minor tweaks to make sure your messaging and calling experience keeps running smoothly.
- Fixed: A bug that caused the app to crash when adding a new member to a group message.
- Fixed: An issue where some users couldn’t adjust their device volume after ending a call.
If you’re enjoying the app, drop us a review and share your thoughts—your feedback is always appreciated!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of 2ndLine, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!
We made some fixes and a few minor tweaks to make sure your messaging and calling experience keeps running smoothly.
- Fixed: A bug that caused the app to crash when adding a new member to a group message.
- Fixed: An issue where some users couldn’t adjust their device volume after ending a call.
If you’re enjoying the app, drop us a review and share your thoughts—your feedback is always appreciated!
We’ve been busy behind the scenes, fixing bugs to ensure your calling experience remains smooth and reliable.
- Fixed: No more app crashes while making a call—stay connected seamlessly!
- Fixed: The calling permissions prompt will stop getting in your way now, so you can resume calling and texting as you please.
Turn on auto-updates to ensure you’re always running the latest version with all the newest features and fixes.
New & Noticeable:
Added the ability to save credit card information during checkout to use for future purchases.
New & Not-so Noticeable:
Fixed an issue causing outgoing call duration to show as ‘0s’.
Fixed ‘invalid email address’ error during sign-up.
Made other minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
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- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New and noticeable:
- Updated our login screen with a fresh new look.
- Fixed a calling bug that was vexing some users.
New and not-so-noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New and noticeable:
- Updated our login screen with a fresh new look.
- Fixed a calling bug that was vexing some users.
New and not-so-noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New and noticeable:
- Updated our login screen with a fresh new look.
- Fixed a calling bug that was vexing some users.
New and not-so-noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Fixed two incorrect error messages
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, minor bug fixes, and performance and stability improvements.
- New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
- New and Not-so Noticeable:
Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
- New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
- New and Not-so Noticeable:
Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
- New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
- New and Not-so Noticeable:
Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
- New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
- New and Not-so Noticeable:
Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Added some visual indicators to show locked/unlocked number.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep looking here for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Many under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week , but keep watching this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Fixed a bug with some users not being able to delete messages.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep watching this space for further announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep watching this space for further announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
Crushed a bug causing a crash when viewing Conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Improvements made to dark mode support and call screens.announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Many new UI improvements, including fixing a bug that would cut off text in the main menu.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Many new UI improvements, including fixing a bug that would cut off text in the main menu.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Removed video calling feature
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep watching this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Plus under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep watching this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Plus under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep watching this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Plus under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- Videos can now be selected from the image gallery.
- Smashed a bug where calls in the call history logs would appear to be much longer than they actually were.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Plus the usual under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements and minor bug eradications.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements, and minor bug squashing.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements, and minor bug squashing.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, UI polishing, stability improvements, and minor bug squashing.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Fixed a bug that prevented some users from seeing messages after notification.
- Fixed multiple bugs that were causing the app to freeze.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Smashed a bug that prevented some users from changing their avatars.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Plenty of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Plenty of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• Eliminated a crash bug when hitting cancel on the custom greeting screen.
• Fixed issue of some videos not sending through texts.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Some under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• Crushed a bug showing the wrong conversation during a conference call.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Made improvements to our UI, as well as some under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements..
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
Streamlined a number of features, and added a page in the app to allow porting your number into TextNow
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any future announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any upcoming announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any upcoming announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for any upcoming announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• Some minor UI fixes
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Killed a few bugs on the conversations page that were vexing a handful of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Killed a few bugs on the conversations page that were vexing a handful of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Killed a few bugs on the conversations page that were vexing a handful of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Killed a few bugs on the conversations page that were vexing a handful of users.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Lots of under-the-hood optimizations, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for any upcoming announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for any upcoming announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• Eviscerated a bug that hid a confirmation pop-up when tapping on Forgot Password.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements, and more.
New & Noticeable:
• Eviscerated a bug that hid a confirmation pop-up when tapping on Forgot Password.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements, and more.
New & Noticeable:
• Crushed a bug causing a crash when trying to send a picture from the gallery.
• Eradicated the bug preventing the video call to rotate correctly from portrait to landscape mode.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
•Loads of under-the-hood optimization, minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No big announcements this week but keep watching the space for new features soon!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No big announcements this week but keep watching the space for new features soon!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No big announcements this week but keep watching the space for new features soon!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No big announcements this week but keep watching the space for new features soon!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Plus, our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features to announce this week but we'll be announcing a very exciting new feature very soon. Stay tuned!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
• Lots of under-the-hood work getting ready for a new feature, plus our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, performance, and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual performance and minor bug squishing.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual performance and minor bug squishing.
New & Noticeable:
Improved performance for users on slower internet connections.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Plus our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
One big change coming up to note – Starting with our next release (21.15), TextNow will no longer support Android 5 (Lollipop) or earlier.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Loads of our usual optimization and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Fixed an issue that made it difficult to answer a call when the Android Talkback feature was turned on.
Verification codes are now available for all Lock Number subscriptions.
Fixed a bug that would show doubles of outgoing messages.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
And of course our usual optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
• No new features this week, but stay tuned to this space for upcoming announcements.
New and Not-So-Noticeable:
• Our usual optimizations and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for any future feature announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for any future feature announcements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Many under-the-hood improvements to calling, purchases, and text conversations.
And of course our usual optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Flattened a display bug that appeared on some Samsung Galaxy J3s
Demolished a bug that would crash the app when exporting very long conversations.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Wiped out a bug that blocked some users from replying from a notification.
Improved opening speed of the TextNow app.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
More under the hood improvements, code optimization, and minor bug fixes, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
This week the engineering elves were laying down some groundwork for some future changes and features. Keep checking this space for future feature announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Minor bug fixes, lots of under the hood tweaking, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
This week the engineering elves were laying down some groundwork for some future changes and features. Keep checking this space for future feature announcements!
New and Not-so Noticeable:
Minor bug fixes, lots of under the hood tweaking, plus performance and stability improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week for any new goodies.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- The usual minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Fixed bug where some users saw the login screen again after selecting a TextNow number.
- Fixed bug where Google would try to sign Google in with the same account that was just attempted, instead of letting the user pick a different Google Account.
- Fixed a bug that would clear some user fields prematurely when going from the account settings page to another page.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- The usual minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Upgrading to Adfree+ now shows correct price of upgrade.
New and Not-so Noticeable:
- The usual minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Improved error messages for invalid area codes
- Conversation view now shows the most recent message in the conversation for Android 11 devices.
New and not so noticeable:
- The usual minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
* Fixed an issue that was causing unintended logouts. If you continue to experience this issue, please let us know!
* We're improving GIF selection in the app! The automatically suggested stickers are removed and a new Giphy GIF selector is being rolled out over the next little while. Look out for the new GIF button when writing a message!
New & Not So Noticeable:
* The usual performance improvements and minor bug squishing.
* Some extra changes to improve app startup time.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- Fixed an issue where some users would see a white screen after registering when there's a problem getting their location for phone number selection.
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- Fixed an issue on Android 11 which prevented incoming calls being shown while the app was in the background
- Plus the usual performance and minor bug squishing.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
-For devices running on Android 8.0+, we fixed an issue with sound not playing when receiving a message notification.
-Open source licenses are now visible under Settings > Legal.
New & Not So Noticeable:
-The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
Fixed an issue where devices running Android Oreo (8.0) and above would not play sounds on receiving a message notification.
Open source licenses are now visible under Settings > Legal.
New & Not So Noticeable:
The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
- Nothing new this time but we update weekly, so check back next week.
New & Not So Noticeable:
- The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
* Text colors are all now clear and readable in dark mode.
New & Not So Noticeable:
* The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
* In group conversations, the sender of a message is now shown with a name instead of a phone number whenever possible.
New & Not So Noticeable:
* The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
* The "Remove Ads" button takes you to the correct page now, even if phone permissions have been denied.
* The keyboard is no longer shown on the welcome screen when there are no text fields.
New & Not So Noticeable:
* The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
* For users on Android 9.0+, having a really long message in your conversations will no longer cause the app to crash.
* The welcome screen now only displays in portrait mode.
New & Not So Noticeable:
* The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
- Various performance improvements
New & Noticeable:
You’ll notice an entirely new look to the sign up/log in screen.
New & Not So Noticeable:
The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
New & Noticeable:
You’ll notice an entirely new look to the sign up/log in screen.
New & Not So Noticeable:
The usual bug fixes and performance improvements.
Fixed crash on app launch for a very small number of users
Various performance improvements
Improved password requirements during account creation
Improved how blocked names appear in the blocked list
Improved error messages when signing in with Google or Facebook
Improved password requirements during account creation
Improved how blocked names appear in the blocked list
Improved error messages when signing in with Google or Facebook
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- Various performance improvements.
- This will be the final release of TextNow for devices running Android KitKat (4.4.0 - 4.4.4). This version of the app will remain usable on those devices, but they will not receive new updates.
Improved the welcome screen layout when in landscape mode.
Fixed a Floating Chat issue where incorrect options would show in group conversations.
Fixed a display issue where the keyboard would pop up unexpectedly on the startup screen.
Fixed a messaging issue where new incoming and outgoing messages were duplicated.
Various performance improvements.
Improved text visibility in the search tool in dark mode.
Fixed some visual issues that could occur when the conversation list is empty.
Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where both "Block Number" and "Unblock Number" could be shown in the conversation menu simultaneously.
- Fixed an issue where accessing the dialpad with a device in landscape orientation could cause some visual errors on some devices.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where some dialog buttons were the wrong color on devices running Android KitKat.
- Fixed an issue where some conversations could be shown with the wrong contact name.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where some dialog buttons were the wrong color on devices running Android KitKat.
- Fixed an issue where some conversations could be shown with the wrong contact name.
- Various performance improvements.
- Various performance improvements
- App shortcuts have been improved! On devices running Android 7.1 or later, long press the app icon to quickly compose a new message, access the dialer, or open a recent conversation.
- Fixed an issue where a dialog saying the account has no phone number would be shown when creating an account.
- Various performance improvements.
Fixed a bug where tap+hold to record voice note was broken
Fixed a bug where the in-call screen details would shift to the top corner on a tablet
Fixed a bug where the app would continue to crash when trying to launch
Other various bug fixes and performance improvements
Fixed a bug where tap+hold to record voice note was broken
Fixed a bug where the in-call screen details would shift to the top corner on a tablet
Fixed a bug where the app would continue to crash when trying to launch
Other various bug fixes and performance improvements
- Fixed a bug where incoming messages wouldn't wake up the device if the Lock Screen Quick Reply feature was turned on.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a crash with certain actions in Floating Chat conversations.
- Fixed an issue where Android 10 devices wouldn't see incoming call notifications when the device screen was locked.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where the app shortcuts weren't being displayed when long pressing the app icon.
- Fixed an issue where double tapping to zoom in on an image resulted in the image zooming more than intended.
- Fixed an issue where users had to sign in again if they navigated to the Support page from the About page.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where tapping the end call button would leave the app on the In Call screen.
- Fixed an issue where the emoji button could become unresponsive for group conversations.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where tapping the end call button would leave the app on the In Call screen.
- Fixed an issue where the emoji button could become unresponsive for group conversations.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the text of voicemail notifications to be incorrectly formatted.
- Fixed a bug where a custom voicemail greeting couldn't be played back after recording.
- Fixed a bug that would cause a loading spinner to be displayed indefinitely if attempting to create an account with an e-mail address that is already associated with an account.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the text of voicemail notifications to be incorrectly formatted.
- Fixed a bug where a custom voicemail greeting couldn't be played back after recording.
- Fixed a bug that would cause a loading spinner to be displayed indefinitely if attempting to create an account with an e-mail address that is already associated with an account.
- Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- When a maps link is opened from a Floating Chat, the conversation will now close so the map can be seen.
- A notification will no longer be shown at the top of the screen when receiving a message in an open conversation.
- Various performance improvements.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error when attempting to place a call from your Contacts
Various performance improvements.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error when attempting to place a call from your Contacts
Various performance improvements.
Fixed a bug that was causing the app to take extra time to start up when already signed in.
Fixed a bug that could cause an error message and a spinner to be shown indefinitely on the Forgot Password screen.
Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
-Fixed a bug where attempting to send a message via the Contacts app would not fill in the contact on the New Message screen.
-Fixed a bug where the "Use My Location" button was not working correctly in the phone number selection process.
-Various performance improvements.
- Fix a bug where images sent from Gboard would lose transparency.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a bug where the attachment panel and keyboard could be shown at the same time.
- Fixed a bug where a conversation and the contacts suggestion list could be shown on top of each other while entering contacts in a new conversation.
- Converted images to a more efficient format, reducing the app download size.
- Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- Fixed an issue where new messages might not appear right away on Samsung devices. If this issue still occurs, set Restrict Background Data in your phone's main settings to Never for the TextNow app.
- Fixed an issue where the text on some buttons was unreadable.
- Fixed an issue where wallpaper images were incorrectly showing through other elements on the screen.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed an issue where new messages might not appear right away on Samsung devices. If this issue still occurs, set Restrict Background Data in your phone's main settings to Never for the TextNow app.
- Fixed an issue where the text on some buttons was unreadable.
- Fixed an issue where wallpaper images were incorrectly showing through other elements on the screen.
- Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- Fixed a bug where icons on the menu bar and widgets were the same as the background color on Android KitKat devices.
- Fixed a bug where Google Smartlock was not working properly on Android Oreo devices.
- Various performance improvements.
- Fixed a bug where icons on the menu bar and widgets were the same as the background color on Android KitKat devices.
- Fixed a bug where Google Smartlock was not working properly on Android Oreo devices.
- Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- Fixed an issue where outgoing calls over data could stall on the dialing page without connecting
- New feature: call phone numbers sent in a message text by tapping the number, or add the number to your contacts app
- Improved icons on the main menu
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug that prevented the Floating Chat notification from being dismissed
- Fixed the root cause of a significant number of crashes
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug that could crash the app if you received a call when the calling permissions were disabled
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug that prevented some users from placing outgoing calls.
- Fixed a bug where floating chats wouldn't appear even after allowing the correct Android permission.
- Various performance improvements.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the screen to turn off periodically after ending a call
- Fixed a bug that sometimes closed the camera preview window after recording a video
- Fixed a bug that was positioning group member names in group conversations incorrectly
- Fixed a bug that was displaying the wrong timestamps for a Conversation on the Conversations page
- Various performance improvements
- Individual members of groups can now be blocked from the Group Members list
- Fixed a bug that would cause an error when trying to share an image from Gboard
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug where the app could crash while earning credits
- Fixed a bug where the messages list would not be scrolled to the oldest unread message when opening a conversation
- Fixed a bug where the promotional countdown banner was positioned incorrectly
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug where the app could crash while earning credits
- Fixed a bug where the messages list would not be scrolled to the oldest unread message when opening a conversation
- Fixed a bug where the promotional countdown banner was positioned incorrectly
- Various performance improvements
- Fixed a bug where the app could crash while earning credits
- Fixed a bug where the messages list would not be scrolled to the oldest unread message when opening a conversation
- Fixed a bug where the promotional countdown banner was positioned incorrectly
- Various performance improvements
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
No need to remember your password. Login automatically with Google SmartLock.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
New features. Improved reliability. Squashed bugs. We never stop working to make your 2ndLine experience better.
Various improvements.
Various improvements.
Various improvements.
Bug fixes.
Bug fixes and improvements.
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