Voxer Walkie Talkie Messenger

so over the multiple issues with this app.. I use it almost daily and have experienced so many problems and they’re ongoing! plus, new ones seem to pop up all the time. first, the badge error is infuriating. I’m very much so an inbox-zero type of person and for MONTHS I’ve had “2 notifications” on the badge icon that are for nothing. nothing will get rid of them, so I just have the app hidden away on its own page on my iphone. next, the messages go dead, show an inaccurate message length, or take a while to load far too often. most recently, as of yesterday, when I’m listening through my airpods, the volume sounds so loud and I’m at minimum volume. it’s kinda blaring and uncomfortable, but I typically listen in areas where I need to use headphones. it would be really nice if they could resolve these issues, because I’m constantly using the app and wish it would just work the way it’s supposed to.

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I have been using the Voxer app for at least two years to communicate daily with a friend who lives across the country. I absolutely love how easy the app is to use, and when Voxer is working properly it is phenomenal. However, at least a third of the messages that my friend sends me I am unable to listen to. I will see that she sent me a message and it appears to have fully sent because I can see how long it is, but after the first few seconds of the message there is no sound and I never am able to hear her message. This happens when I am at home and connected to Wi-Fi, as well as when I am out and using data. I have even gotten a new iPhone and re-downloaded the app and it continues to happen, so it was not an issue with my phone. Interestingly, she has never had any of these problems.

I love this app! I’ve used it for years now and don’t understand the negative reviews. I’ve tried Zello and find Voxer to be far superior. One underrated benefit of Voxer is you can still have pleasant conversations in areas with poor signals. Just record the message and when you are back in range in automatically uploads. This is way better than the, “can you hear me now?” frustrations of dropped calls. As an over-the-road truck driver I have that situation frequently. If you are having trouble connecting, I suggest closing GPS apps such as Google Maps. They seem to hog resources wheb network is struggling and interferes with Voxer. Suggested improvements: > Tap to talk should be default. I don’t know of anyone who actually prefers to hold the button. > Have setting option so messages do not automatically play one after the other. I would prefer to manually press play for each one. > Allow setting to pick preferred Bluetooth device—e.g. I want Voxer to use my headset only and never play over my vehicle’s speaker. I am constantly having to switch it back. Anyway, this is still a five star app. I have zero affiliation with Voxer but feel much of the criticism in the reviews are iOS issues out of Voxer’s control.

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Edited: I figured out the notifications three days prior to the developer sending a link (that I couldn’t click on anyway) but they haven’t addressed the other issues, specifically the glitching/ skipping that tends to happen in the beginning of almost every message. I think it might be time to find a new walkie-talkie app. This is great (I mean, great!!) to use to communicate with one of my besties who lives across the country, but the incessant glitching, mostly at the beginning of messages, is almost too much to take! I also dislike when she sends me a video or photo and it tells me that I have an unread/unheard message. This only happens with videos and photos. I do like that I don’t have to hold the button down while talking, but the other issues make me want to stop using it altogether.

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Update 2: this incorrect badge count issue is still a thing! So much so that in each update description, they tell you to fix it yourself! Does that fix even work? No! This has been going on for months and the fact that they can’t fix it is asinine. Dropping from 2 to 1 star. Update: I put a lot of weight toward companies that reply to reviews which Voxer did for me. I appreciate that. However, the problems I have with the app remain. I’ve done updates that have given me more issues without fixing old ones and it’s frustrating. I’ve been having issues with the Voxer app for months. I see this update available for correcting badge notifications. I thought it might help my issue but instead it gave me the exact problem the update was supposed to correct. This is one instance in a long line of disappointing changes by Voxer. My loyalty to this app is waffling.