A second phone number could add an extra level of privacy to your life. You can easily get one for free.

Your phone number may not be changed on all the Google services where you use it. You may need to update your number manually for apps like Calendar, Chrome, Google Pay, and Google My Business.

To take advantage of Google Voice's telephony management features, users have had to fulfill a tricky requirement: convince their contacts to call them using the single "phone number for life ...

Google Voice is allowing users to keep their existing cell phone numbers in exchange for a pared down version that only includes its voice mail services.