- Line2 - A new phone line with calling, texting and business features.
- iTunes
- Free
- Universal
- Toktumi, Inc.
Description
Line2 was named a top 10 app by the NY Times, won first place in the CES Mobile Apps Showdown, and has won accolades from Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, PCmag, Mashable, Cult of Mac and countless others.
Line2 adds a second line to your iPhone or turns your iPad or iPod touch into a phone. Whether you want to keep your business and personal lives separate, keep your iPhone number private, or save money on your cell bill, Line2 has you covered.
Line2 works over WiFi, 3G/4G/LTE data, or cellular voice networks with the same number. Its ideal if you have poor cell reception or want to avoid roaming fees when traveling overseas.
Line2’s free version offers calling and texting with other Line2 customers.
To enable full service, subscribe to our auto-renewing standard monthly service plan for $9.99 per month, billed through iTunes:
- Unlimited calling/texting with numbers in the US & Canada
- Call forwarding when Line2 is not online
- Call waiting, caller ID support, and call transfer
- Conference calls for up to 20 people
- Visual
voicemail and voicemail by email
- Use the same account on multiple devices
- Upon purchase, $9.99 will be billed to your iTunes account and provides one month of service.
- Renews
automatically for $9.99 each month.
- To stop renewals, turn off auto-renewal in your iTunes account settings at
least 24 hours before the end of your current month.
- An active month cannot be cancelled after it is billed.
Need help? We offer live customer support from our own US-based employees.
Line2 is a registered trademark of Toktumi, Inc. All rights reserved.
What's New
Version 9.0.0 (Oct 19, 2012)
*Attention* Requires iOS 5.0 and up
- Improved voice quality
- iPhone 5 support
- Optimized for iOS 6
- New iPhone retina keypad
-
Subscription billing through iTunes
- Bug fixes
Version 8.4.0 (Sep 18, 2012)
Minor bug fixes
Version 8.3.0 (Aug 13, 2012)
Important! You must change Line2's alert style to "alerts" in notifications in you device settings to not miss calls. Apple does not let apps set this for you any more. Please do this before you write a review that you are missing calls! Thanks!
Version 8.2.0 (Jul 26, 2012)
• New, easier to use landing and log in screen
• Minor bug fixes
Version 8.1.1 (Jul 6, 2012)
Bug fix for the scenario when the application crashes upon granting permission to access contacts
Version 8.1.0 (Jul 1, 2012)
• Now see which of your contacts are also on Line2
• New invite system allows you to invite multiple people
at once via SMS or email
• Minor bug fixes
Version 8.0.0 (Apr 23, 2012)
+MMS support, so you can exchange pictures and locations with other Line2 users and text them to people outside of Line2.
Version 7.0 (Mar 7, 2012)
+ Viewed/read state of SMS is now remembered between installs of Line2
+ Bug fixes
Version 6.0 (Feb 2, 2012)
+ You can now buy a full month of service using in-app purchase
+ Bug fixes
Version 5.0 (Jan 17, 2012)
*New Line2 free service with unlimited in-network calling and texting.
Version 4.1 (Oct 22, 2011)
* Brought back the 3G & cellular toggles for the iPhone
* More iOS 5 fixes
* Fixed a couple
crashes
Version 4.0 (Oct 12, 2011)
iOS 5 fixes
Version 3.3 (May 13, 2011)
√ Now you can record your voicemail greeting directly from Line2. Just go to the voicemail tab and tap
'Greeting'*
√ Fixed a lot of big and small bugs, crashes, and some general annoyances.
*Greeting recording requires an iPhone 3GS or newer, an iPod touch or an iPad
Version 3.2.1 (Mar 8, 2011)
Changed in 3.2.1
-Improvements in app stability including a bug related to viewing voicemails.
Changes in 3.2
+Line2 supports landscape mode for SMS, the keypad and many other screens.
+Accessibility/VoiceOver support throughout the app. Big thanks to our users for bringing this to our attention and
helping to test.
+Call quality meter: While on a call, you can see how the network connection is between you and
the person you're speaking with.
+7 digit dialing. Leave out the area code when dialing, and Line2 will assume
you're calling the same area code as your Line2 number.
+Improved echo cancellation so people don't think you're
repeating yourself. ;-)
+Lots of little niceties that you'll notice as you use the app.
/Opening Line2 and sending/receiving SMS message will no longer stop your iPod or other music.
/Increased the
volume of all calls.
/Only the latest SMS messages are loaded in a conversation to improve performance. You can
load older messages at the top of the conversation.
/Voicemail messages are much higher quality now.
/iPhone
users can record a greeting directly from their phone by calling into the mobile assistant. Go to the voicemail tab and
tap 'Greetings' to try it.
-Fixed: Lots of crashes fixed thanks to the uploaded reports from all of our users. Thank you for your help!
-Fixed: Sometimes Line2 wouldn't switch to VoIP mode despite a functioning WiFi/3G connection. This happened
frequently on poor network connections.
-Fixed: SMS drafts would remain if you left the conversation before the
message finished sending.
-Fixed: Some links in SMS messages would do nothing when you tapped them.
-Fixed:
Sometimes SMS messages close to the 1024 character limit would fail to send.
-Fixed lots of other little bugs and
UI quirks too.
Version 3.2 (Mar 1, 2011)
+Line2 supports landscape mode for SMS, the keypad and many other screens.
+Call quality meter: While on a
call, you can see how the network connection is between you and the person you're speaking with.
+7 digit dialing.
Leave out the area code when dialing, and Line2 will assume you're calling the same area code as your Line2 number.
+Improved echo cancellation so people don't think you're repeating yourself. ;-)
+Lots of little niceties that
you'll notice as you use the app.
/Opening Line2 and sending/receiving SMS message will no longer stop your iPod or other music.
/Increased the
volume of all calls.
/Only the latest SMS messages are loaded in a conversation to improve performance. You can
load older messages at the top of the conversation.
/Voicemail messages are much higher quality now.
/iPhone
users can record a greeting directly from their phone by calling into the mobile assistant. Go to the voicemail tab and
tap 'Greetings' to try it.
-Fixed: Lots of crashes fixed thanks to the uploaded reports from all of our users. Thank you for your help!
-Fixed: Sometimes Line2 wouldn't switch to VoIP mode despite a functioning WiFi/3G connection. This happened
frequently on poor network connections.
-Fixed: SMS drafts would remain if you left the conversation before the
message finished sending.
-Fixed: Some links in SMS messages would do nothing when you tapped them.
-Fixed:
Sometimes SMS messages close to the 1024 character limit would fail to send.
-Fixed lots of other little bugs and
UI quirks too.
Version 3.1 (Dec 21, 2010)
+ Now you can copy data from a contact's details.
+ Connecting to VoIP (cloud) is slightly faster upon
launch
+ Dialing 411 connects you to Bing 411
+ App plays a triple tone when the call is dropped or the other
person hangs up.
+ SMS Drafts: Leave and come back to your conversation and your unsent message will still be
there.
+ Create, view and call the contact right from an SMS conversation.
+ Tap and hold to copy individual
SMS messages.
/ SMS now respects Do Not Disturb setting
/ Simplified Dialing settings on the iPhone
- Hanging black screen when making a cellular call is now fixed.
- Fixed lots of minor bugs.
- Fixed a few
crashes.
Version 3.0.1 (Oct 21, 2010)
•SMS input box resizes as you type.
•Lots of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Version 3.0
•Texting - your Line2 phone number is now capable of sending and receiving true SMS messages.
•New lower subscription price ($9.95/month and the first month is free).
•Ability to clear the recent calls
list
Version 3.0 (Sep 24, 2010)
DONT FIND YOUR AREA CODE? If you don't see your area code, pick any number for your free trial and we'll change
it to your desired area code once available, or port your existing number, for free.
• Texting - your Line2 phone
number is now capable of sending and receiving true SMS messages.
• Receive and reply to SMS messages from anyone
(even if they are not using Line2)
• Embedded browser to view web URLs in SMS messages without leaving Line2
•
New lower subscription price ($9.95/month and the first month is free)
• Ability to clear the recent calls list
• More streamlined setup experience
• Simpler line2.com user console (the desktop web app that you use to
configure your line2 account)
• Easy upgrade path to the Toktumi Unlimited hosted PBX service (for $14.95/month)
• ABContacts compatibility for placing calls with Line2
Version 2.4.3 (Sep 2, 2010)
*Fixes a crash that would occur when receiving a call on devices that support backgrounding.
Version 2.4.2 (Aug 10, 2010)
*Several bug fixes and improvements to stability
Version 2.4.1 (Jul 15, 2010)
*Greatly improved app stability
Version 2.4 (Jun 29, 2010)
*Receive calls while Line2 is in the background
*Continue talking on a call even when you switch away to
another app
*iOS4 compatibility
*Bug fixes and stability improvements
Version 2.3.1 (May 28, 2010)
Version 2.3.1
*Brand new voicemail interface! Now let's you email voicemails directly from Line2.
*3G
calling for iPad+3G
*Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
Version 2.3 (May 24, 2010)
*Brand new voicemail interface! Now lets you email voicemails directly from Line2.
*3G calling for iPad+3G
*Minor bug fixes and performance improvements
*Fixed a couple crashes
Version 2.2 (Apr 19, 2010)
v2.2
*Favorites tab in the contacts that includes your most frequently called numbers
*Touch tone sounds
while dialing a number
*Better call audio quality
*Improved launch time for some users
*Fixed a crash and
some minor bugs
v2.1
*Conference calling
*Active calls will automatically switch between WiFi and 3G as you change
networks
*iPod touch support
*App now respects the iPhone silent switch
*Miscellaneous improvements
*Fixed a crash at launch and some minor bugs
v2.0
*VoIP Calling via WiFi or 3G
*Improved voicemail, history, and contacts screens
*Expanded
settings access
Version 2.1
v2.1
*Conference calling
*Active calls will automatically switch between WiFi and 3G as you change
networks
*iPod touch support
*App now respects the iPhone silent switch
*Miscellaneous improvements
*Fixed a crash at launch and some minor bugs
v2.0
*VoIP Calling via WiFi or 3G
*Improved voicemail, history, and contacts screens
*Expanded
settings access
Version 1.54
- bug fixes











