Short answer: not directly. Google Voice rings your linked phones, and calls nobody answers go to Google Voice voicemail. It has no setting to send unanswered calls to an outside number like your TextbackFast number.
The numbers behind missed calls
37.8%of inbound calls answered by small businesses
42%of callers leave a voicemail when nobody answers
21%call another business right away
Sources: 411 Locals study; CallRail 2025 survey.
One in five callers who hit voicemail dials your competitor next. A text in seconds keeps them talking to you.Based on the CallRail 2025 survey
What Google Voice supports
- Settings › Calls lets you choose which linked numbers ring when someone calls (Google Voice help).
- Unanswered calls go to Google Voice voicemail. Google does not document a way to forward them to another number.
Hear it for yourself
Call our demo line, let it ring, and get a text back in seconds.
What to do instead
- If customers call a cell or office line, set up no-answer forwarding on that line instead. See the cell phone guide.
- Contact us and we will help you pick the best setup for your business.
Test it
- Call your business number from another phone and let it ring out, or decline the call.
- The caller should get your TextbackFast text within seconds.
- No text?Turn forwarding off, then set it up again carefully. One wrong digit is the most common problem.
Questions, answered.
Can I forward all Google Voice calls to TextbackFast?
Linked numbers ring at the same time, so that is not a no-answer setup. We do not recommend it.