Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Email How to Receive Phone Calls in Gmail Talk on your phone through Gmail with Google Voice by Heinz Tschabitscher Writer A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. our editorial process Heinz Tschabitscher Updated on March 15, 2021 Tweet Share Email Email Gmail Yahoo! Mail If you have a Google Voice number, you can make and receive phone calls from Gmail chat. Learn how to talk to anyone for free through your computer. Instructions in this article apply to the web version of Gmail. All steps are the same for every browser. How to Receive Phone Calls in Gmail To receive phone calls through Google Voice in Gmail: Download and install the Google Video Support plugin. Make at least one phone call from Gmail. To do so, open Gmail in your browser and select the phone icon in the bottom-left corner, then select Make a call. Open Google Voice in your browser and select the gear in the top-right corner to open the Settings. Select Calls on the left side. Under My devices, make sure Web is enabled. The next time somebody calls your Google Voice number, Gmail will ring and present an Incoming call alert. Select the green phone to answer. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit