Toktumi’s Line2 mobile communication App has now been made available on Android.

Toktumi, Inc., which is a provider of affordable hosted PBX (News - Alert) phone services for small businesses and virtual offices and mobile VoIP solutions for business users and consumers, revealed that its SMS-enabled VoIP app can now be downloaded in the Android marketplace.

Officials with Toktumi (News - Alert) claimed that Line2 becomes the first VoIP app for Android to feature carrier-grade SMS texting combined with feature-rich calling functionality, allowing customers to use one number for both types of communication.

“We are so excited to bring Line2 to Android devices,” said Peter Sisson (News - Alert), founder and CEO of Toktumi, in a statement.

Sisson said the company designed Line2 for Android from a clean slate, rather than just porting over the user experience from the company’s Apple version. 

“We kept all the features, but we adopted UI conventions familiar to Android customers, and took advantage of some cool Android capabilities,” he said.

Company officials pointed out that Line2 (News - Alert) for Android besides offering almost all of the functionality and features that are currently available to Apple iOS users, also has a few Android-only features, such as the ability to speak text messages and have them transcribed so they can text without typing.

 According to company officials, no other app offers the features and functionality of Line2, as its tri-mode VoIP/cellular calling capabilities allow Android users to place and receive calls over Wi-Fi, 3G/4G data, or cellular voice networks using the same number, ensuring that calls will always get through.

If Wi-Fi isn’t available, Line2 can use the phone’s 3G or 4G data network to place or receive the call.  This allows callers to avoid cellular minute charges while still having complete mobility.

Line2 for Android also offers full backgrounding support, which means customers can receive calls on their Line2 number even when they are running other apps, browsing the Web, or listening to music.

Besides this, the app’s Wi-Fi capabilities allow international travelers to place and receive calls while overseas without incurring voice or data roaming charges.  

Back in December, Toktumi announced that Apple has approved Line2 v3.1 for all iOS 4.2.1 devices. New features in this release include-Create, view and call the contact right from an SMS conversation; SMS now respects Do Not Disturb setting; Dialing 411 connects to Bing 411 and App plays a triple tone when the call is dropped or the other person hangs up, among other such things.

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