Fix problems making or receiving phone calls
Select your issue and try the steps to fix your problems.
Can't make a phone call
- Make sure that the telephone number is properly formatted.
- If you copied and pasted the phone number type the number you want to call.
- If you are making an international call, select the correct country from the Down arrow. Make sure that you didn’t enter the country code twice.
- Check and make sure that your browser lets Hangouts use your microphone.
- Refresh your browser.
Can't get a phone call
- Make sure you have a Google Voice account and phone number. Google Voice is only available in the U.S.
- If you have Google Voice, make sure that the email address you’re using to sign in to Hangouts is the same as your Google Voice account.
- Make sure you've turned on ringing for incoming calls.
- Check and make sure that your browser lets Hangouts use your microphone.
- Refresh your browser.
If you still have problems:
- Sign out of the Hangouts app and sign back in. Learn how to sign out.
- Visit the Hangouts forum to get help from other people who use Hangouts .
Check if you have calling credit
If you can’t call a number that isn't free, you might not have enough calling credit. Learn how to add more credit.
Notes:
- A few U.S. and Canadian destinations will cost 1 cent per minute (USD).
- You can call some places outside the US and Canada (fees apply), but there are some places that you can’t call from.
- Find the listed rate for your local currency here.
Can’t see the option to make phone calls
If you are outside of the U.S. and don't see the option to make calls, the feature probably isn’t available in your country.
Countries where calling in Hangouts and Gmail is not available
- Argentina
- China
- Cuba
- Egypt
- Ghana
- India (Users in India can make calls to all countries except to locations within India.)
- Iran
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Peru
- Russian Federation
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- South Korea
- Sudan
- Syria
- Thailand
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
Languages that work with calling in Hangouts and Gmail
- Brazilian Portuguese
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Chinese
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English (U.S. and U.K.)
- Estonian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Icelandic
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
Get a refund
If you previously bought credit, but are now in a place where you can’t call from Hangouts, you can ask for a refund.
- Open Google Voice.
- At the top left, click Menu
Settings
.
- Click Payments
- Click Refund entire balance.
Settings 
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