Google Voice issues on iPhone?

[Alex Hohenstein]

Hello everyone!

I was wondering if anyone else has had or is having this issue while using the Google Voice app on their iPhone.

I set up a Google Voice number on my laptop. I then downloaded the Google Voice app on my iPhone 12 and attempted to sign in using the same Gmail account. Upon signing in on my phone, it prompted me to choose a new Google Voice number. I tried restarting the app several times, but it kept doing that. I finally just chose a new number and entered in my cell phone to complete the set up. I received an error saying this number (my cell phone) is already in use with a different Google Voice number (you're not allowed to have 2 Google Voice numbers using the same primary cell phone number). I tried using Google Voice from Safari on my iPhone and it worked, but I would like to utilize the app for obvious reasons. 

Any advice?? Thanks in advance!