About this app

Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada.

FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL
Stay connected with the 2ndLine free Wi-Fi calling and texting app

SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR CALLING & TEXTING
Use the 2ndLine calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line.

INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES
Are your friends and family overseas? 2ndLine offers free calls to Canada and low-cost international calls to 230+ countries with rates starting at less than $0.01 USD per minute. Cherish talk time with loved ones far away.

WHY 2ndLine?
• Free calling, free texting.
• Call and text for free immediately when you download the 2ndLine app.
• Get a local phone number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available.
• Voice call, direct message, picture and video messages to the US or Canada for free.

HOW IS 2ndLine FREE?
There are no yearly or monthly fees to use 2ndLine. We partner with brands to pay for your phone calling and messaging (so you don’t have to) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them.

MORE FEATURES
• Caller ID
• Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations and phone backgrounds
• Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends
• A home screen widget for instant use

Choose 2ndLine as your default dialer for a seamless calling experience. By granting access to your call logs, you'll be able to easily find and call your contacts in the 2ndLine app, view your call history, manage missed calls, and sync your 2ndLine message history across all your devices.

TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY
The use of 2ndLine is subject to accepting our terms of use (https://www.2ndline.co/terms) and privacy policy (https://www.2ndline.co/privacy ; For California Residents: https://www.2ndline.co/privacy#california-privacy-rights).

2ndLine is affiliated with TextNow Inc. 2ndLine is not affiliated with other texting and calling apps.

New features

Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.

Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!

App Permissions

Allows an application to collect battery statistics
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows read access to the device's phone number(s].
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows a calling application which manages it own calls through the self-managed ConnectionService APIs.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to write (but not read] the user's call log data.
Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.