Is it possible - Carrier SMS in Google Messenger and Google Voice SMS in Google Hangounts?

[AC Question]

I have a Verizon carrier (VC) number and a Google Voice (GV) number on the Moto X (2nd Gen.).

I'd like to receive and send my VC SMS in Google Messenger and receive and send my GV SMS in Google Hangouts. However, I can't seem to set this up...

I can accomplish using Google Messenger for my VC SMS and the Google Voice app for my GV SMS. However, because the Google Voice app doesn't support MMS, I'd like to transition to Google Hangouts, but I can't seem to find a way to set up Hangouts without establishing it as the default SMS app, thus disallowing my VC SMS from using the Google Messenger app.

I can't tell you how grateful I'd be if you could help me resolve this!

 

[B. Diddy]

Duplicate, see response here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/ge...sms-messenger-google-voice-sms-hangounts.html