Google Voice Arrives on the iPhone
Apple has not officially approved Google Voice App for the iPhone. However, Google has now released a web-based version of Google Voice that runs on the iPhone without any issues. This service also runs well on Palsm’s Pre and Pixi handsets and brings some of the functionality of the native Voice apps for the Android and BlackBerry to the browser.
The new service allows users to dial from the Google contact list or a keypad. Additionally, users will also be able to read and listen to messages, send text messages, and configure the app right within mobile Safari. When you make calls using it, the person who answers sees your Google Voice number, not the number associated with the phone.
On Android and BlackBerry, Google Voice can insert itself as your default phone interface, and it gets access to the contacts stored on your phone. On the iPhone, it stays a secondary interface and can’t see your local contacts.
The new Web-based Google Voice is impressive–but it doesn’t eliminate the value that a true native Google Voice for iPhone might bring. The Google Voice experience–just to pick a number at random–has finally landed on the iPhone.
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