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  • Google Mobile App Still Not on iPhone (it's out now!)
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    AppleChic
    Published on 11-17-2008 08:15 AM
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    Despite a New York Times story and the above video that was released that said the Google Mobile App was to be released as a free download this past Friday, “even the world's most successful internet company has to wait on the whim of Apple,” according to The Register.

    The Google Mobile App is of course the app that allows iPhone users to speak in queries that will automatically launch a search. This Google App also links to all other Google applications (GMail, Google News, Maps etc). As these are bundleded together the OS will consider them a single application. The Register speculates, “it could even enable that holy grail of iPhone utility, cut and paste, to work between Google applications, though perhaps that's what's causing the delay.”

    Hopefully it will be released soon!

    Source: Google voice still not on iPhone • The Register
    This article was originally published in forum thread: Google Mobile App Still Not on iPhone (it's out now!) started by AppleChic View original post
    Comments 47 Comments
    1. jtrage's Avatar
      jtrage - 11-17-2008, 06:14 PM
      Got it.
    1. alek's Avatar
      alek - 11-17-2008, 08:14 PM
      i got it, with voice
    1. KelvinalF's Avatar
      KelvinalF - 11-17-2008, 09:03 PM
      i actually saw a link to a pirated version of it (i'm not promoting just stating)
    1. Buckmaster's Avatar
      Buckmaster - 11-17-2008, 09:43 PM
      Got it, works great!
    1. Napoleon_PhoneApart's Avatar
      Napoleon_PhoneApart - 11-17-2008, 09:49 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by KelvinalF View Post
      i actually saw a link to a pirated version of it (i'm not promoting just stating)
      That's pretty funny -- a pirated version of a free app. Duh!
    1. vandy1997's Avatar
      vandy1997 - 11-17-2008, 10:13 PM
      Contacts have to be typed to appear. If you type in the name of the contact, the contact will show up as an option. You tap it once, and it takes you to the Contacts screen with the number, and you can tap it to dial. Contacts do not work with voice search.

      There is also a Settings tab, where, among other things, you can turn voice search feature off and choose which type of searchable items are included in your search (Contacts, Previous Searches, Websites, Suggestions - each can be turned on or off).


      Quote Originally Posted by Poseidon79 View Post
      Working! sweetess

      Ok when I voice search for a contact all I get is web results...
    1. gfr04c's Avatar
      gfr04c - 11-17-2008, 11:56 PM
      it is finally available on the app store
    1. Dash-2's Avatar
      Dash-2 - 11-18-2008, 04:02 AM
      Kinda freaky how accurate it is.
      I said "pizza in medford, or"
      and there were the local results with addresses and everything.

      thanks google, you're helpful and scary.
    1. mombopete's Avatar
      mombopete - 11-18-2008, 09:42 AM
      Works great. Too bad it doesn't work with contacts. It would be awesome if it did.
    1. defmute's Avatar
      defmute - 11-18-2008, 11:17 AM
      Weird, right on their freaking blog it says "Contact search. Quickly find contacts in your address book."

      Google Mobile - Google Mobile App

      Would be nice if they gave an example.

      oh and by the way if you want to search the contacts you have to guess our secret word first, (its blatherskites)
    1. khaoticsquirrel's Avatar
      khaoticsquirrel - 11-18-2008, 11:30 AM
      neat. i likey =)
    1. vedavis's Avatar
      vedavis - 11-18-2008, 11:43 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by gfr04c View Post
      it is finally available on the app store
      And it works!

      Is this the "killer app" that takes the cell phone to the next level?

      Since the voice processing is done at Google, is anyone concerned about the privacy issue, since your query and your voice is sent to Google?
    1. cranie's Avatar
      cranie - 11-18-2008, 11:47 AM
      I might be missing something but it's not very good at finding things by auto location. I actually have to tell it my city name in the search or it gives me U.S. wide answers even though the phone knows the zip by autolocate.
    1. liverman666's Avatar
      liverman666 - 11-18-2008, 12:59 PM
      It is shockingly bad,a VERY poor attempt.

      Tried over 100 different SIMPLE commands and it didn`t get 1 right!

      Better luck next time Google...................
    1. se23's Avatar
      se23 - 11-18-2008, 01:27 PM
      yeah this suckssss! I'm from London and didn't get 1 search right, I tried with a u.s accent and it's ok, but not great. It says it works best with north American accent! Boo google
    1. Happy Noodle Boy's Avatar
      Happy Noodle Boy - 11-18-2008, 03:38 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by liverman666 View Post
      It is shockingly bad,a VERY poor attempt.

      Tried over 100 different SIMPLE commands and it didn`t get 1 right!

      Better luck next time Google...................
      That's funny because I tried over 101 different COMPLEX commands and it got them all right.

      Better luck next time liverman666.....................
    1. Eurisko's Avatar
      Eurisko - 11-18-2008, 03:50 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Happy Noodle Boy View Post
      That's funny because I tried over 101 different COMPLEX commands and it got them all right.

      Better luck next time liverman666.....................
      Agreed.

      Some people think they have no accent whatsoever... here's a tip, if humans have trouble understanding you, a computer never will.

      Quote Originally Posted by se23 View Post
      yeah this suckssss! I'm from London and didn't get 1 search right, I tried with a u.s accent and it's ok, but not great. It says it works best with north American accent! Boo google
      And again. If you read the big friendly notice, it says it's designed for someone speaking a clear North American accent. Was yours as good as Hugh Laurie's?
    1. Poseidon79's Avatar
      Poseidon79 - 11-18-2008, 03:54 PM
      This app works amazingly well for me... i'm excited!
    1. bschucher's Avatar
      bschucher - 11-18-2008, 04:03 PM
      Dozens of commands and not a single one missed.
    1. Eurisko's Avatar
      Eurisko - 11-18-2008, 04:07 PM
      Anyone know how to get the iPhone to stop asking if you want to Allow or Don't Allow your location to be determine, and just do it already?
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