Google Officially Announces “Google Voice” For iPhoneOS And WebOS [Video]

Posted by Shel in Google, iPhone, iPod on January 26, 2010 11:20 am / no comments

We talked a little about this morning, and now Google has made it official. Google Voice can now be used on any iPhone/iPod Touch and WebOS device by way of HTML5!

Today, we’re excited to introduce the Google Voice web app for the iPhone and Palm WebOS devices. This HTML5 application provides you with a fast and versatile mobile experience for Google Voice because it uses the latest advancements in web technologies. For example, AppCache lets you interact with web apps without a network connection and local databases allow you to store data locally on the device, so you don’t lose data even when you close the browser.

One of the great benefits of web applications is that you don’t need to download and install an app on your phone. Instead, simply point your mobile browser to m.google.com/voice and sign in to your Google Voice account.

Then you can make calls from your phone that show your Google Voice number as the caller ID. You can also listen to voicemail and read voicemail transcripts, send and receive text messages for free, and take advantage of the low international call rates offered by Google Voice.

For quick access to the most important features like “Dialer”, “Compose SMS”, “Inbox” or “Contacts,” you can add shortcuts to your iPhone home screen or Palm Launcher — so cheap calls and messaging will be just a single click away. And because the Google Voice web app uses advanced features of modern HTML5 browsers, it offers native app-like performance and speed.