Google seems to be gaining new ground in the mobile industry. Offering Google services by means of mobile browsers has supposedly been quite successful for the Gmail team. So, the company is now planning to tread a similar approach with Google Voice by releasing the new Google Voice web app for iPhone and Palm WebOS mobile phones. This was cited in the official Google blog.
This HTML5 application offers users with a swift and flexible mobile experience for Google Voice since it applies the newest developments in web technologies. For instance, AppCache enables users to work together with web apps devoid of a network connection. Moreover, local databases facilitate users to amass data locally on the handset, so data cannot be misplaced even when users shut down the browser.
One of the wonderful advantages of web applications is that there is no requirement to download and install an app on the device. Instead, users have to just key in to m.google.com/voice via their mobile browser and log in by their Google Voice account. One can call from their device to display their Google Voice number as the caller ID. Users can also hear voicemail and read voicemail transcripts, mail and obtain text messages for no charge, and benefit from the low international call rates provided by Google Voice.
One can insert shortcuts in their iPhone home screen or Palm Launcher to enable swift access to majority of the significant attributes such as ‘Dialer’, ‘Compose SMS’, ‘Inbox’ or ‘Contacts’. This will facilitate economical calls and messaging to be just a single button away. Google Voice web can apply superior attributes of latest HTML5 browsers as it can provide local app-like performance and speed.
To use the app, users need to have a Google Voice account. Moreover, Google Voice is presently accessible only in the United States. Also Google has mentioned that web app is attuned with every version of Palm WebOS and iPhone OS 3.0 and more.