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Jan 26th '10, 05:01 PM
<p><a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/google_voice_front.jpg"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/500x_google_voice_front.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>iPhone/Palm Pre: Apple and/or AT&T don't want the Google Voice service to have its own iPhone app, and <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5324724/bad-apple-an-argument-against-buying-an-iphone">we think that stinks</a>. Google is finally releasing the next best thing: a mobile site that basically replicates a dedicated Google Voice app.</p> <p>The big advantage of Google's new Voice app (which is already showing up for Voice users at Lifehacker HQ) is the direct contact access. Rather than having to <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5316921/how-to-sms-with-google-voice-from-any-mobile-phone">store secondary numbers</a> or use the somewhat old-school-looking Voice mobile site to pull up your contacts, Google Voice's new webapp provides super-quick, as-you-type access to your Google Contacts. The interface is similar to what you see when you visit Voice in a full browser, with the same mobile look and feel as Gmail, Reader, and other products have recently received.</p> <p><a href="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/google_voice_dialing.jpg"><img src="http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/17/2010/01/500x_google_voice_dialing.jpg" width="500" /></a></p> <p>When you dial, it's not the familiar experience of having Google Voice call you, then call the other person—it's a direct dial to that person, probably using those same secondary numbers Google seems to have stockpiles of.</p> <p>You'll want to make sure your phone's contacts are <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5149741/google-sync-keeps-contacts-and-calendars-in-sync-on-your-mobile-phone">synced up with Google</a> if you're keen on using Google's Voice app. It's a free service, and requires a Google Voice account (which we hear they're <a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/">giving out more regularly</a>).</p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5456757/google-voice-arrives-on-iphones-with-html5+powered-webapp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifehacker%2Ffull+%28Lifehack er%29">Google Voice Arrives on iPhones with HTML5-Powered Webapp - Google Voice - Lifehacker</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6214430959664794120-3459333114664135815?l=ooedbone.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><br />