Google's Voice-Enabled Search for iPhone Now Available
The new application is actually an update to Google's existing Google Mobile Application that is already available in the App Store. The version update adds Voice-Enabled search which was widely reported last week.
Users of the free application .... can place the phone to their ear and ask virtually any question, like Wheres the nearest Starbucks? or How tall is Mount Everest? The sound is converted to a digital file and sent to Googles servers, which try to determine the words spoken and pass them along to the Google search engine.
While the new version has not yet propagated to the App Store's update notification service, when users download the application, they are given the new version. iPhone users who already have the Google Mobile Application installed will have to delete the application and re-download it to get the new version at this time.App Store Link: Google Mobile Application, Free
Update: Google's Mobile Application has now been updated on Apple's servers, so existing users can simple update their application to get the new version.
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42 months ago
Google's seems to have released an update to their Googile Mobile App, but it is not showing up in the App Store Yet. A quick search on Lifehacker . com will show this.
The comments say you must first delete it off the computer and redownload, and the app should then have the voice-recognition.
*Testing it Now*
Life Hacker
It works!!!
The comments say you must first delete it off the computer and redownload, and the app should then have the voice-recognition.
*Testing it Now*
Life Hacker
It works!!!
42 months ago
On my way!!!!! Been looking forward to this app big time for some reason.
EDIT: Very nice...is there a way to search contacts through it w/o it going to Google? I guess I need to play around with that some.
Overall a tremendous upgrade that makes searching a bit easier!
EDIT: Very nice...is there a way to search contacts through it w/o it going to Google? I guess I need to play around with that some.
Overall a tremendous upgrade that makes searching a bit easier!
42 months ago
So far it works great! Amazing job Google... Best part is its free! Wonder why this is a quiet update so far...
* Looks like it is starting to show up in the App Store on my phone now as an update... *
* Looks like it is starting to show up in the App Store on my phone now as an update... *
42 months ago
It's great - showed it to my entire family and they were amazed at how well it picks up the words.
42 months ago
how do you search your own contacts?
I still haven't figured this one out yet... Anyone get contact search working yet?
42 months ago
I have the google mobile app installed but it says there are no updates in the app store!?!?
Why am i not getting the update?
Why am i not getting the update?
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