No Google Voice App for iPhone

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Google had announced Google Voice apps for BlackBerry and Android based phones earlier this month. Google had sent its Google Voice to Apple for approval to be used for iPhone but it was rejected since it s not available in app store yet. TechCrunch, a technology blog, reported that Apple has blocked Google Voice based GV Mobile app from an independent iPhone App developer named Sean Kovacs. Apparently, Kovacs was informed that GV Mobile app is being pulled off App Store since it was duplicating features that iPhone comes with (Dialer, SMS, etc.)!

After pulling the plug off GV Mobile from App Store, Apple is reported to block official Google Voice app from the App Store too. Now, this was totally uncalled for. The iPhone owners were already waiting long for Google Latitude to arrive for iPhone and it finally arrived as web app instead of native one. Google clearly mentioned that Latitude came as web app because Apple requested it in order to avoid confusion with Maps app on the iPhone.

Google Spokesperson told TechCrunch:

We work hard to bring Google applications to a number of mobile platforms, including the iPhone. Apple did not approve the Google Voice application we submitted six weeks ago to the Apple App Store. We will continue to work to bring our services to iPhone users for example, by taking advantage of advances in mobile browsers.

Now, since Apple has rejected Google Voice app for iPhone, it’s pretty obvious that Google will choose the web app route with it. On one hand, Apple is adamant about not letting any apps ‘duplicate the features offered in iPhone’; on the other, Google might be happy to push its mobile apps on web since it s already working on Chrome OS as concept of web app as future platform.