Comments on: Google Voice HTML5 Based Website

By: Manor

Manor — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:22:08 +0000

Hi Sean,
I want to thankyou for a great app. I’ve used GV Mobile before it was pulled from the app store and recently upgraded to GV M+.
I’d like to say that there is still great value to your app especially for users who have unlimited calling to only a few numbers, such as AT&T A-list or T-mobile My Faves. With the new web interface HTML5 outgoing calls do not use the call-back feature rather a new number is being generated per contact and as such these calls cannot take advantage of being an A-list or Fave. You can push this point in your marketing, you earned it.
Best wishes,
Manor

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:18:40 +0000

I’ve checked out the new Google Voice web app, and it’s better than what they had up previously, and has a few features that GV Mobile + doesn’t yet have. However, I believe those features can be easily added over time if there is a demand for them. But, GV Mobile + has some distinct advantages as a native app, chiefly among them the ability to integrate with the iPhone directory. Nice for those of us who don’t want to upload our entire phone book to the cloud.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:51:45 +0000

I’ve been playing around with this a bit today and while it seems you’re psyched about the json bits and other exposed features, I’m not terribly impressed with the app. I know it’s impressive as an HTML 5 app (and mobile no-less), but it still is a web page and acts like one (as a web dev / software engineer I’ve had my fair share of experience on both sides of this). I’m a big fan of GV Moblie+, it’s usability, and your planned updates – a free web app won’t change that. Keep up the good work.

By: outphase

outphase — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:55:24 +0000

@hitekalex
You can make your own home screen webapp with the script found here: http://www.thingsthemselves.com/

Look at “Use in full-screen mode” for the script for a bookmarklet.

By: Andrea Hill

Andrea Hill — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:19:07 +0000

As I left in a comment over at RWW, I hope this will convince Apple to stop “reviewing” your app and let it through. I’d rather use it than this!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:05:50 +0000

There is one major flaw with Google Voice’s new webapp. It won’t even allow callback! In other words, I can’t use my iPhone to initiate a GV call connected to my home phone (which would avoid using my cell minutes). iTouch users can’t do this, either.

Sean, GV Mobile + still rules.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:42:00 +0000

@hitekalex Offline caching works for me...

By: hitekalex

hitekalex — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:54:02 +0000

Just played with Google’s app for a bit. I think Black Swan still has advantages, as it strips out all the Safari toolbars, making it look like the native SDK app. Also it will support offline caching of History/SMS/VM logs, which Google’s app doesn’t as far as I can tell.

The more options we have the better.

By: sean

sean — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:59 +0000

@Adam B yes!

By: Adam B

Adam B — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:28:03 +0000

So can this help the GV Mobile+ app get new features? I have been playing with the google html5 app and it can dial out directly without getting the call back or waiting for the google prompts. I would love if this could be incorporated into GV now. Keep up the great work!