In other news, Google has managed to bypass the App Store (and its approval process) and release its much-lauded Google Voice app to the iPhone and webOS devices via an HTML5-based web app. Per Engadget, the app should work with any HTML5-compliant device, although the formatting at this point has been tailored to Apple and Palm’s platforms.
The app, which can be found at http://m.google.com/voice, caches your contacts list in a browser page and allows users to write SMS messages, check their your inbox, and, in future versions, listen to voicemails.
To place a call, you choose the recipient, the app prompts you to call one of Google’s local numbers via the native dialer and the recipient will see your proper Google Voice, and upside with this method is you’ll still be able to utilize call waiting and background usage.
The page should be up and running later today, so if you’re anxious, direct your mobile browser to voice.google.com and just keep hitting refresh.
If you’re interested, take a gander and let us know what you think.