Filed under: Fun, Google, iPhone
Find the hidden menu in Google Mobile for iPhone
Google's iPhone app, Google Mobile, was already pretty handy with the addition of voice search, but it turns out that it's got more features than anybody realized. The Google Mobile team just blogged about an easter egg, a hidden menu in the app that enables some extra goodies. To find it, go to the settings tab in Google Mobile, and keep trying to scroll down below the "About" option at the bottom. Eventually, a menu called Bells and Whistles will appear. So, what are these bells and whistles? Some of them are actually sounds: you can replace the default sounds with chicken or monkey noises. You can also change the color of the Google Mobile theme and see a live waveform when you talk. This is all kind of fun, but not that useful. Oh, but wait: the reason you really want to find this easter egg is the "open links in app" option. Some commentators argue that it should have been there in the first place, and I'm inclined to agree with them.
[via VentureBeat]
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El Taco said 1:12PM on 1-02-2009
Shou;d've been there in the first place, but better than not having it at all.
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atharv said 1:20PM on 1-02-2009
point being???
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atharv said 1:21PM on 1-02-2009
what is the point of this menu?
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Jash Sayani said 1:33PM on 1-02-2009
Nice. But if they wanted to include the feature, then why did they need to hide it....?
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Anthony said 4:33AM on 1-03-2009
The open in app instead of safari feature doesn't work for me, it just opens safari. :(
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