Google Search Now Location-Aware On iPhones

Edward Kirk · July 16th, 2009, 01:35 PM

Google announced recently that the Google home page will now be location-aware when accessed on an iPhone. Now, whenever you go to Google.com on your iPhone, Google will tap in to the device's GPS capabilities to determine your location and give you location-relevent results.

As of today, when you visit www.google.com from Safari on your iPhone 3.0, you can choose to turn on My Location by tapping on the link on the homepage. When you tap on the "update" link, your location will be updated and displayed right there on the homepage. Whenever you want to refresh your location, just tap the "update" link. Testing this in New York, my search for "jazz clubs" returned a handful of places within walking distance. I picked one, tapped the phone number, made a reservation, and we were set for the night.

The ability to search with My Location has also been added to the Google Mobile App [$0.00 | App Store]. Currently it's only available in the US and UK for the English language, but more countries and languages are being worked on. Any GPS-capable iPhone (3G or 3GS) running iPhone OS 3.0 or later will be able to use it.

[via MacRumors]

Stephen007 · July 16th, 2009, 02:23 PM #2

Wow. It works.

That is so incredibly weird to have a website that is capable of knowing where I am.

Only works with Google Mobile. Personally I tended to use Google Classic more.

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Edward Kirk WrAdminterizer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 3,084 Thanks: 19 Thanked 26 Times in 25 Posts	Google Search Now Location-Aware On iPhones - July 16th, 2009, 01:35 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> Google announced recently that the Google home page will now be location-aware when accessed on an iPhone. Now, whenever you go to Google.com on your iPhone, Google will tap in to the device's GPS capabilities to determine your location and give you location-relevent results. As of today, when you visit www.google.com from Safari on your iPhone 3.0, you can choose to turn on My Location by tapping on the link on the homepage. When you tap on the "update" link, your location will be updated and displayed right there on the homepage. Whenever you want to refresh your location, just tap the "update" link. Testing this in New York, my search for "jazz clubs" returned a handful of places within walking distance. I picked one, tapped the phone number, made a reservation, and we were set for the night. The ability to search with My Location has also been added to the Google Mobile App [$0.00 \| App Store]. Currently it's only available in the US and UK for the English language, but more countries and languages are being worked on. Any GPS-capable iPhone (3G or 3GS) running iPhone OS 3.0 or later will be able to use it. [via MacRumors] __________________ About my iPhone: iPhone & Color: iPhone 3G 16GB White iPhone Version: 3.0 Computer & OS: MacBook Pro 15", Mac OS X 10.5.4 Twitter

Stephen007 Rocks the Board Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 347 Thanks: 20 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	July 16th, 2009, 02:23 PM #2
	Wow. It works. That is so incredibly weird to have a website that is capable of knowing where I am. Only works with Google Mobile. Personally I tended to use Google Classic more. Last edited by Stephen007; July 16th, 2009 at 02:29 PM.