Downloading Google’s iPhone Apps

Google offers nearly a dozen applications designed for the iPhone and iPod touch. Two of these apps are built into the iPhone software, sort of, while the others have to be downloaded manually. All these applications are available free of charge.

iPhone’s Native Google Apps

Two Google apps are part of the default iPhone interface and can be accessed from the home screen.

The first default application is Google Maps, which is what you get when you press the iPhone’s Maps icon. That’s right, the iPhone’s Maps application is actually Google Maps, configured especially for iPhone use. We’ll discuss this application separately in the “Google Maps” section later in this chapter.

The second default application ...

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