Yelp Comes to Google Android

Posted Mon, 12/07/2009 - 17:50 by Mashable

Thanks to phones like the Droid, more and more online services are taking an interest in developing mobile apps for Google’s Android platform. The latest company entering the Android pool is Yelp. Yelp already has mobile apps for the iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm Pre and WAP phones. Yelp for Android determines your current location (either using built-in GPS or a Wi-Fi-based location) and then lets you search for nearby businesses, read reviews of establishments and access a moveable Google map that can help you easily redefine your search based on locale. Yelp’s game plan for its mobile apps: Release an app that’s a useful, stable product first, and then add bells and whistles and other updates over time. Yelp says they plan to release more updates to the Android app before the new year, but wanted to make the app available so Yelp users could start taking advantage of the service now. In addition to location-aware searches, Yelp for Android also lets users filter their search by “Price,” “Open Now,” “Special Offers” and “Hot on Yelp.” Yelp for Android is available in the Android Market and works in all of Yelp’s markets (U.S., Canada, UK and Ireland). The app is free — just go to the Android Market on your handset and search for Yelp. Reviews: Android, Android Market, Google Docs, Yelp Tags: android, yelp, yelp mobile

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