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Denying earlier media reports, Apple said Friday that it’s still evaluating Google Voice for iPhone as a possible addition to its Apps Store. On the other hand, the software from Google raises concerns about its impact on the iPhone user experience, said Apple Vice President Catherine Novelli in a written response to the Federal Communications Commission. “Apple spent a lot of time and effort developing this distinct and innovative way to seamlessly deliver core functionality of the iPhone,” Novelli wrote. And Apple is concerned that the software alters “the iPhone’s distinctive user experience” by replacing the handset’s core mobile-telephone functionality and Apple user interface with Google’s user interface, she added. Core Interface Concerns Google’s enhanced voice and messaging application is designed to enable iPhone users to manage phone numbers and voice mail, integrate contacts, place outbound calls, and send SMS messages from a Google Voice phone number. However, the software “replaces Apple’s Visual Voicemail by routing calls through a separate Google Voice telephone number that stores any voice mail, preventing voice mail from being stored on the iPhone, i.e., disabling Apple’s Visual Voicemail,” Novelli wrote. Google’s app also replaces the iPhone’s text-messaging feature and instead manages SMS text messages through the Google hub, Novelli noted. Additionally, the iPhone user’s entire contacts database is transferred to Google’s servers, which raises privacy concerns, she wrote. “These factors present several new issues and questions to us that we are still pondering at this time,” Novelli said. Apple didn’t ask AT&T for guidance about the Google Voice app at any time, nor did the wireless carrier offer any view one way or the other, AT&T Senior Executive Vice President James Cicconi told the FCC. “AT&T has had discussions with Apple regarding only a handful of applications that have been submitted to Apple for review where … there…
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