Quick WebApp Update: Google Wave Goes Full Screen for iPhone
Looks like Google Wave, the big G’s cloud-based take on next-generation communication and collaboration, already works on the iPhone. No big surprise, though, it’s browser powered and the iPhone still has the slickest browser in mobile. Google even showed it off on an iPhone during its debut at IO 2009. TechCrunch, however, found this interesting little bit of behavior:
Just like with any Web page on the iPhone, you can save a bookmark on your Home screen, and it creates a little icon which launches mobile Safari to that page. When you save the Wave bookmark to your Home screen, however, something different happens. You go to Wave, but without the Safari wrapper which allows you to navigate to another page or search the Web. Instead, it looks more like a regular app and there is no way to navigate away from it. Everything else works the same as in the mobile browser version.
This feature, as TechCrunch states, has been available to iPhone developers for a while, and helps blur the line between highly localized WebApps, and highly cloud-dependant widgets. If you’re using Google Wave on your iPhone, let us know how it works for you. (And if you work for Google, send us an invite so we can try it.)
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It’s been like that since at least July when I joined, this is REALLY old news… What address do you want your invite sent to?
Eric, can u send me an invite to asxjackal@gmail.com
thanks
Send me one to matthew @ atomicpopcorn dot net if you have extras!!
Yup, just tried it and it works all fine
I got my Wave invite about a week ago. One of the first things I did was to try it on my iPod Touch. I made a link to it on my springboard and noticed the same thing described. It is nice to see it in full screen, but it is a pain to have to close that if I want to go to another site instead of just opening a new tab.
If you got one to spare, please send one to martin.lyberg@gmail.com
Thank you.
I would love an invite – out of work and need the time waster….just kidding contract731@comcast.net
Can I join in with the begging… mark@devnull.co.uk I’ll paypal a beer to anyone who gives me one.
If you got an extra wave invite, send it to sass.adam@gmail.com
I don’t have nearly enough 3rd party, cloud based, social networking web apps on my home screen- if I could gravy train on the invite list that would be great:
ndillon40@gmail.com
This feature was indeed available for quite some time to developers, it is also used in the iPhone web interface of transmission!
If I could get an invite I would be really pleased!!!
jorisotten1@gmail.com
For a Wave invite I’ll trade a GVoice invite + a Google service to be named later. – kjforrest[at]gmail[dot]com
If there are any Wave invites left, please send to Jarrett.Smith@gmail.com. Thanks.
I am still searching for a Wave invite…if anyone would be so generous! http://scr.im/theschwartz
Can someone invite me please? mark.soliman at gmail dot com
thanks!
If there are any Wave invites left, please send to smitjoh(at)gmail(dot)com. Thanks in advance
I would love an invite. Sherman.rob@gmail.com thanks
Anyone else have an extra invite–please invite me Renkman@gmail.com
Yes please if anyone has an invite I would love one – ebonyqueen55@yahoo.com – thank you
I’ll also trade a voice invite for a Wave invite. Email me at jeffthefinn at gmail dot com.
Thanks!
Please anyone, I would love an invite! 3ph7zc(AT)gmail.com thank you.
If any invites left. Pleeease send me one at: simo at seepramedia dot fi – THANKS.
If anyone has an extra invite, mtamedeo at gmail.com … it would be much appreciated!
The same thing happens with a homescreen icon for the appleinsider website
I will chop off my arm in return for a google wave invite: drunkendragon36@gmail.com
I would chop off Drunk’s remaining arm and one of my nuts for one also. msprod@me.com
pls send me an invitation, thx
markoaust [at] gmail [dot] com
Please invite me…. rendy.tendean@gmail.com have been looking and asking for invites, but no result yet. Please send me an invite. Thank you.
I’ll take an invite too, chuck.herr@gmail.com
Id like an invite too. luis_calibur@me.com
Invite please…
voltik@gmail.com
Thanks!
I have a Google Wave account but when I browse it from my iPhone it tells me it’s not compatible with my browser. Is there a specific URL to use to get the iPhone version?
For people looking for invites and those sending them out… You can send them but there is no time frame on when they will actually be sent to the recipiant.
I’ll take an invite if someone feels like it
am3lombardo@gmail.com
Uh…this already existed with Google Books or whatever it’s called.
When I try to sign into my Google Wave sandbox on my iPhone, I get a browser not supported message.
@Lochlan
You just have to click the move forward at your own risk button that’s below it for the iPhone.
I would be very grateful for a Google Wave invite.
shawncpotter@yahoo.com
I would love a wave invite if possible. spidermanroach@gmail.com
Thanks
Please, please, please can I have an invite?
Send it to gstremmelaar@gmail.com
DO NOT SEND ME AN INVITE.
Google Wave invite would be awesome!
Send to: maximusofthenorth@gmail.com
I would love an invite for Google Wave. Thanks! giulio.riva@gmail.com
Im a little late on the invite train but ill still try to catch it… Jdchris81@yahoo.com
If you add Google Books to your home screen it does the same thing.
Hi…could some kind stranger please send me a Google Wave invite? wave@ipmls.com thx!
sillyken@gmail.com would love an invite.
Please i would love an invite……felixu86@gmail.com
can someone send me invitation zajc.blazz@gmail.com
I just got 20 invites to Google Wave and I am selling them for very cheap ($5 via paypal); invite after payment confirmation; contact on geek.to.core at gmail; check the screenshot for authenticity of invites: http://lookpic.com/i/706/qK1HCXMY.png
I would love an invite, can someone send me one?
matt.alexander.hom@gmail.com
Thanks!
typo! matt.alexander.home@gmail.com
I like to receive an invite to Google Wave as well. Can someone send one to me too? Thanks in advance!