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A few weeks ago I told you that Google will implement it in the Google Search application in iOS part of the functionality available in the Google Now application, specifically the functions that allow users to perform voice searches. Google took part of the voice command recognition system that is available in Android Jelly Bean, implemented it in the Google Search application and sent it to Apple a week before announcing the implementation of the functionality, but 3 weeks have passed since then and Apple has not yet published the application.
A representative from Google confirmed to me that the company submitted the Voice Search app to Apple about a week before the August 8 announcement — so around August 1, give or take — and has yet to hear anything back about the app's status or lack of approval . Apple, meanwhile, doesn't respond to media inquiries as a general rule unless you work for The Wall Street Journal or your last name is Gruber.
The new functionality implemented by Google is very similar to that of Siri and it is not excluded that Apple will initially reject the launch of the update in the App Store based on this very reason. Apple acted the same way in the case of other developers, and the rivalry between it and Google can be the basis of a rejection of the update for Google Search. A representative of Google stated that after sending the update to Apple, they did not receive any information from the company regarding the application, so it is clear that the changes are carefully analyzed in Cupertino and it would not be excluded that Siri takes over part of the functionality, considering that once you send an application to Apple, the company has the right to partially take over the functionality.
It remains to be seen if the update will reach the App Store, but I don't see why Apple would refuse to publish it, even if it comes from Google.
