According to a leaked video on YouTube last night, Google Now for iOS could be on its way. This leaked video was subsequently pulled from YouTube but it still mananged to get peope talking about how Google may just be about to bring its latest addition to iOS.
The promotional video which did in fact look very real features a voice over that sounds just like the original Now announcement video and it shows what appears to be a Google Now on the iPhone with text proclaiming the the iPad will also be able to take advantage of Google's Siri-like functionality.
Even though this video has now been pulled from YouTube there were a few people that managed to download it and spread the news. According to this video which has as yet to be verified, Google Now will be bundled with Google's existing Search app for the iPhone and iPad. The Now feature will be started by swiping up from the bottom of the screen the same way it works on Android. The big difference is of course the Google Now will not be built into the operating system and as such users will have to launch it in order to use.
Google Now is an integral part of recent Android updates and is sure to be an important part of Google Glass when the device launches. Bringing Google Now to the competition may seem like madness but you have to remember who Google actually is. The aim of the game is to gather as much information as possible and then use this information to target advertisements. Whether these ads are on iOS or Android doesn't matter because the end result is still the same as far as Google is concerned.
It remains to be seen whether iOS users will be keen to use Google Now and there has been no word from Google as to the video's authenticity just yet. We jsut hope it is legitimate and we can't wait to see what Google Now will bring.
