Google Click-to-call Comes To GMail!

Google Click-To-Call is going places. Even though unknown to many, Google Click to call has existed for a long time, like with Googletalk in 2005!. But recently with Google Voice and other innovation from other teams, bringing the much desired feature to many Google Service. Few days ago we say mobile search enable click to call numbers for emergency services. Before that Google Local Ads had the same feature for advertisers. Users could call business with a single click.

Now the service has come to Google GMail! When some one sends you a number to call, GMail will linkify the number.

When you click on the number the GMail dialpad will popup

All your contacts will have a phone icon next to their phone numbers. It is very convenient for me as all my contacts are in GMail!

Click to call phone numbers - Official Gmail Blog

Google Mobile Search Click-to-call For Emergency Information

Google Mobile Search Click-to-call http://snapvoip.blogspot.com/

Piggybacking on Google Mobile Ad teams Click-to-call phone number display in local ads, Google Mobile search is displaying click-to-call numbers for emergency services. I just searched for "Poison Control" and "Suicide" and correct numbers to call appeared as the first results in both searches.

The difference from the regular web searches and mobile search is that the number displayed in results are click-able and can reach someone just by tapping on the number.

The service is available in 14 countries so far.
Click-to-call emergency information - Official Google Mobile Blog