BANGALORE, INDIA:Google today announced that its has introduced a Google Voice mobile app for Blackberry and Android.

This new add-on is a part of Google's initiative to improve its Google Voice service and enable easier out-going calls from Google Voice number.

The new feature allows making of call and sending SMS with the Google Voice number directly from an mobile phone, said a blog-post by Vincent Paquet, Google Voice Team and Marcus Foster, Google Mobile Team.

“The app is fully integrated with each phone’s contacts, so you can call via Google Voice straight from your address book,” added the blog.

The Google mobile app features include:-

*Access to voicemail: read message transcripts, follow along with "karaoke-style" playback of messages, read SMS messages sent to Google Voice number (even if the phone doesn't receive SMS messages) and access call history

* Place calls that display the Google Voice number from address book, the app dialer (Blackberry) or the native dialer (Android)

* Send SMS messages that display the Google Voice number

* Place international calls at low rates

The app can be downloaded from Google Voice mobile site at m.google.com/voice.

Google has also introduced a web version of the Google Voice site, which allows the access of Google Voice features, for those who do not have a Blackberry or an Android-powered device.

Currently this feature is only available in the US and one needs an Google Voice account to use the mobile application, added the blog.