Frequent Yelp users will be excited to see a Yelp for Android app take its place in the Android Market on Monday. Be forewarned the app contains the minimum services from Yelp.com in this iteration. There's the common search for cafes and companies nearby, which Yelp sniffs out using GPS or cell tower triangulation. Results records include ratings, reviews, and footage you can view from the telephone.
You can click or click a button to call the business. There's another button to map the location to a transportable Google map, and this variation thankfully includes our favourite new feature--a link to pop open directions in a browser from your present location to the business. Yelp on Android lacks plenty of the interactive program features that are present on the iPhone version, including the facility to contribute your own photos and tips. We'll possibly see more functionality in the future editions.
For the moment, Yelp is read-only on Android telephones. The residents of the U.S, Canada, U.K can download Yelp for free from the Android market.
