Google Books and Music Apps Hitting Non-US Nexus Handsets
Something odd is going on with Google Books and Music. Both services remain off limits for non-US Android users, but for some in other regions updated apps are downloading and installing where they once did not exist. More specifically, owners of Nexus One and Nexus S handsets have seen the latest apps for both Google Books and Google Music installed to their devices, though access to purchasing books and storing music in the cloud don’t come along for the ride. The Books app at least syncs up public domain titles already available to the world at large.
The new apps may be an indicator of Google’s plan to launch these two services worldwide, but more likely are simply a result of the Nexus family of phones being closely tied to all that is new at Google. Users cite the existence of Google Voice as a hidden app on non-US Nexus One phones as a prime example. Why the apps are being pushed to phones (and they are being pushed whether owners want them or not) still remains up in the air.
[via Reddit]