Yelp for Android Update Adds Photo Uploads

Yelp power users will welcome the new Yelp for Android 1.2 update, which now allows you to upload photographs from your Android based smartphone to Yelp.com. The popular review site on December 7 released a somewhat crippled Android App with basic features, but lacking the iPhone Yelp App ability to add photos, write reviews and add tips. That has been somewhat remedied now with the addition of photo uploading, although review and tip writing are still missing.

Users of the original app can update by going to the Android Market app on your smartphone and installing the update. More updates for the App on coming in early 2010, says Yelp. Including bookmarking of businesses and writing drafts of reviews for publishing later.

What else can you do with Yelp for Android? There is the ability to search for restaurants and businesses nearby, based on GPS or cell tower location. Results from your search have ratings, reviews, and photos you can see on your phone. You can then call the business by pressing a button, or press another button to map the location to a movable Google map. Clicking on a link to opens a browser with directions from your current location to the business. If that’s not enough, you can send the location and Yelp listing to someone else via SMS, e-mail, Facebook or Twitter so your friends can meet you there.