T-Mobile gets YouMail voicemail app removed from Android Market

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YouMail, an app that provides visual voicemail services for smartphones, has been removed from the Android Market, apparently at T-Mobiles request. "It has come to our attention that this application could be used in a way that is harmful to devices, networks, or users," YouMail was told in a message from Android Market support. In a blog post, YouMail questions the motivations of T-Mobile, noting that other wireless carriers havent complained. This isnt the first time Google has taken action against apps in the Android Market on the request of wireless carriers. In May, Google blocked Android tethering apps so they couldnt be downloaded from phones on AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile, in response to carrier complaints.

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