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This week in search 3/25/11
March 25, 2011
This is part of a regular series of posts on search experience updates that runs on Fridays. Look for the label "
This week in search
" and subscribe to the series. - Ed.
Time is a precious commodity for most of us. To save you more precious seconds as you search, we’ve introduced Google Instant in Places View and redesigned the Google Search app for iPhone for faster, easier searching—whether you’re on your way out or already on the go.
Instant for Places View
As part of our ongoing effort to give you the
Instant
experience everywhere on Google, this week we’ve enabled Instant in
Places View
so you can find where you want to go even more quickly. To get to Places View, click “Places” in the left-hand panel; once you’re there, any search you perform will have place and map results that update as you type. We’ll continue to expand Instant to all views, languages and domains over the next few months.
Google Search app for iPhone
The redesigned
Google Search app for iPhone
, formerly known as Google Mobile App, improves the Google search experience on iOS mobile devices, giving you intuitive gesture controls. First, when browsing through search results or looking at a webpage, you can swipe down to see the search bar to type in a new query or change your settings.
The redesigned home screen of Google Search app
There’s also a new toolbar that makes it easier for you to filter your results—for example, if you only want to see images or shopping results. You can open this toolbar by swiping from left to right.
The toolbar helps you filter your results
Plus, now it’s easier to pick up searching where you left off. If you leave the app and come back later, you’ll be able to get back to exactly where you were by tapping on the lower part of the page. To use the Google Search app, download or update it in the
iTunes App Store
.
Search in Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ)
With translation help from the
Cherokee Nation
staff and community members, we’ve
added Cherokee (ᏣᎳᎩ) as an interface language
on Google. You can set Cherokee as your default from the
Language Tools page
(available to the right of the search box). We’ve also included an
on-screen Cherokee keyboard
—which you can access by clicking the icon at the right side of the search box—for people who don’t have a physical Cherokee keyboard.
Posted by Ben Gomes, Google Fellow
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