{"id":337029,"date":"2017-03-29T01:33:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T17:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1469850"},"modified":"2017-03-29T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T17:33:24","slug":"googles-search-app-now-includes-gboard-a-widget-and-expanded-3d-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/googles-search-app-now-includes-gboard-a-widget-and-expanded-3d-touch\/","title":{"rendered":"Google\u2019s Search app now includes Gboard, a widget and expanded 3D Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Google\u2019s desire\u00a0for its search engine to become more deeply integrated into the iOS operating system got a big push today \u2013 the company says that its previously standalone keyboard app\u00a0Gboard is now being bundled with its main iOS Search app. This change was announced<\/a> alongside a handful of new features, including also support for an array of 3D Touch options and a new Google search widget.<\/p>\n

Gboard, as you may recall,\u00a0was launched last year<\/a> at the height of users\u2019 interest in third-party keyboards for\u00a0their iPhone. The idea with a Google-branded keyboard app is to bring users closer to search and Google\u2019s other services \u2013 especially as users\u00a0spend increasing amounts of\u00a0time in social networking and private messaging apps, and not on the mobile web.<\/p>\n

The Gboard app<\/a> offers a variety of tools aimed at enhancing mobile messaging, including the ability to search for emoji instead of scrolling, built-in GIF search, support for glide typing, and voice transcription (which often performs better than Apple\u2019s). It also offers the ability to search Google and quickly send information you find \u2013 like weather forecasts, news, videos, images, sports scores, or information on nearby stores and restaurants, for example.<\/p>\n

Google says today its Google search app now includes Gboard as a part of its download. The option to enable Gboard will be in the Google app\u2019s settings.<\/p>\n

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In addition, the Search app update includes a new \u201cTrending on Google\u201d widget that can be displayed\u00a0in iOS\u2019s notification center. This will feature breaking news and other hot topics based on live trending searches across Google. Tapping on an item will launch the Google app, so you can read more.<\/p>\n

The widget can be enabled by tapping Edit from the bottom of the Notification Center or, in a nifty trick, by using 3D Touch on the app icon. (See above).<\/p>\n

This will display a preview of the widget along with the option to\u00a0add it to your Notification Center.<\/p>\n

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Also available through 3D Touch on the app icon are more search options. From here you can start a voice search, image search, go incognito, and now, a Quick Search option that takes your cursor directly to the search box faster than if you waited for the app\u2019s main homescreen to load.<\/p>\n

3D Touch is also now featured throughout the Search app. For example, you can hard press the \u201cG\u201d at the bottom of the screen to start a new search at any time. Plus, you can press on the search results themselves \u00a0\u2013 including map results and cards \u2013 to see a preview of the content.<\/p>\n

The features are available in the new version of the Google Search app for iOS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Google’s desire\u00a0for its search engine to become more deeply integrated into the iOS operating system got a big push today – the company says that its previously standalone keyboard app\u00a0Gboard is now being bundled with its main iOS Search app. This change was announced alongside a handful of new features, including also support for an array of 3D Touch options and a new Google… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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