NEW YORK: In an effort to more deeply
integrate Google's
search engine on iOS devices, the technology giant on Tuesday announced that
its Search app for iOS has added an iMessage extension.
This update will allow iPhone and iPad users to search the web, and then quickly add those search results to their iMessage conversations.
This update will allow iPhone and iPad users to search the web, and then quickly add those search results to their iMessage conversations.
According
to TechCrunch, the extension is inspired by Google's experiments with Gboard,
Google's own third-party keyboard app for iOS devices, and comes at a time when
the popularity of alternative iOS keyboards seems to be declining.
With
Google's iMessage extension, users can type a query in the search box, or tap a
button below for a specific type of search - like Weather, Food, Nearby
(venues/businesses), Trending (news), or Videos; all extremely similar to
Gboard.
Further, each search result includes a "Share" button that, when tapped, adds the item directly into an iMessage conversation as a card.
When the recipient taps on the card, they'll go to the Google search result.
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