Google Search offers a quick way to search for things on Google, as well as allowing you to find contacts, applications and files on your device.
How does Google Search work?
Simply load up the Google Search application and start typing what you're looking for in the search box. Google will auto-suggest things that you might be looking for as you type, displaying a list of possible useful keywords. Click on the arrow next to a keyword and Google Search will suggest more specific keywords related to that concept.
Rather frustratingly there's no search button built into Google Search, and once you've clicked on a keyword you'll just be taken to a Google search results page in your Android web browser. It would have been nice if listings were displayed in-app.
Search your Android phone
Aside for looking for things on the web, Google Search offers a handy way to find things on your device. This includes apps, contacts, messages, settings, calendar, music, and even Twitter tweets. You can choose what you are able to search on your phone by going to the Searchable items section of the Google Search menu.
Google Search's user interface is clear and simple to use. The application includes voice search capabilities, and allows you to quickly remove items from your search history just by long-pressing them.
Limitations of Google Search
One improvement that could be made to Google Search is the ability to customize the order in which different types of search results are listed. Web results always show at the top, meaning that while the keyboard is open, you generally see only the top phone-based (i.e. non-web) search results.
This can be frustrating when you're looking for individual contacts, for example, because you have to keep hiding the keyboard to see more possible matches for the name you're searching.
Google Search offers a quick way to find things on the web or on your phone. That said, its web functionality is limited since it just redirects to Google results in your web browser.
