Google ANDROID 2.3.4, User Manual

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Change what you can target when searching the phone
Many applications can make some or all of their information searchable from the
Google search box. The applications whose information is searchable are included in
searches targeted at all information, as suggestions below the box as you type. They
also make their icons available so you can target your searches just to their
information (see “Target where you want to search” on page 99).
You can change which applications are targetable by Google search.
1 Open the search targets panel and touch the settings icon .
The Searchable Items screen lists the applications you can target when searching,
along with a description of information they make searchable.
2 Check or uncheck the applications whose information you want to be able to
search.
Add dedicated Search widgets to your Home screen
You can add one or more Search widgets to your Home screen, dedicated to searching
in a particular place: just the web or a specific application’s information on your phone.
When you touch a dedicated Search widget on your Home screen, it opens Google
search with that location targeted by default.
1 Touch & hold an empty location on a Home screen.
See “Getting to know the Home screen” on page 19 and “Customizing the Home
screen” on page 44 for more about your Home screens and adding widgets.
2 Touch
Widgets
in the Add to Home screen menu.
3 Touch
Google Search
in the Choose widget menu.
4 Touch the Web icon or the icon for the application you want to dedicate the widget
to targeting.
See “Target where you want to search” on page 99 and “Change what you can
target when searching the phone” on page 100 for more about targeting searches
and making information on your phone available for searching.
The widget is added to your Home screen.
Manage your search privacy
You can control how your search history is stored and used on your phone and the web
in a number of ways.