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The Basics
Searching Your Phone and the Web
You can search for information on your phone and on the web using the
Search
application. Some applications, such as
Gmail
,
Contacts
, and
Browser
have the ability to search contents within those specific applications.
You can conduct the search by typing in the search terms or saying what you’re
looking for. Typing can be useful because the search application can provide
suggestions so you don’t necessarily have to type out your full request.
Phone and Web search using text entry
1. Tap the Search Widget on the Home screen. The Quick Search Box will
open automatically.
Voice Search
Tap to search by voice.
Search results
Provides a one-tap shortcut to
matching search items and past
searches.
2. Enter the text you’re searching for in the Quick Search Box.
As you type, search results from your phone,
previous search terms, and web search
suggestions appear. Tap an item to activate
that search result.
The
Voice search
icon changes to the
Go
icon
as soon as you begin entering text.
You can use the Search preferences to configure some aspects of web
search (for example, whether it makes suggestions below the Quick