Google updates its search app on Windows Phone 8
It is not a very common movement but it shows the interest of the company Google for the platforms in which it is present, even if it is a less marked interest than in Android or iOS This is the update of the applicationGoogle Search for smartphones with Windows Phone 8 A question that brings some interesting new features to this utility, although it is still quite behind compared to other versions.And it is still missing the arrival of Google Now, the search assistant proactivocapable of reporting issues such as traffic, people of interest or the weather.
On this rare occasion, Google has introduced several useful questions to this search engine. Most notable is the ability to log in with a Google user account This means having bookmarks, autocompletion, history of search and other complements if the user also uses his account through the computer to carry out his searches. More facilities and comfort to search data from the smartphone But there are more interesting things in this update .
Now Windows Phone 8 users of this application who choose to use search by voice , one of the functions that this tool already had, you can see the commands directly on the screen.One more convenience to get the most out of this search engine without having to type the keywords of what you want to search for.
Along with these two novelties, the update also presents some improvements and solutions Specifically, one of them is the improvement in thepresentation of the images related to the search terms. Something that allows you to see the images more comfortably and quickly directly on the screen. In addition, as usual in updates, minor bugs have been fixed that result in a more reliable operation of the application. Finally, improved the overall resolution to display images, menus, and buttons with higher quality and definition.
In short, an update that surprises due to the habitual neglect of Google for those platforms that are not Android or iOSHowever, it turns out to be quite a point in favor of Windows Phone 8 users, who see how one of the available applications improves. All this taking this information with tweezers, since there are still notable differences with the rest of the versions, such as the commented absence of Google Now For the moment Google Search allows the user to perform queries quickly in this search engine, either writing word by word or dictating by voice.It also has tools such as autocompletion to speed up and facilitate the search for information. All this being able to search images or web pages But it does not have reminders or automatic warnings about the weather, the result of a sporting match and other issues related toGoogle Now Of course, we must admit that many of these functions are not yet available in Spain or for Androidnor for iOS, but it does suggest that it will take even longer to get to Windows Phone
The new version of Google Search is now fully available free via Windows Phone Store.
