Quick update on Google’s plans surrounding becoming an operating system – particularly on mobile where it has more of a run at things than on our PCs.
Techcrunch posted a story tonight – complete with demo vid – about how Google search is available everywhere as you use the new G1 T-Mobile Android-based phone.
Techrunch’s Mark Hendrickson says: “Not surprisingly, search functionality pervades Android with an array of ways to query (just start typing, tap one of UI’s many search buttons, or press the G1’s dedicated search key). Dropdown suggestions are readily available as well, helping you identify common web search queries or reuse the ones you’ve run recently.
“Most importantly, Google is providing an API that developers can use to “implement basic searchability – with recent query suggestions – in their apps”. The hope appears to be that developers make keyword search an integral part of their user experiences, thereby reinforcing the notion in consumers’ minds that search is king on the web – mobile or otherwise.”
That Google search is built-in to the Android system is not a surprise of course, but the degree to which it has been does reinforce the idea of Google seeking to dominate our mobile use. If it has success it will be interesting to watch Microsoft take them to the regulators for not promoting other people’s browser/search on their operating system….
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Filed under: Mobile, Search Tagged: | Android, Google, Microsoft, mobile search, operating systems
