Editing Google Search (section)

=== Smartphone apps ===
Google offers a "Google Search" [[mobile app]] for [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] devices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Search |url=https://www.google.com/search |access-date=May 30, 2018 |archive-date=May 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528010431/http://www.google.com/search |url-status=live }}</ref> The mobile apps exclusively feature Google Discover and a "Collections" feature, in which the user can save for later perusal any type of search result like images, bookmarks or map locations into groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=January 22, 2020 |title=Google's Collections feature now pushes people to save recipes & products, using AI |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/22/googles-collections-feature-now-pushes-people-to-save-recipes-products-using-a-i/ |access-date=July 14, 2021 |website=TechCrunch |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714125739/https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/22/googles-collections-feature-now-pushes-people-to-save-recipes-products-using-a-i/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Android devices were introduced to a preview of the feed, perceived as related to [[Google Now]], in December 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohn |first=Dieter |date=December 6, 2016 |title=Google is putting a news feed in Android's home screen |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852402/google-news-feed-search-app-android |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091203/https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/6/13852402/google-news-feed-search-app-android |url-status=live }}</ref> while it was made official on both Android and iOS in July 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newton |first=Casey |date=July 19, 2017 |title=Google introduces the feed, a personalized stream of news on iOS and Android |url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/15994156/google-feed-personalized-news-stream-android-ios-app |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091144/https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/19/15994156/google-feed-personalized-news-stream-android-ios-app |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Matney |first=Lucas |date=July 19, 2017 |title=Google introduces the feed, a news stream of your evolving interests |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/19/google-feed/ |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034613/https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/19/google-feed/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2016, Google updated its Search app on Android to feature "Trends"; search queries gaining popularity appeared in the autocomplete box along with normal query autocompletion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Barry |date=April 19, 2016 |title=Google Testing Trending In Search Auto-Complete |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/google-testing-trending-in-search-auto-complete-21955.html |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=Search Engine Roundtable |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034628/https://www.seroundtable.com/google-testing-trending-in-search-auto-complete-21955.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The update received significant backlash, due to encouraging search queries unrelated to users' interests or intentions, prompting the company to issue an update with an opt-out option.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Barry |date=August 11, 2016 |title=You Can Now Opt Out Of Trending Searches In The Google Search App |url=https://www.seroundtable.com/opt-out-trending-searches-google-22522.html |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=Search Engine Roundtable |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091218/https://www.seroundtable.com/opt-out-trending-searches-google-22522.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2017, the Google Search app on iOS was updated to feature the same functionality.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Sarah |date=September 1, 2017 |title=Google's Search app on iOS gets a Twitter-like Trends feature, faster Instant Answers |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/01/googles-search-app-on-ios-gets-a-twitter-like-trends-feature-faster-instant-answers/ |access-date=December 15, 2017 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |publisher=[[Oath Inc.]] |archive-date=December 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091212/https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/01/googles-search-app-on-ios-gets-a-twitter-like-trends-feature-faster-instant-answers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2017, Google released "Google Go", an app designed to enable use of Google Search on physically smaller and lower-spec devices in multiple languages. A Google blog post about designing "India-first" products and features explains that it is "tailor-made for the millions of people in [India and Indonesia] coming online for the first time".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2017 |title=Google for India: Building India-first products and features |url=https://blog.google/technology/next-billion-users/building-india-first-products-and-features/ |access-date=February 5, 2022 |website=Google |language=en-us |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205150826/https://blog.google/technology/next-billion-users/building-india-first-products-and-features/ |url-status=live }}</ref>