Google announced a fresh update to its Search app yesterday, highlighting Gboard keyboard integration, a raft of 3D Touch enhancements, and a new Trending widget.

Launched last May, Gboard offers users the ability to search for emoji, includes a built-in animated GIF search, and supports glide typing and voice transcription. Users can also use the keyboard to share information and content sourced from online searches, including video and images. The option to enable Gboard can be found in the Google Search app's settings after the app has been updated.

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While the Gboard integration was slipped in some weeks ago, the latest update brings a new "Trending on Google" widget that keeps users in the know about hot topics and breaking news by displaying live trending Google searches. Tapping on a trending search opens the Search app where users can find out more.

The Trending widget can be accessed using a 3D Touch hard press on the Search app icon, or by swiping right on the home screen and activating it via the Edit option at the bottom of the main widget screen.

Google has also added a number of other 3D Touch Quick Actions to the Search app icon, including Quick Search, Voice Search, Search for Images, and Search Incognito. In addition, additional in-app 3D Touch integrations mean users can hard press on web pages, map results, cards in the feed, or search results for previews and more information.

Google Search is a free download for iPhone and iPad from the App Store. [Direct Link]

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Top Rated Comments

HondaGirl Avatar
91 months ago
Gboard is great, I didn't have a problem with the stock Apple keyboard either but I like the fact you can do a google search right from the keyboard and glide to type. The one thing its missing, which I do like on the Apple Stock Keyboard is the cursor feature, where you can hold down on the keyboard and control the cursor like a track pad.
You can use the Gboard as a track pad now! Awesome keyboard. It has come a long way.
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fitshaced Avatar
91 months ago
Trending on google: ads
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CAO 303 Avatar
91 months ago
You can use the Gboard as a track pad now! Awesome keyboard. It has come a long way.
Gboard's spacebar can be used as a quick left-right cursor trackpad without a 3D touch-press on the keyboard. That's one of the big reasons I prefer it to the stock Apple keyboard.

Apple's keyboard has the mic/voice recog thing going for it, without sending your voice to a central server, which is super-handy.

I didn't know either Apple's stock keyboard or Gboard had that 3D touch feature. Helpful, thanks! :)
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zohaali146 Avatar
91 months ago
Trending on google: ads
Agreed :D
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conormeade Avatar
91 months ago
Gboard is great, I didn't have a problem with the stock Apple keyboard either but I like the fact you can do a google search right from the keyboard and glide to type. The one thing its missing, which I do like on the Apple Stock Keyboard is the cursor feature, where you can hold down on the keyboard and control the cursor like a track pad.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
firewire9000 Avatar
91 months ago
Totally useless app.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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