Google Promotes Voice Search With Suggested Searches In Mobile App

Google is now promoting and encouraging mobile users to search using their voice. Promotions for this were found in the Android home bar and Google Search App.

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Google is now promoting its voice search feature on mobile devices both on the home bar of Android devices and within the Google Search app.

Android Police has screen captures of Google reminding mobile users that they can say “Okay Google” or tap on the microphone button and speak their query.

Here is a screen shot of the home bar:

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Here is a screen shot of the Google search app with the banner at the top suggesting searchers to tap on the mic:

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I can’t wait for the moment Google offers voice suggestions before you even speak, based on what it thinks you might want to search for — like an auto-complete as you type but as you speak.


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Barry Schwartz
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Barry Schwartz is a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics. Barry can be followed on Twitter here.

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