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S60 Search

Tuesday, 30. September 2008, 07:09:31

I've just been testing the native S60 search applications from Yahoo and Google. Both are excellent solutions for mobile users but neither is essential yet. Lets have a look at them and see the strengths each has.

  • Both can be set as shortcuts on the active standby screen, either as icons or on the softkeys.
  • Clicking on them once opens a search bar on the active standby screen where you can type your search request and have it sent to the browser.
  • The Yahoo application suggests searches while you're typing which can save some time for some people.
  • The Google application caches the search page which saves on some data for users.
  • The Google application has a direct link to the Google mobile services homepage.

Unfortunately these aren't perfect applications. Most people who use the main S60 browser instead of the alternatives have the Mobile Search application on their phones. This allows people to search the web directly from the active standby screen already. Releasing these applications as upgrades to this feature would have increased their usefulness a lot. Also, neither of the applications allows you to keep your login details from the search site on the application meaning results are only the default quick search ones.

With the capabilities of each added together and the ability to actually login to a site through the application either of these would be essential downloads for S60 users. However, as they stand they're just novelties for serious users at best and blatant advertisements at worst. Each could easily have been integrated into Nokia's Mobile Search, making that piece of our phones much more useful (the only option it gives me is Windows Live Search and Yandex), meaning the only feasible reason they'd create seperate applications is to advertise their products.

For anyone that's interested though, you can use the following links to find the applications.

Yahoo Onesearch application
Google Search application

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Comments

Cois 30. September 2008, 12:26

Opera Mini all the way p:

Santa Furie 30. September 2008, 12:49

Of course. :yes:

Aadil 30. September 2008, 13:59

You can't beat ve best.

Cois 30. September 2008, 22:23

I can't access my subscription list for some reason so I'm just going randomly to peoples blogs p:

selurus 1. October 2008, 05:43

Yeah its quicker to search with opera mini and also saves on data

theoddbod 1. October 2008, 07:01

The only snag is occasionally Google thinks you're norwegian :rolleyes:

Santa Furie 1. October 2008, 07:39

That's where setting up Google as a custom search comes in handy.

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