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Little by little, the app improvements found in Ice Cream Sandwich are trickling down to older phones.

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The Google Search app for Android 2.2 and 2.3 has seen an update, bringing the look and feel and some of the extended functionality of the Android 4 version. New features include an updated user interface, search results grouped by type, better location-based searches, and the ability to remove searches in your history by long-pressing the offending item.

I downloaded the update, and it's perceptibly faster over older versions to load, with results delivered quickly. Another nice touch is the arrow shortcut to the right of each each search suggestion: tap it and the term is completed in the input box, allowing you to add more terms before searching. The update's available now from the** you don't have permission to see this link **.

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Google Search App Update Change-log:

• Suggestions for your search grouped by type, with web suggestions at the top.

• Country-specific suggestions and search results for all countries with Google domains.

• Long press to remove history items.

• Faster, smoother performance, with an updated and simplified user interface.

Company has also released a set of tips, which will help in getting most out of this updated version of Google Search for Android.

• Tap the arrow to the right of a search suggestion or history item to add it to your search term before searching.

• Get suggestions from other apps on your phone – check out searchable items in Search settings.

• Long press on home screen to add the Google Search widget, if you don’t have it already, to access search faster.

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