Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches per day on mobile

Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by soylentcola on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @11:30AM (#10419790)

I'm curious but do you ever just search in the browser (skipping the separate search app)? I only ask because it never really occurs to me to use a second app to search when both Chrome and (my default) Firefox let you type in the URL bar to search directly. Same results, less steps and app switching.

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by bgilroy26 on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @11:56AM (#10419953)

I'm the same way. I'm on a galaxy s4 and I probably use the home screen search bar 2-3 times a week, Chrome search 4-5+ times a day.

For no discernable reason, I have never gotten into using voice commands for everything.

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Re:Google’s growing problem: 50% of people do zero searches ... by n0us on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @01:04PM (#10420370)

I do search in the browser and this is generally quicker although part of the reason I search more often is the search box widget that I have on every home screen. Lack of support for true widgets is really an unfortunate gap in the iPhone experience for me but I may switch back for the next two years anyway as I'm not really a fanboy in either direction.

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