Google released a new version of its search app for iOS on May 27, Friday that is now available in the App Store. The Alphabet company claims that that it now includes faster speeds and better performance that will save users 6.5 million hours this year. Google has also brought its version of Facebook's Instant Articles known as Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to the iOS app.
The time savings was announced by Google's VP of product management Tamar Yehoshua. She shared the news in a blog post.
Certain news articles will now appear almost instantly in the search app for Apple devices. When users tap on a story from a publication or media outlet that has joined AMP, the article will load in an ultra-fast time, according to The Verge.
AMP stories include a lightning bolt icon. They can be found in the top stories section of Google search results.
The results pages will also show the busiest hours of operation for businesses. Tapping to expand is not needed now.
Meanwhile, iPhone and iPad owners that use Google search via mobile Safari are already getting quick-loading AMP articles. However, some people use the Google app due to the exquisite voice recognition tech.
Google has also added video highlights to some Google Now Cards for NBA and NHL games. It is just in time as the pro leagues are in the middle of playoffs games. The Google Now Cards will also include sport highlights from this year's Summer Olympics in Brazil.
The updated Google app for iOS also includes more keyboard shortcuts for iPad users with an external keyboard. Holding the "Command" key lists the search shortcuts.
In related news, Google has released the top misspelled words for each state of the United States, according to ABC News. They included "desert" in California, and "tomorrow" in Florida.
Some of the words were misspelled in more than one state. They included cancelled, gray, pneumonia, and vacuum.
The report was released just in time for the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 26, Thursday. This year the event crowed co-champions including 11-year-old Nihar Janga who became the contest's all-time youngest winner.
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