Google introduces new search extension for iMessage
Google announced on Monday that the official Google Search App for iOS has gained a new search extension for iMessage allowing users to search and share Google results within the Messages app on iPhone and iPad.
Alongside providing search results, Google’s new extension for iMessage will also allow users to share GIFs, pull local business information such as restaurant opening hours, star-ratings, price range and contact details as well as being able to search videos and images.
Users who already have the official Google search app installed on their devices will see the iMessage extension appear within the messages screen. Google announced the update within a “Getting more done with Search on iOS blog post…
The Google app for iOS now supports an iMessage extension to help you search and share GIFs, restaurants and videos, whenever you’re messaging a friend. You can tap on the icon for “Food” or “Nearby” to share your favorite locations, or perform a search and share a card directly into the conversation. Want to research a new restaurant before sharing it with friends? Just tap on the restaurant card, and we’ll take you to the Google Search page, where you can look up the busiest times, as well as menus and reviews.
Google notes that support for the iMessage extension is only available in the U.S. at this time. You can download Google for iOS here…