Improved Google results on iPhone
I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed this yet but I haven’t read about it anywhere else so far.
Google search results in Safari on the iPhone are now displayed with Google’s “mobile” layout. This means no more having to stretch or double-tap to be able to see and use your search results.
Note the before and after:
This is a very welcome usability improvement.
Jeff Byrnes
2:03am, December 17
Hey, that’s pretty sweet!
ElGrowZone
2:45am, December 17
Not for google.de in this moment …
Callum Mcleod
3:45am, December 17
Nor for .co.nz either…
Arkhitekton
4:05am, December 17
Also not yet enabled for the Aussies (.com.au) either.
Justin Stevens
4:22am, December 17
It was actually announced back in November:
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-google-search-results-pages-for.html
And reported by a few of the usual suspects (one example below):
http://daringfireball.net/2008/11/iphone_optimized_google_results
John Casasanta
4:27am, December 17
@ Justin Stevens:
This is different. What I’m talking about is the result you get from entering a search right in the search bar.
Gruber actually just posted something on Daring Fireball about it but I’m taking credit for getting the scoop over him.
Justin Stevens
6:36am, December 17
Ah, apologies!
Ian
2:44pm, December 17
Doesn’t work in google.es. Sigh.
Adam
5:08pm, December 17
Doesn’t work with google.ca yet.
Piyush Aryan
4:03pm, January 3
that only happens when u search from google homepage.. doesnt happen when u search using google searchbox.. but u can convert the results to mobile version by changing google.co*/search to google.co*/m/search, but its not a permanent solution.. u have to do it everytime
Chuck hustle
10:20pm, January 6
Piyush it works in the shortcut menu too.