Android users get a time-saving search function that is currently only available in the Google app for iOS

The iOS version of the Google app has a feature that speeds up repeated searches. Android Authority teamed up with code sleuth @AssembleDebug to find out that this feature will apparently be included in the Android version of the Google app. While playing around with the latest beta version of the Google app for Android, a floating pop-up shortcut was discovered under Flags.
Since this feature is already available on the iPhone, I've seen it in action and here's how it works. Let's say you've heard from some of your friends that PhoneArena is the online go-to place for the latest mobile news, reviews, phone comparisons, specs and more. So you open the Google app and search for PhoneArena. A few minutes pass and after you close the Google app and do something else, you need the PhoneArena link again. When you open the Google app, you'll see a pill-shaped pop-up at the bottom of the page that says “Recently Searched PhoneArena.”

You have about five seconds to tap the pop-up and go back to the search result for PhoneArena before it disappears. Or you can just tap the “X” to remove the shortcut from the screen and search with a new term. Currently, Android users running the beta version of the Google app version 15.34.32.29.arm64 can find this feature, although it's still hidden behind some flags. But it's now available in the iOS variant of the Google app, which is what we used to take the screenshots we've embedded in this article.

You may use the pop-up more often than you think, but keep in mind that the feature doesn't remember your last search in Chrome. You'll need to search using the Google app or a widget for this feature to work on iOS.

For Android users, there is a good chance that this shortcut will be available for Android users soon. If you are an iOS user, have you used this feature a lot? Let us know by leaving your thoughts in the comments section below.

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