Google Now Arrives For iOS, Expands “Predictive Search” To iPhone & iPad Users

Google’s “predictive search” service Google Now has finally arrived for iOS users, after being Android-only since it launched last June. Ironically, the ground-breaking service is now available to more iPhone and iPad users than Android ones, because on Android, only the minority with Android 4.1 or higher can access Google Now. We have full coverage […]

Danny Sullivan on April 29, 2013 at 4:04 pm

Google’s “predictive search” service Google Now has finally arrived for iOS users, after being Android-only since it launched last June. Ironically, the ground-breaking service is now available to more iPhone and iPad users than Android ones, because on Android, only the minority with Android 4.1 or higher can access Google Now.

We have full coverage of the roll-out on our sister-site Search Engine Land:

iPhone & iPad Users To Get Google Now, As It Comes To iOS: News about the launch & how Google Now is part of the Google Search App
The Amazing “Google Now” — When Google Searches Before You Think To: A reintroduction to the service and how it works
Potential iOS Market For Google Now Is 2.5X Larger Than Android “Now” Base: Stats on how it’s available to more iOS users than Android ones

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Danny Sullivan

Danny Sullivan was a journalist and analyst who covered the digital and search marketing space from 1996 through 2017. He was also a cofounder of Third Door Media, which publishes Search Engine Land, Marketing Land, MarTech Today and produces the SMX: Search Marketing Expo and MarTech events. He retired from journalism and Third Door Media in June 2017. You can learn more about him on his personal site & blog He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.