‘s mobile search now recommends apps to install to find your answers

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Published 17 Apr 2015

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wants to help you find even more apps to install, it’s turning to its legendary search engine to point you in the right direction. 

en using search on mobile devices you’ll now come across prompts to install apps that can help answer your search terms. 

After you hit the Install button, you’ll arrive inside the app at the same link you would have found on the web. For example, if you were looking for a specific restaurant, you can install OpenTable launch it at the reservation page for that venue. lists other examples of this implementation, how developers can get their app signed up, on its developers blog.

This isn’t the only tinkering that is up to, however. Changes to its mobile search results page are also being tested, with Android lice spotting a more Material Design-friendly layout that rearranges some of the option menus. There’s a bit less functionality up front, but it definitely has a cleaner look.

tends to roll these tweaksout in stages, so you may not spot this change just yet. Or may reverse it entirely, as its search tools are constantly evolving in an effort to capture more marketshare.

y this matters: ‘s app indexing program is one of many tools the company is using to help Android developers get better visibility for their apps. It recently started trying out sponsored results in the ay Store for those developers willing to part with some cash for better publicity. Such efforts help show developers it’s going all out to help their apps get in front of as many eyeballs as possible.