Google is testing a lite Search app for Android users on slow connections

Aug18

by Sindy Cator on August 18, 2017 at 6:17 am

Google is trialing a lightweight Search app on Android with some users in Indonesia, that should work better than the default tool on slow mobile networks. First spotted by Android Police, the app is currently labeled ‘experimental’ and features a search bar along with customizable shortcuts to get to various kinds of content, including news, weather, popular sites, and Google’s translation service. ‘Search’ works blazing fast when it comes to surfacing results, and you can use the baked-in browser, which seems to be delivering pages in Google’s Lite Mode to reduce load times. There’s even an option to switch between…