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Apple Says Google Now Not Submitted To The App Store

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Re: Apple Says Google Now Not Submitted To The App Store

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Post by 27182818284 »

rthomas6 wrote: post #17

How does releasing an iOS version of Google Now benefit Google? Edit: Don't downvote me, I really want to know. It seems to me that Apple is Google's main competitor in the smartphone business. Why would Google give Google Now away to Apple, when it's currently something that give Android an edge over iOS?

Google makes money from each search. My numbers are probably dated, but at one point it was something like 13 cents a search on the average. Glancing at their 2011 revenue and making a naive approximation by dividing by the number of searches gives about 2 cents per search. Therefore, more people using Google search means more revenue. Also the experience might create a different route to revenue for them. Suppose you start to like Google Maps then Google Now, then maybe Google+, then maybe your next device is a Nexus rather than an iPad.

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ajross wrote: post #8
buster wrote: post #4

The Google Now app on Android is probably one of the best crafted, smoothest experiences i have seen, no comparison to the crappy facebook app. So, let's hope it will have a similar quality on iOS! :)

Are you sure you aren't talking about the Google+ app, which is a better comparison to Facebook (and about which I agree: it's just fantastically great). Google Now is, actually, one of the core Android features about which I care the least. On my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus, it's really quite slow (3-4 seconds to do anything when I try to click on the search bar or swipe it up from the bottom of the screen). The default car…

"On my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus, it's really quite slow (3-4 seconds to do anything when I try to click on the search bar or swipe it up from the bottom of the screen)."

Try disabling "Hotword Detection" in the voice section of Google Now settings. I also run CM10.1 on my GNex (toro), and that made it open and respond almost instantly.

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Post by tuxracer »

ajross wrote: post #8
buster wrote: post #4

The Google Now app on Android is probably one of the best crafted, smoothest experiences i have seen, no comparison to the crappy facebook app. So, let's hope it will have a similar quality on iOS! :)

Are you sure you aren't talking about the Google+ app, which is a better comparison to Facebook (and about which I agree: it's just fantastically great). Google Now is, actually, one of the core Android features about which I care the least. On my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus, it's really quite slow (3-4 seconds to do anything when I try to click on the search bar or swipe it up from the bottom of the screen). The default car…

Having tried it on both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 I can say it's incredibly faster on the Nexus 4 (stock ROM).

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Post by tuxracer »

ajross wrote: post #8
buster wrote: post #4

The Google Now app on Android is probably one of the best crafted, smoothest experiences i have seen, no comparison to the crappy facebook app. So, let's hope it will have a similar quality on iOS! :)

Are you sure you aren't talking about the Google+ app, which is a better comparison to Facebook (and about which I agree: it's just fantastically great). Google Now is, actually, one of the core Android features about which I care the least. On my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus, it's really quite slow (3-4 seconds to do anything when I try to click on the search bar or swipe it up from the bottom of the screen). The default car…

Having tried it on both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 I can say it's incredibly faster on the Nexus 4 (stock ROM).

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Post by ajross »

tuxracer wrote: post #23
ajross wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you sure you aren't talking about the Google+ app, which is a better comparison to Facebook (and about which I agree: it's just fantastically great). Google Now is, actually, one of the core Android features about which I care the least. On my CM10.1 Galaxy Nexus, it's really quite slow (3-4 seconds to do anything when I try to click on the search bar or swipe it up from the bottom of the screen). The default car…

Having tried it on both the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 I can say it's incredibly faster on the Nexus 4 (stock ROM).

The N4 is just a much faster machine, so sure. So to some extent we're just rehashing the "upgrade cycle" arguments of 15 years ago. Google may want to assume the capabilities of a 2G Snapdragon S4 board, but the 1G OMAP4 in my pocket isn't going anywhere until my contract expires...
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