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12-05-2017, 04:01 PM
Google debuts Google Go, its lightweight search for slow connections
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Google's light search app for Android is here, called Google Go.
Like the Google app that you can already get on iOS and Google Play, Google Go will give you quick access to search, weather, and voice-activated functions.
SEE ALSO: Google's top Android apps of 2017 might surprise you (http://mashable.com/2017/12/01/google-play-best-android-apps-2017/)
But in order to stay light (at under 5MB per download), Google Go has opted to avoid the heavier Google app's cards-based interface, and instead go with buttons that open into separate pages.
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Google Go's interface
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Google's app may be targeted at slower connections in emerging markets, but that doesn't mean users there need to go light on the multimedia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/google-go-app/)
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Google's light search app for Android is here, called Google Go.
Like the Google app that you can already get on iOS and Google Play, Google Go will give you quick access to search, weather, and voice-activated functions.
SEE ALSO: Google's top Android apps of 2017 might surprise you (http://mashable.com/2017/12/01/google-play-best-android-apps-2017/)
But in order to stay light (at under 5MB per download), Google Go has opted to avoid the heavier Google app's cards-based interface, and instead go with buttons that open into separate pages.
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Google Go's interface
Image: google
Google's app may be targeted at slower connections in emerging markets, but that doesn't mean users there need to go light on the multimedia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/05/google-go-app/)
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