Up until today, I had only used the search feature (Spotlight) on my iPhone maybe two or three times. My initial reaction? I thought it would be slow — typing seemed so much less efficient than swiping or scrolling. Yeah, I was wrong. (And yes, this is very ironic considering how I’m normally so addicted to the keyboard.)
Today I decided to give search a fair trial, so I banished my Contacts app to the last screen and configured the results to hide the stuff I don’t care about (notes, audiobooks, podcasts, etc.).
And you know what? Search is brilliant. I’m already saving tons of time using it — mere seconds, maybe, but they add up. Typing really is faster than swiping or scrolling. Much faster.
I’ve mainly been using search for getting to my contacts, but I’ve started using it for launching apps and playing music, too, and wow, it’s amazing. I only wish it hadn’t taken me months to realize this.
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I’ve been using search on the iPhone for contacts, not so much for apps and music. Once my contact list started growing I’ve found it easier to just search for the person.
Yeah, my contact list has been long enough that I’m now scratching my head wondering why it took so long for me to switch. :) The app launching isn’t quite as handy, mainly because the apps I use all the time are already on my home screen or second screen, and I seem to remember which one I want by its location on the page and not necessarily its name. But for music it’s fine, as long as there’s a specific song you want to listen to (as opposed to, say, an album — but for that you just choose a song from the album and off you go).
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