Google tests expanded GMail search

Search giant Google is testing an expanded search that allows a user to find information quickly using the search box on his or her Gmail or the Google.com home page.

 

In a blog post, Google software engineer Bram Moolenaar said the opt-in test integrates search results in Google and Gmail.

 

"In Gmail, as you begin to type into the search box, you'll instantly start seeing relevant emails from Gmail as well as results from Google Drive, Google Calendar, and more:

Similarly, when you search on Google.com, your results will include relevant information and messages from Gmail (something familiar to those who joined the original field trial) and now -- new in this field trial -- also files, documents, spreadsheets and more from Google Drive," Moolenaar said.

 

Google started a limited version of the field trial last August, letting users sign up to get information from Gmail right from the Google search box.

 

Moolenaar said they got "very positive" feedback from those who tested the system, quoting one tester as saying, “The Gmail results feature is awesome! The fact that it's all integrated into one screen is huge.”

 

Also, Moolenaar said many testers have requested being able to find Google Drive files as well.

 

"So starting today, you can sign up for a new and expanded field trial that makes it easier to find your stuff across Google, whether you’re searching on Google.com or searching in Gmail," Moolenaar said.

 

But for now, the trial is only accessible in English and for @gmail.com addresses and is not available on Google Apps accounts. — TJD, GMA News