14 DAY TRIAL // Mountain View-based Internet giant Google has just made a series of changes to its homepage on mobile devices, following a series of modifications brought to the Google web page on desktop computers as well.
This is the second page redesign that Google makes on mobile in the past several weeks, and is meant to offer users the possibility perform searches much easier than before.
Among the changes that can be spotted when accessing Google's mobile page, at least on handsets running under the Android operating system, we can count the addition of a series of new icons, along with a tabbed design.
When launching Google on their mobile phones, users will see at the top of the page a number of four tabs, with a “more” button next to them.
Clicking on the next button will bring up more search options, among which we can count Web, Images, Places, News, Video, Shopping, Finance, Apps, Maps, iGoogle, Books, and YouTube.
Moreover, there is also an apps tab, which will bring up Gmail, Buzz, Picasa, YouTube, Reader, Calendar, Docs, Talk, Maps, News, Tasks, and Translate when clicked on.
The new changes seem meant to make the searching on mobile phones a more practical activity than it already was, and it seems that users are already appreciating it.
As stated above, the changes are in line with a series of modifications that Google performed to its landing page for desktop users as well, and are complemented by the launch of Google+.
It should offer users a better experience when accessing Google search, and shows the company's commitment to make sure that this indeed happens.
“The way people use and experience the web is evolving, and our goal is to give you a more seamless and consistent online experience - one that works no matter which Google product you’re using or what device you’re using it on,” Chris Wiggins, Creative Director, Digital, Google, notes in a blog post.