Chrome for Android updated with faster ways to search with just a tap

BY Evan Selleck

Published 5 Jun 2015

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Chrome for Android continues to get better, as Google has just showcased a brand new feature for the browser that should make searching even faster.

This new feature, what’s called “Tap to Search,” is similar to the showcase of Google Now on Tap, which the company unveiled at this year’s I/O conference in May. It’s similar due to the feature’s ability to pay attention to context, and use the power of Google to look up exactly what you were looking for just based on one word.

As Google demonstrates in the quick showcase, tapping on the word “America” while reading an article about the upcoming film, Captain America: Civil War, Tap to Search will find information on the movie, and bring up relevant information as such. That includes release info, cast, and more. The information will be presented in a bottom drawer that can be drawn upwards to read more about what was searched for.

Google says the feature will be rolled out into Chrome for Android over the next few days, so keep an eye out for it. A link to the Chrome browser is below for those that don’t already have the app installed.

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