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Searching your phone and the Web
Use the GENIUS button or the Quick Search Box to search for information on your phone and
on the Web.
Searching using the Genius button
1. Press the GENIUS button.
2. Hold the phone near your mouth.
3. In a clear voice, say:
Search [search item] to open the web browser and search the Internet using Google.
Find [search item] to open Google Maps and locate the item you are searching for near
your location.
For example, you can say “Find pizza” to open Google Maps and show places related to pizza
near your current location.
Setting Web and Quick Search Box options
1. Press HOME > MENU, and then tap Settings.
2. Scroll down the screen, and then tap Search.
3. Tap Google search settings, and then do the following:
Select Show web suggestions if you want to include suggestions from Google when doing
a search.
Select Search history to enable personalized search history. You need to sign in to your
Google Account to use this feature. The Show web suggestion check box needs to be
selected for this option to be enabled.
Press BACK when you are done.
4. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing a search.
Searching the Web and your phone using the Quick Search Box
Some applications, such as Contacts or Mail, have their own search box, which you can use to
search within those applications (the application’s icon is at the left of the search box.)
1. Open the hardware QWERTY and then press the Search key (to the right of Menu).
2. Enter the search item in the Quick Search Box. As you type, matching items on your phone
and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.
3. Do one of the following:
If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens in
the appropriate application.
If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web browser
opens, displaying results of a Google search on the Web.
If you are in an application such as Mail, press the Search key to toggle between doing a search in the
application only and searching your phone and the Web.
The suggested items that appear will depend on the options that you have selected in the search
settings. See "Setting Web and Quick Search Box options" for details.
You can also search using voice by tapping on the search bar.