In a nutshell: Google has introduced an experimental desktop search application for Windows, marking a shift from its recent browser-first strategy toward renewed investment in native PC software.

Back in the Windows XP days, when the only search functionality was a cartoon dog in the sidebar of Windows Explorer (not a joke), Google released Google Desktop. If you installed the application, you ...

The real upgrade isn’t search itself, it’s how quickly you can get to it.

The Google app is not the company’s nicest looking application, but a small carousel redesign on Android makes it a tiny bit more cohesive. Update 10/18: As of this week, the Google app’s new colorful ...

The Google Search app could get a handy “Search Recall” feature. As the name implies, this feature allows recalling the last search and repeating the query. How does the Search Recall feature in ...

Google today said that it's adding a new "Simplify" feature to the Google app for iOS, with the addition aimed at making search results easier to understand. Google says that Simplify is meant to help ...

PCWorld reviews Google’s new desktop app for Windows, which functions like macOS Spotlight but primarily serves as a portal to Gemini AI. The app excels at screen-sharing AI analysis, outperforming ...

The “Google app for desktop” first arrived on Windows in a beta form last September. It was pretty rough at first, and Google couldn’t even update the early versions of the app, forcing users to ...

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The Google (Search) app on Android now has a Notifications tab in the bottom bar. This has been a long time coming, with Google originally pursuing a bell icon next to your profile image in the ...

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Justin Pot is a freelance journalist who helps people get more out of technology. November 19, 2025 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Back in the Windows XP days, ...