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.jpg) Screenshots of what Google Gesture Search looks like in action on a mobile device (Android smartphone). | |
| Developer(s) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | March 3, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-03-03) |
| Operating system | Android |
Google Gesture Search was released on March 3, 2010[1] as a new application for theAndroid Eclair operating system (Android 2.0) and above, which enabled users to search their phone's contacts, bookmarks, applications and music simply by scribbling out letters with their finger.[2]
Gesture Search was based on the early research work[3] and primarily developed by Yang Li, a Research Scientist at Google. At the time of its launch, the application was made available only to the elite devices such as theGoogle Nexus One & theMotorola Milestone and was regarded as an extension toGoogle'shandwriting recognition programme,[4] prominently available only in theUS.[5] In order to be able to access the Gesture Search, one had to first launch the application and then proceed with actions / scribblings as required; as opposed to the modernGoogle Search which tends to be universally available (without having to trigger the Search application).
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