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AUG-2.2.0-100 Android User’s Guide
Searching your phone and the web
You can search for information on your phone and on the web using Google search.
You can search the web by speaking instead of typing, by using Google search by
voice (see “Searching the web by voice” on page 44). You can also dial a phone
number and control your phone in other ways with the Voice Search application, as
described in “Dialing by voice” on page 78.
To search your phone and the web
1 Press the Home button to return to the Home screen.
2 Press the Search button .
The Google search box opens.
In applications such as Gmail and Contacts, the applications own search box
opens when you press the Search button . These search boxes are identified by
the applications own icon in the search box. See the sections about those
applications for information about searching in them.
You can also open Google search by touching the Search widget on the Home
screen, if you have added it there. See “Customizing the Home screen” on
page 46.