Android 2.3 User Manual
Searching by text and voice
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Android User’s Guide
Using Google Search tips and tricks
The following techniques are examples of shortcuts to getting the most out of Google
Search and Voice Search. For the latest list of tips and tricks, visit the Google Help
Center.
Search and Voice Search. For the latest list of tips and tricks, visit the Google Help
Center.
What you want
What to type or say
Examples
Sports information
[team’s name]
San Francisco Giants
Pictures
Pictures of [topic]
images of [topic]
images of [topic]
Pictures of San Francisco
Images of cats
Images of cats
Convert measurements
[original measurement] in
[new measurement]
[new measurement]
30 degrees Celsius in Fahren-
heit
heit
Movie showtimes
Movie”
Movie [location]
[movie name]
Movie [location]
[movie name]
Movie
Movie Chicago
The Horse’s Mouth
Movie Chicago
The Horse’s Mouth
Word definition
Define [word]
Define campanile
Weather forecast
Weather
Weather [location]
Weather [location]
Weather
Weather Detroit
Weather Detroit
Identify an area code
Area code [###]
Area code 215
Identify a Zip code
Zip code [#####]
Zip code 46202
Time
Time
Time [location]
Time [location]
Time
Time in London
Time in London
Flight information
[Airline] [flight number]
American airlines flight 390
Translation
Translate to [language]
[phrase]
[phrase]
Translate to Spanish, Where is
the Palace Hotel?’
the Palace Hotel?’
Calculator
[A math phrase]
75 divided by 6
Food
[Type of food]
[Type of food] in [location]
[Type of food] in [location]
Mexican food
Mexican food in Urbana, Illi-
nois
Mexican food in Urbana, Illi-
nois