The product: One of the best things about Google Search is Google Now. Often misunderstood as a standalone Siri-style app, Google Now is actually a set of intelligent personal assistant features that are built right into the Google Search app. These features are only available to users with Android Jelly Bean and higher. Meanwhile, on iOS, Google Now is available to essentially all users (iOS 5 and higher).
The easiest way to access Google Search is through a search bar widget on your Home screen. From here, you can tap the bar to open up the full Google Search interface, or you can tap the microphone icon and start speaking your search query out loud. Either way, the app does a great job of getting to the bottom of your search query and returning relevant results.
What it offers:
With voice and text input options and Google Now, the Google Search app is the best way to conduct a search on Android.
The advantage:
Google Search is powerful, fast, and is great at understanding natural language queries.
The unfavorable:
Google Now cards try to predict what you want to search for, but it isn't always on the mark. Google Now features are only available to users with Android Jelly Bean and higher.
