iMore » type to search http://www.imore.com More of everything iPhone and iPad Sun, 27 May 2012 13:54:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 iPhone 3.0: Double-Click and Type to Search! New Home Option for Camera and Spotlight http://www.imore.com/2009/03/18/iphone-30-doubleclick-type-search-home-option-camera-spotlight/ http://www.imore.com/2009/03/18/iphone-30-doubleclick-type-search-home-option-camera-spotlight/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:34:31 +0000 Rene Ritchie http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=7591

One of Dieter's longest longings for the iPhone was the ability just to start typing to search. Just turn the phone on and start typing to launch a device-wide query for all your contacts, emails, events, etc.

Well, it looks like iPhone OS 3.0 finally delivers for him, and all of us. The new iPhone 3.0 Settings > General > Home Button preference page expands on the iPhone 2.0 options of Home, Phone Favorites, and iPod with the two new, much appreciated additions:

  • Search
  • Camera

Primarily an on-the-go photographer? Just set this option and the Camera is always just a double-click of Home away. Mobile accomplisher like Dieter, choose Search and with a double-click you can immediately start typing in Spotlight to launch Apps or find your data.

Boom.

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