Promising to make mobile searching speedier by displaying both predictions and actual search results as you type, Google Instant is now being made available on most iPhone and Android 2.2 devices in the U.S.
Super fast searches
The beta feature works in the same fashion as the desktop version of Google Instant, serving up predictions of words as you type them, as Google explains in their blog post:
If you type [anse], for example, you should see [ansel adams] along with other predictions. Results for the first prediction appear automatically, and tapping on the other predictions will display those results.
Pressing the enter key or the search button skips the predictions and will display results for exactly what you’ve typed.
Google Instant employs new AJAX and HTML5 technologies to dynamically update the page with new results and works best on 3G and WiFi networks.
To give it a whirl, go to google.com in your phone’s browser and tap the Google Instant ‘Turn on’” link beneath the search box.
Brits needn’t bother yet as there’s nowt there at the moment, although Google say that they are working to support additional countries and languages and more devices in the coming months.
I would have thought this would drink data, for those paying by the megabyte, or with a monthly limit?
(I’ll try and make my next comment a positive one, I’m turning into a cynical old git 😀 )