Apple officially rolls out App Store search suggestions feature
Apple has officially rolled out search suggestions on the App Store, allowing users to discover apps with more granular controls.
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The search suggestions will appear when users perform a standard search on the App Store. Selecting one or more suggestions will refine the search, letting users more easily discover specific types of apps.
Searching "food," for example, will bring up options such as "delivery" or "recipes." Running a search for "games" may bring up categories like "puzzle" or "car." Users can select any one or more of these terms to narrow down their search results.
Apple began quietly testing the feature earlier in April. It appears to be a server-side change because AppleInsider was able to use the search tags on an iPhone running iOS 14.4.2.
The new search suggestions feature is rolling out starting Thursday in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia.
![Credit: AppleInsider](https://photos5.appleinsider.com/gallery/41725-80896-41271-80044-App-Store-Search-Tags-xl-xl.jpg)
Credit: AppleInsider
The search suggestions will appear when users perform a standard search on the App Store. Selecting one or more suggestions will refine the search, letting users more easily discover specific types of apps.
Introducing search suggestions on the App Store!
Select (or deselect) multiple suggestions to refine your search so you can find even more amazing apps and games.
Search suggestions roll out today starting with the USA, Canada, the UK, and Australia. pic.twitter.com/viaZHlCZMb-- App Store (@AppStore)
Searching "food," for example, will bring up options such as "delivery" or "recipes." Running a search for "games" may bring up categories like "puzzle" or "car." Users can select any one or more of these terms to narrow down their search results.
Apple began quietly testing the feature earlier in April. It appears to be a server-side change because AppleInsider was able to use the search tags on an iPhone running iOS 14.4.2.
The new search suggestions feature is rolling out starting Thursday in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia.
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Bt the time I had upgraded to a 4S, the App Store itself had become useless as a means to discover new/updated apps because of all the crap that drowned the content I was looking for—today’s story tells me that the flood of apps wasn’t actually crap, and the problem first-and-foremost a matter of deficient search function. From the above posts, I get the impression that the continuous updating and categorization of the App Store inventory is more complex than I expected but I am very optimistic about this enhanced functionality 🤓👍🏽