You’ve got to hand it to Google -- they may not be quick on the draw with features coming to iOS, but eventually they do get around to bringing their desktop-based browser features to Mobile Safari. The latest appears to be the “Instant Previews” feature.
9to5Mac is reporting that Google’s “Instant Previews” feature has finally made its way from the desktop browser to Mobile Safari on iOS. If you’re not familiar with Instant Previews, the feature lets you “tap the accompanying magnifying glass for a pop-up preview of the website,” 9to5Mac explains.
“This saves you time, as now you can get a quick glance at the site without actually having to load up the page,” 9to5Mac notes. “The neat part about Google’s implementation in iOS Safari is that you can flick through the previews of a particular search query, like you flick through iOS’s native Safari tabs function.”
If Instant Previews aren’t showing up for you from a search page, don’t panic -- apparently, Google is rolling out the feature gradually as they often do, and since the search giant has yet to officially confirm the feature, it’s possible many of us won’t see it for a few days.
Google has been busy making improvements to their website for iOS users lately, including Google Instant (which automatically guesses at what you might be searching for as you type it) and the ability to edit Google Docs documents from the iPad browser.
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