QuickSearch was downloaded 1000 times within its first 24 hours in the Android Market. That’s a good sign, at least it surpassed my expectations. Based on currently 50 ratings, the average rating is 4 of 5 stars. The main critic was that it lacks a soft keyboard: another thing I did not expect, because current self-made keyboards are quite clumsy and Cupcake is around the corner anyway. Nevertheless, many users gave QuickSearch full 5 stars, and lots of positive comments were made. My favorite one so far is: “Love it. I’ve removed my Google search widget because of this app. It’s a must have.”

On its first day, QuickSearch also got its first update: V1.1 utilizes the voice recognition feature of the latest Android update (RC33). Instead of typing in your query you can just speak it. I really like how applications can connect to each other on Android!

And thanks to a very nice guy from the Netherlands, who was of great help, I added a Dutch search profile. I hope to add more search profiles soon – any suggestions for this?

QuickSearch ist meine dritte Anwendung im Android Market. Die Beschreibung aus dem Market erklärt QuickSearch: “Mit einem Klick können Sie in einer von über 20 Webseiten suchen. Geben oder sprechen Sie einfach den Text ein und wählen Sie die Zielseite. Unterstützt werden Google, Wikipedia, Leo Wörterbuch, Amazon, Ebay und viele weitere Seiten aus den Bereichen Community, Medien, Shopping und Test.”
Der Screenshot zeigt die zentrale Oberfläche: QuickSearch kann Zeit sparen da man keine URL eintippen, keine Homepage laden und nicht nach dem Suchformular schauen muss. Stattdessen bekommt der Benutzer die Suchergebnisse direkt im Browser angezeigt. Den Suchbegriff kann man entweder sprechen oder eintippen, wobei für die Spracherkennung das derzeit neuste Android Update RC33 erforderlich ist. Der Hintergrundgrafik ist übrigens der Systemhintergrund von Android.
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I just released QuickSearch in the Android Market. Let me qoute the description from the market to explain what it does: “With just a quick touch you can search in one of a dozen web pages. Just enter the text and choose the button for the website to search in. Includes Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Ebay, Amazon, and also the most interesting social, media and shopping sites. Search profiles can be added – let me know if QuickSearch lacks a site.”
The screenshot illustrates the central UI: QuickSearch saves you time because there is to no URL to enter, no homepage to load, and no search form on the homepage to look for. Instead you get the search results page directly in your browser. The background is the system wallpaper, by the way.
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