Google is set on making you spend less time on your mobile phone this year. Counterintuitive? Not exactly. Its latest update will help you access information faster than ever before, saving about 7 million hours of your life that you would otherwise spend uselessly #softwaremagic
The latest update of Google app for iOS brings about speed and performance improvements that will save users “a combined 6.5 million hours” in 2016, says the company in a blog post. News articles will load instantly, since Google created Accelerated Mobile Pages, an open-source project that meant partnering up with publishers to display their content without delay. Yes, it’s similar to Facebook’s Instant Articles.
You will recognize the AMP articles by a lightning bolt icon that accompanies them and the fact that they will appear in the top stories section of search results.
Also, keep an eye on video highlights that will help select Google Now cards for NBA and NHL games.
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