When you search the web with the Google app, you can open web pages within the app or using an external browser. When you open web pages in the app, you can:
- Open search result links faster by staying in the app.
- Copy a link, share a link, or reopen a link in a browser.
Open a web page in the Google app
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app
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- Do a search.
- Tap a search result link.
- A web page will open inside the Google app.
Decide whether to open web pages in the app
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google app
- At the top right, tap your Profile picture or Initial
Settings
- Turn Open web pages in the app on or off.
Settings Share, copy, save, or open in a browser
When you open a web page in the Google app, you can take actions with that link. For example, you can:
- Share a link: Tap Share
. Then, choose an app, like Gmail or Messages.
- Copy a link: Tap More
- Open a link in your browser: Tap More
- Save a page: To save a page, tap Save
. Learn how to find your saved items.
. Then, choose an app, like Gmail or Messages.
. Learn about the search.app domain
Search.app is a Google domain. It makes it easier for you to share links with your contacts across apps and operating systems.
Send a search.app shortlink
Search.app is used to shorten links generated from the Google app. Links sent from the Google app are automatically shortened and begin with 'search.app.'
Click a search.app domain
When you click a search.app shortlink, you will be redirected to open it in the Google app.