Bing is breaking out of the search box. This week we introduced a new, modern experience that reflects Bing’s increasingly important role as a service layer across Microsoft and beyond. With this redesign, people can now get things done faster, regardless of the device they are using. Continuing that trend, with the release of iOS 7 this week, you can now experience Bing search results in Siri . Bing search within Siri makes it easier than ever to find what you need by delivering various types of results – so you don’t have to go to your browser to look at the same list of results. For example, when you ask Siri a question, you will either see a specific answer or search results from Bing, including web links, related searches, images and video:
Updated Bing app for iPhone
After announcing updates to our browse experiencefor Windows Phone, Android and iOS, we’re happy to announce updates to the Bing app for iPhone and iPod touch, which allow people to save time and do more. Check out the new features below:
- Homepage Tiles: We’re adding four new tiles to our homepage to help people accomplish everyday tasks, including the ability to check trending news and images from Bing Trends, find nearby local businesses on a map, and check the weather.
- Saving and Sharing: The new share button includes an updated design that makes it easy for people share their favorite images via Facebook and Twitter and save a screenshot of the full search results page, homepage image or image from Bing Image search.
- New Menu: The new menu gives people more options. Browse saved images, screenshots and bookmarks and sign-in with a Microsoft account to sync them to Skydrive or your iPad app. Click ‘More Microsoft apps’ to explore additional options in the iOS store including Office Mobile, Skydrive, OneNote and more.
With Bing seamlessly integrated into Siri and the updates to the Bing app for iPhone, people can easily find what they’re looking for and do more on their iOS device. Download the new app todayin the iOS store and let us know what you think.
- The Bing Team