iOS 8’s Spotlight search has been revamped, now giving you a reason to pull down on your home screen. Searching in Spotlight now performs a number of context-dependent searches, meaning if you’re looking for pizza, it’ll suggest to search nearby businesses for pizzerias. If you’re looking for an app in the App Store, a book in the iBooks Store, or a song in the iTunes Store, Spotlight will suggest various options.
Search results populate before you’re finished typing, which gives it an edge over Google Now, a similar search app from Google. Google Now will feel a little more personal – you can let it track your packages, flight reservations, and appointments, but it doesn’t give the immediate search assistance that iOS’s Spotlight provides.
