Google is continuously adding more settings to the Android Search app. Recently, it adds a new option for controlling “individual results.” These “personal results,” complete with a bright icon, follow the “Hide assertive results” earlier this month.
This opens a web page in the queue where “You can choose whether Search will show you personalized results based on the information in your Google Account.” These include:
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- Autocomplete predictions from your Search history, so you can pick up where you left off
- Personal answers based on info in your Google Account, like “my flights” from Gmail or “directions home” from Maps
- Recommendations for you based on activity in your Google Account, like Discover stories, “what to watch,” or “where to eat”.
When these results show up in search – they are usually much before web listings – Google makes it clear that they are private and visible only to you. On the web, it’s available under Search Settings. The company now makes it easy to enable/disable mobiles. That said, Google’s main menu preferences are getting taller with each addition.
