Rather than having multiple search modalities, and different searches (e.g., the one for history), we will unify all search and consider carefully where it ought to go and how it should be displayed**⚠️ This task is work in progress.** It consolidates new specifications for an improved search experience in the Wikipedia app.
Think browser search bar### Introduction / the antidote to Google search
- Global and intelligent search in Wikipedia is always just one tap away.
- The improved search behavior should encourage users to perform searches in the app, rather than performing a Google search via browser.
- With this update, the Wikipedia app becomes a ”search machine”. The user’s search experience becomes more intelligent and unified.
- Search’s accessible within a tab from every view of the app.
### Search in main tab navigation
- Change label from `History` to `Search` and change the icon to a magnifying glass.
- Incorporate ”global” search from Explore / the article page.
- Search in the main nav item opens the search box with.
- Remove magnifying glass / search feature in `My lists` app bar, it’s now accessible via central search in the app
- “Recent search” results won’t be displayed anymore, “History” will now take up this space.
### A revised global search
- Include search results from `Saved` and `History`
- New search results logic:
1. `Saved` in all app languages
2. `History` in all app languages
3. `Open tabs` in all app languags
3. `Wikipedia` in main app language
4. `Wikipedia` in other app languages
- If e.g. Saved and History results overlap, it’s only shown once in search results
- What about icons? Nope, we’re not using icons to indicate the source of a result. Results are prioritized per definition above. The magic happens in the background. Users will get
### Other
- A tooltip will introduce the new search functionality in the main navigation. Copy:
- `New search includes results from your history, open tabs, saved articles and Wikipedia.`
- Search field at the top of ”Explore” will stay, but the magnifying glass icon / search button won’t be displayed in the app bar on scroll anymore since search is accessible via main nav at any time.
### Article search experience
[to be defined]
### Visuals
| {F31947024} | {F31947026} | {F31947028} | {F31947030}
### Todos
- [x] Combine search and history
- [x] Move search to article toolbar (bottom). Consider switching the TOC to the other side.
- [ ] Define article search experience
- [ ] Incorporate feedback from Android in week 31.
- [ ] Sync with Carolyn re: intra-wiki links (T256820) / results in other languages.
- [ ] Prepare survey / usability test that summarizes the work in this task.
- [ ] Incorporate analytics questions.