Bing mobile image search upgrade for Android and iOS users

This update to image searching does not arrive on Android and iOS via a new cross platform app from Microsoft but through a re-design of the service to be more responsive on the browsers for those devices.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

April 16, 2015

1 Min Read
Bing mobile image search upgrade for Android and iOS users

Mobile First, Cloud First - once again.

This update to image searching does not arrive on Android and iOS via a new cross platform app from Microsoft but through a re-design of the service to be more responsive on the browsers on those devices.

The best news about Bing’s new image search? No typing required to discover more. Typing on mobile phones is hard. Typos are common and are a pain to fix on small screens. This is particularly painful for image searchers, who tend to refine and expand their searches a lot. How do we make searching easier without typing? We’re happy to take on that challenge.

So what tweaks were made to bring this new process to life?

Once your initial search term is entered the process of refining or expanding your search is accomplished and tweaked by just tapping on the bubbles presented near the top of the screen.  Items you no longer want included in the search can be removed by tapping the X next to that term.

Here is a screenshot from the browser on a Galaxy S4.

Noticeably absent from the mix with these new features is Windows Phone's IE11 Mobile.

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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