Yahoo Search

Get the answers you need on the go and discover places around you.

Yahoo Search

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App stats

By: Yahoo

Users: 8,174,286

8.69K

Rating: 4.20

(45,663)

13 new ratings

Version: 6.8.3 (Last updated: 2024-09-10)

Creation date: 2010-06-30

Email: ys*****@yahooinc.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Identity: find accounts on the device, add or remove accounts

Contacts: find accounts on the device

Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)

Phone: read phone status and identity

Camera: take pictures and videos

Microphone: record audio

Wi-Fi connection information: view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information: read phone status and identity

Other:

receive data from Internet
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
run at startup
use accounts on the device
prevent device from sleeping

Ranking

# 13,903 ▼ 37

Other rankings

#176 in Books and reference (Free) ▲ #3 in yahoo keyword 74 ▲ 1 #10 in search bar keyword 75 ▲ 11 #11 in search box keyword 37 ▲

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App summary

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Yahoo Search helps you find the information you need while on-the-go and get fast answers to help navigate your life. Get quick access to the latest sports scores, breaking news and what’s Trending Now. Find local restaurants, coffee shops and services around you with a moveable map showing nearby results. Search using your voice for quick access to what you need. Discover a better way to find answers with the Yahoo Search App.

Features include:

- Voice-to-text search - Use your voice to search quickly for answers while on-the-go.

- Trending Now - Discover the most popular breaking news and searches from around the Web on your start screen.

- Sports - Get the latest scores, game schedules, stats, breaking news, videos and more on your favorite teams.

- Local - Discover local restaurants, coffee shops and gas stations around you. Tap the map to browse nearby locations.

- Movies - Watch trailers, read reviews and find showtimes near you.

- Finance - Search for the latests news on the markets and keep on top of your stocks.

- Accessibility - Optimized for color contrast.

- You’re in control - Clear your search history, activate safe search for your kids and manage your user settings.

- Search Assistance - Get instant suggestions as you type to find information faster.

- New design - Discover a sleek new swipeable experience that allows you to navigate between search results seamlessly.

- Discover more - Get the best sports, finance, news and celebrity information from across Yahoo, TechCrunch, Engadget, HuffPost and AOL.

*NOTE: Non-US users, you will see a slightly different experience based on your language.

We are committed to building the best mobile experiences and would love to hear your feedback. Let us know your thoughts here: https://yahoo.uservoice.com/forums/193847

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Good utility search engine with necessary features.
Top-notch interface, speed, and accuracy as a long-time user.

Cons

Frequent crashes and freezing during use.
Inability to retain user preference settings.
Privacy concerns related to saving search history.

Most mentioned

Issues with search functionality and connecting to the server.
Problems with SafeSearch settings resetting automatically.
Frustration with the app’s performance and user experience.

User reviews

Yahoo Search is a great utility search engine. It has everything that it needs, and nothing that it doesn't

Larry S Buchanan Jr, 2024-11-18

I just found out that this app 'listens'. Yahoo claims that it's doing that to make things easier. As if any responsible person would fall for that? Sorry. Deleting it now.