Solution: Simply text your search query to 466453 ('GOOGLE') and they'll text some results back to your phone
If asked to create a list of things I couldn't live without, Google would feature slightly ahead of pork-based snacks and only a fraction behind Italian red wine. That's how important it is.
From finding directions to looking-up restaurants in town - Google has become the default go-to destination for the majority of my online questions.
Although it's been around for a while now, a little know feature offered by Google is the ability to enjoy the same powerful set of search features via SMS text messages on mobile phones.
While there's nothing more I hate than conversations written in "text speak" (e.g. Y R U there? R u up 4 it?) it's fair to say that SMS messages have grown in popularity immensely over the last few years and have now fully entered the mainstream. And after re-reading this paragraph I just realized how old and miserable I sound!
With Google SMS you simply text in your search query to 466453 and Google will send you a text message back to your phone with some results. Text in "Pizza restaurant, NYC" and Google will text you a list of pizza restaurants with address and telephone numbers in New York. Text "flight VS 2" and it will tell you if flight number VS 2 is on time and if not, what sort of delay you're facing. You can get movie times, sports results, weather forecasts and much more - all by simply sending a text message.
Check out the video above for a run-through of some of the features.
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