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The rapid growth of Apple’s App Store has been great for developers and iOS users alike, but that success often comes with frustration when trying to search for a new app — a task that may soon get a bit easier.
MacStories reported Tuesday that Apple appears to be experimenting with a new “Related” option on the iOS App Store, which offers additional search suggestions similar to the one entered by the user.
First noted by one of the developers of TIME Planner, the new menu appears underneath the existing search field, serving up related queries based on the app category the user is searching.
For example, the search queries “calendar” and “news reader” shown above offer related suggestions such as “calendar planner” and “daily planner” for the former, and “feed reader” and “business news” for the latter.
The report notes that Apple’s use of Related suggestions appears very similar to Chomp, a startup that Cupertino acquired two years ago and could finally be starting to implement in the App Store.
Unfortunately, readers may not want to rush to the App Store to see Related results just yet — the feature appears to be something Apple is merely testing at the moment, and as such it won’t appear for just everyone. (We aren’t seeing it at our end, but feel free to chime in on the comments if it’s showing up for you!)
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