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Google Now & Search

About Google Now

Google Now gives you just the r ight information at j ust the right
time. swipe up from the bot tom of your tablet to get commu te
trafc before work, popula r near by place s, your favorite team’s
current score, and mor e.
You can turn Google Now on or off a t any time. swipe u p the same
way and touch Menu > Settings > Google Now. if the keyboard ’s
covering the menu , touch the m odied back button to lower
it.
After you decide to star t using Google Now, you d on’t need to do
anything els e. If you like, y ou can ne- tune so me set tings, but
Google Now doesn’t need a ny elaborate setup. The i nformation
you need is always at your nge rtips.
To know when to display what inform ation, Googl e Now uses con-
textual data from your tabl et and from other Google prod ucts,
plus data from third-p arty products that yo u allow Google Now
to access.
For example, Google Now us es the time of day, your current l o-
cation, and your Location History to show you w hat the trafc on
your commute is like when you wa ke up in the morning. it also
uses information from Goo gle service s such as your Web Histo ry