{"id":14339,"date":"2023-01-31T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/?p=14339"},"modified":"2023-02-01T15:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T21:11:35","slug":"is-apple-developing-a-search-engine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webii.net\/blog\/is-apple-developing-a-search-engine\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Apple Developing a Search Engine?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It might not surprise you to learn that Google has <\/span>over 84%<\/span><\/a> of the search engine market share. After all, the phrase \u201cGoogle it\u201d has become synonymous with \u201clook it up online.\u201d The second biggest search engine is Bing, coming in at just under 9% of the share worldwide. With this in mind, Google is undoubtedly a powerhouse for search engine optimization (SEO) efforts. If you neglect its crawlers\u2019 needs, it shows in your overall rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, Google isn\u2019t the only space that can draw relevant traffic to your website. And many companies are working to rival Google by making their own search engine improvements. In fact, Apple has reportedly been working to create its own rival <\/span>search engine<\/span><\/a>. Let\u2019s briefly explore more about what this means for the future of search.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple is an over-two trillion-dollar company.<\/span><\/h2>\n

For years now, there has been a long-running debate about which type of smartphone is the best\u2014Android or iPhone. Even if you, yourself, have only ever owned Android devices, it is more than likely the case that you know people with Apple products. What started with humble beginnings in a garage, Apple has boomed into a multinational corporation. Year over year, its team can be seen cranking out more gadgets, ranging from iPhones to Macs to Apple Watches. Today, Apple is one of the biggest technology brands out there\u2014or, for that matter, one of the biggest brands in general\u2014and has gained a reputation for acquiring smaller tech companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple already has a crawler called Applebot.<\/span><\/h2>\n

You might be familiar with Google\u2019s crawlers. Sometimes you will hear them called robots, spiders, or searchbots. While there are several types of crawlers, the main crawler is called Googlebot. Crawlers are programs that are used to scan the content on websites. They travel from one link to the next to alert the search engine of new pages that need to be added to Google\u2019s database. Apple has created its own in-house web crawler known as Applebot, which first launched in 2015. It supports Siri and Spotlight-based web searches. Applebot uses aggregated user engagement with search results, user location-based signals, and search term relevancy. It even uses web page design characteristics when ranking web search results.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Ilya Pavlov on Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Apple acquired Laserlike in late 2018.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Founded by former Google engineers Anand Shukla, Srinivasan Venkatachary, and Steven Baker, Laserlike is an <\/span>artificial intelligence<\/span><\/a> startup. The goal behind the Laserlike app was to create a personalized interest search engine. This search engine would show web, news, video, and more in a feed driven by advanced machine learning. Essentially, Laserlike was Apple\u2019s best chance to develop an innovative web search engine. But as of November 2022, during the exodus of Apple talent, the three founders have decided to return to Google. The Laserlike website has since been shut down, and a potential blow has been dealt to Apple\u2019s development efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apple is years away from search engine launch.<\/span><\/h2>\n

With the loss of talent, sources say that Apple is no longer on the fast track to completing its search engine. It could take a minimum of four years to launch their replacement for Google. Still, we see that search is of the utmost importance to Apple. Back when iOS 14 came out, Apple made a change from Google\u2019s web index to its own web index. This means that Siri, the iPhone\u2019s <\/span>voice-controlled<\/span><\/a> personal assistant, suggests websites powered by Apple. The corporation is also working to advance its search technology in a variety of ways. In particular, they have their sights set on Apple Music and creating a more intuitive App Store. But whether Apple will be able to eventually hold its own against Google is yet to be seen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It might not surprise you to learn that Google has over 84% of the search engine market share. After all, the phrase \u201cGoogle it\u201d has become synonymous with \u201clook it up online.\u201d The second biggest search engine is Bing, coming in at just under 9% of the share worldwide. With this in mind, Google is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":14376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[494,24,300],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-seo","category-www-learning-center"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nIs Apple Developing a Search Engine? - WEBii<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"You may have heard rumors about Apple building a search engine to rival Google. 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