Google says that App Indexing is compatible with the HTTP deep link standards found in iOS 9. App Indexing is a feature that will display in-app content through a browser search and then kick you to that app when you tap on it. Later this month, that feature will be added to Safari, too.







Google introduced its app indexing program to iOS in May, but only a select group of developers were allowed access to the feature, with compatibility limited to Chrome and the Google app. According to Google, “That means, that you can start getting your app content into the Search results page on Safari in iOS, simply by adding Universal Links to your iOS app, then integrating with our SDK.”

The new inbuilt video editing tools should make the YouTube iOS app a one-stop-only solution for YouTube publishers who use iOS devices once the YouTube Capture app’s recording capabilities will also be integrated. In Google’s example, a search for “Cascal” returns content from within Yelp and including a deep link to open that app. For end users, this change will result in better integration between search results and apps. This gives app developers a way to popularise their content on Android and iOS right from the Search results page.

App Content Will Soon Be Available in Safari Search Results as Google Expands