Perform Site Searches with the Google Mobile App

[via Lifehacker]

iPhone/iPod touch only: The Google Mobile app has a hidden secret that can save tons of time looking up web pages on your iPhone: an undocumented shortcut that performs Google site searches. Let's say, for example, you want to read our original post on the Google Mobile iPhone app. Just fire up Google Mobile on your iPhone or iPod touch and start typing in Lifehacker until the Lifehacker homepage shows up in the search results. Then just touch and hold down on that result for a second or so, until the selection flashes. You'll notice that the search box now lists lifehacker.com in a small blue box.

Now all subsequent text you search will perform a Google site search (which you can do from a regular Google search box by typingsite:lifehacker.com 'search terms'). This trick works for any web site, meaning you can skip loading a web site in Safari if you just want to use its search box; use the Google Mobile app's site search trick for much quicker results. For more Google Mobile for iPhone tricks, check out how to use Google Mobile for quick local lookups.