Searching the Web with the SearchTask

The Search task is used to launch the built-in Search application and performs a search for the specified search string. The Search application presents search results for the following three categories:

Image WebThe search query is used to perform a web search.

Image LocalGeographic location is used to provide search results that are relevant to the user’s location. For example, searching for the term restaurant presents a map with the location of nearby restaurants.

NewsThe search query is used to perform a search ...

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