Facebook today detailed some updates it’s made to search both on Facebook.com and within the iPhone app.
Most importantly, Facebook is adding Graph Search to the iPhone mobile app, which will allow iPhone users to search for things such as “Which of my friends likes ‘Homeland’?” and other natural language queries. According to Facebook, such search results are unique to each user, and will only contain items that their friends have shared with them. Facebook said it also made it easier to find old posts. Users should be able to find content (photos, videos, articles) they’ve already viewed faster.
Facebook called today’s updates a first step in improving search across its product line. The changes will reach U.S. users this week. Facebook didn’t say if or when the updated search powers will reach Android or Windows Phone.
