Tip to speed up Google Search app - LG Optimus 2x

I don't know if any of you have experienced this, but the Google Search app takes very long to return search results for me. Like 10-15 seconds or more. I disabled all the Phone Search options in the menu and it didn't make a difference. I thought it was just a problem with my phone.
People on reddit seem to have discovered a way to fix this by disabling "Search Applications Provider" under Settings->Apps->All->Search Applications Provider.
This is the description for Search Applications Provider: com.android.providers.applications ApplicationsProvider.apk Fetches the list of applications installed on the phone to provide search suggestions.
After I did this, the first search still took 15 seconds, but all subsequent searches were instant.

Tried it on cm10.1 and it works fine
Sent from my LG-P990 using Tapatalk HD

holy c**p - this actually makes a huge difference :good: thanks!
Tested on TonyP theROM Build 9 CM10.2

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Or running it sideways.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10893636&postcount=86
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Are any of you having issues with the Google Now search of installed applications? I have the checkbox checked in the Google Now settings (Settings -> Phone search -> Apps- Names of installed applications), but sometimes this just stops working until I go into the settings again to uncheck and check it.
This also happens with my Contacts
dcpedit said:
but sometimes this just stops working until I go into the settings again to uncheck and check it.
This also happens with my Contacts
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Yes! This just started for me a couple days ago. The only thing that setting you mentioned above does for me now is search THROUGH installed apps for hits, but no longer brings up the app itself. Unfortunately your fix of checking and unchecking doesn't seem to do the trick for me (I'm on a Note 2).
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Punching in part of an app name in the Google Now bar pulls up hits including the app itself.
It's very convenient to for example turn on your phone, type in "Scan", and get as the top hit the Genius Scan app for example (you might only remember the "Scan" part of the name of the app).
Or type in "Face" and the Facebook app shows up. (Partials work.)
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Hunting and pecking through the app list is for chumps.
After today's Google+ update patch, this issue is now resolved.
same problem here..
Uristocles said:
After today's Google+ update patch, this issue is now resolved.
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didn't find any solution yet
any advice appreciated...
update...
just found je SOLUTION...
go into app setting.. (installed applications, details.. of Google search..)
clear anything AND un install all updates of the app..
now it finds everything again )
yey.. luckily

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MaTiCeK- said:
I noticed today, that when I search for a shop and tap directions, the directions are displayed in the browser insted of in the maps app. I am pretty sure my previous android (SGS4) did not exhibit the same behaviour.
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Bro, hope you have checked this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=41824187&postcount=612
Thanks,
It was me cross posting in the rom thread as well. My issue is that I don't get the option to choose Google Maps from the Open With window when I search for a place and choose Directions.
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Settings - Accounts - Select the google account - select search - add checkmark at search at google.com instead of the local one! :laugh:
Presto now it offers me to select Google Maps.

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