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Why is my own data least important in search?

Why is my own data least important in search?

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Chris Hynes - cricket
Apr 20, 2020
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All across macOS and iOS, when you search for something, the ordering of results in most cases is:

  • A top hit (unclear how this is generated)

  • Suggestions (unclear how this is generated)

  • Your own data that you spent valuable time entering

Maps

I’ll provide several examples. First up, Maps. Let’s say I want to search for my doctor in Maps. She is in my Contacts.

Contact card.

Let’s start with a search for “se” just for grins. Note how we have a Top Hit, Suggestions, and then my own data at the bottom.

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