Comments on: What Exactly Does Spotlight Search?

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:26:00 +0000

Anyone know how to make Spotlight search more stuff? For example, it would be really useful if it would search the Nickname and Notes fields in Contacts.

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:22:57 +0000

Check out my post below about SpotBright available trough Cydia. I have been using it a few days and like it so far. Same developer as QuickGold.

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:21:32 +0000

Check out SpotBright available trough Cydia. It is made by the same guy who makes QuickGold, and it allows Spotlight to see hidden apps. It also will make Spotlight show you the last few apps you have launched. It has a bug or two that can cause Springboard to crash, but I like it and it is very promising.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:54:28 +0000

Then you’ll have to use something like QuickGold, as Apple won’t change the coding for Spotlight for the reason mentioned above. Remember, jailbreaking isn’t sanctioned by Apple, so we are not suppose to be able to hide anything other than what Apple wants us to…

By: Amipro

Amipro — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:42:52 +0000

What if you have hidden some apps so that other people don’t know about it but you want to use them by searching through spotlight.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:33:30 +0000

There is a good reason for Spotlight not finding hidden apps – it’s by design. Essentially, when you hide an app, it goes into a section in the plist that tells SpringBoard that this is a Parental Controlled hidden app. Hence it would not make sense to find an app via Spotlight when the parent hid it for a purpose (ie. hiding the appstore or itunes store so no unauthorized online purchases can take place)

By: Mes

Mes — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:29:05 +0000

Hope ‘Searcher’ still works with 3.0.

By: Mes

Mes — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:28:16 +0000

As usual, Apple forgets the business user. Spotlight should search all the fields in contacts, not just Apples chosen few.

By: Yamiya

Yamiya — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:19:06 +0000

If you hide your apps using SBSettings or put the apps into Categories, spotlight won’t search them.

By: Bazza

Bazza — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:12:40 +0000

With over 200 clients in contacts and most of them in calendar, when one calls in, I can search their appointment and edit it while on the phone. in valuable.