Verizon Wireless and Chomp today announced that Chomp’s search technology will provide an integrated search function for apps in the newly redesigned Verizon App on Android smartphones. Chomp’s app search engine will power all Verizon Android app searches within Verizon Apps. Chomp offers results based on what an app does rather than by its name.
Verizon is no longer calling its app store V Cast it has been rebranded Verizon Apps.
Verizon Apps customers will be able to search for apps not just by the name of the app, but based on what the app does. Chomp’s search technology makes it possible to search for “kid’s games,” “expense trackers” or any description and instantly see the best apps for that search term. Verizon Wireless is previewing its redesigned mobile app storefront, Verizon Apps, at the Verizon Developer Community (VDC) Conference taking place Sept. 13 – 14 in Las Vegas.
Chomp’s leading app search engine is based on a proprietary algorithm which learns the function of each app, allowing users to search for apps based on what they want to do, rather than what an app is called. Unlike other app or Web search engines, the Chomp algorithm learns things associated with that app from the information available on various app marketplaces, as well as data from Twitter™, Facebook®, various blogs and websites. The company has filed for 11 patents based on its app search technologies and user experience.
Chomp’s app search engine will power all searches in Verizon Apps beginning on Android smartphones being released later this fall. The team at Verizon’s Application Innovation Center researched app search provider alternatives and found that Chomp app search delivered the results that were right for Verizon Apps.