Apple today announced that it has rebuilt the search infrastructure that powers key features like Spotlight, Photos and Mail across all of its major next-generation software platforms.
The company says the index has been restructured to be more stable, efficient and comprehensive, covering both old and new content. After the update, the new infrastructure will automatically start re-indexing the device content.
New content will be indexed “almost immediately,” Apple says, meaning users’ files will be searchable much faster than before. After the update, the new search infrastructure gets to work indexing the content on your device.
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