Android Users Can Look Actors Up Without Leaving Movies

Google knows that you look up actors' names and previous roles after -- and while -- you watch movies. Now if you have an Android tablet, you don't have to conduct a separate search.

Google knows that you look up actors’ names and previous roles after — and while — you watch movies. Now if you have an Android tablet, you don’t have to conduct a separate search.

The company has begun delivering its Knowledge Graph cards on actors if the user simply pauses the frame when the actor is on screen. The cards are what users see to the right in Google Search. For actors, they generally include a date and place of birth and previous roles.

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