jelly bean search key

Question

In my Android app I enable my specific app-search to be triggered via the search key in a number of my activities using this mechanism from the manifest

Answer 1

This has been done specifically to circumvent patent issue. This has been mostly done only in USA, where apple recently got an injunction on galaxy nexus. So all Android phones in USA will show this behavior from now on. So most of the apps in jelly bean have a on screen search button.