Google announced the launch of a new local search featurew for mobile devices. There’s a new “recent” icon that appears on Google.com on Android devices and iPhones, which will show info about places you have recently searched for.

You can swipe right to see additional icons for other categories of places.

Google software engineer Junichi Uekawa writes on the Google Mobile Blog, “How often are you doing a Google search from your computer to find information about a place before going there? Now, next time you go to Google.com on your Android phone or iPhone, information about that place will be conveniently available under the new ‘Recent’ icon. Calling, getting directions or seeing details about the places you just searched for is now only one tap away.”

“We provide this new convenience feature for users who have Web History enabled and are logged into Google when doing their search,” adds Uekawa. “Start by searching for a place on your PC or other devices, then login to Google.com’s mobile homepage and check the Recent icon. Information about previously searched places will be available under the Recent icon for about a day.”

The feature should make finding things quicker and easier.