Typeahead Search

Findin' what ye be lookin' fer quickly be paramount when ye be performin' live, matey! Arrr, OnSong's typeahead search feature helps get ye t' yer content fast as a cannonball. Because yer library be stored locally, there be no delay when browsin' or searchin' yer library, even with thousands o' songs! This method o' search be found throughout OnSong too whether ye be searchin' sets, settin's, etc.

Th' search bar appears in various places throughout th' app and be prominently located at th' top o' th' screen right below th' main navigation bar. Th' search bar remains constant so ye need not scroll t' find it, savvy? Tap into th' field and start typin' t' begin searchin'. OnSong will start searchin' th' title o' songs fer th' text ye type. Type up t' three characters and OnSong will search fer songs that begin with what ye type. So if ye want t' find songs that start with "T", just type "T". If ye want t' find songs that start with "Th", ye can type that too. If ye type more than three characters, OnSong will locate songs where th' title contains what ye type. So if ye type "Love", ye'll see "Can Ye Feel Th' Love Tonight".

If no results be found usin' this method, or if ye press th' Search or Return keys on yer keyboard, OnSong will perform a full-text search, Blimey! This means that OnSong will find songs where th' lyrics or metadata contain th' search term.

Th' results be displayed with th' search term underlined in th' list.