System and method for proactively identifying and surfacing relevant content on an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, when executed by an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the electronic device to:

• detect, via the touch-sensitive display, a search activation gesture from a user of the electronic device;
• in response to detecting only the search activation gesture, display a search interface on substantially all of the touch-sensitive display, the search interface including:
• (i) a search entry portion;
• and
• (ii) a predictions portion that is displayed before receiving any user input at the search entry portion, the predictions portion displayed with one or more user interface objects each associated with a respective locally-installed application, wherein each respective locally-installed application is selected from among a plurality of locally-installed applications for inclusion in the predictions portion based on an application usage history associated with the user of the electronic device;
• wherein the predictions portion includes a user interface object selected from a group consisting of:
• a respective deep-link user interface object associated with a predicted action within a respective application of the plurality of locally-installed application, and the respective deep-link user interface object, when selected by a user, causes the electronic device to display a respective application of the plurality of locally-installed applications and initiate a predicted action within the respective application, and the predicted action is selected based on one or more of a current time and the application usage history;
• and
• one or more other user interface objects each associated with a respective contact, wherein each respective contact is selected from among a plurality of previously-contacted people for inclusion in the predictions portion based at least in part on a current time.

An electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing one or more programs which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the electronic device to:
• detect, via the touch-sensitive display, a search activation gesture from a user of the electronic device;
• in response to detecting only the search activation gesture, display a search interface on substantially all of the touch-sensitive display, the search interface including:
• (i) a search entry portion;
• and
• (ii) a predictions portion that is displayed before receiving any user input at the search entry portion, the predictions portion displayed with one or more user interface objects each associated with a respective locally-installed application, wherein each respective locally-installed application is selected from among a plurality of locally-installed applications for inclusion in the predictions portion based on an application usage history associated with the user of the electronic device;
• wherein the predictions portion includes a user interface object selected from a group consisting of:
• a respective deep-link user interface object associated with a predicted action within a respective application of the plurality of locally-installed application, and the respective deep-link user interface object, when selected by a user, causes the electronic device to display a respective application of the plurality of locally-installed applications and initiate a predicted action within the respective application, and the predicted action is selected based on one or more of a current time and the application usage history;
• and
• one or more other user interface objects each associated with a respective contact, wherein each respective contact is selected from among a plurality of previously-contacted people for inclusion in the predictions portion based at least in part on a current time.