Search In Apps iOS SDK Release Notes

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The Google Search iOS SDK enables developers to easily integrate Google Search functionality into their iOS applications.
Recent updates have focused on enhancing search customization, including support for adjusting the search bottom sheet height, multiple client IDs, and location-based suggestions.
The SDK has been updated to support XCode 15 and higher, addressing a previous archiving issue.
The minimum SDK version has been lowered to iOS 12 for broader compatibility, while still maintaining core functionalities on iOS 14 and above.
Initial releases provided basic search functionalities, such as fetching search suggestions, trending searches, and displaying search results.

Fixed an issue where an error could occur when archiving an app for distribution using XCode 15 or higher. The error was caused by missing the following keys in Info.plist:
- CFBundleShortVersionString
- CFBundleVersion

Support search repeat view.
Support multiple client ids.
Support component click action notification.
Support fully customizing the height of the Google Search bottom sheet (iOS 16.0+ only).

Support accepting the API key with the iOS application restriction.
Support the half screen Google Search bottom sheet and provide multiple modes to adjust its height.

Support getting location-based search suggestions.
Downgrade the min SDK version from iOS 14 to 12. The SDK will build with the minimum supported OS iOS 12, however the SDK features will not work on devices < iOS 14.

Added a SwiftUI view & UIKit view controller for displaying search suggestions and trending searches.
Deprecated access to search suggestion and trending searches text values.
Deprecated programically showing a search results page (this is handled automatically by the new SwiftUI & UIKit views).

Initial public release.
Support getting search suggestions from text.
Support getting trending searches.
Support showing a search results page from a search suggestion or trending search term.