Applebot

Applebot is Apple's internal which collects website data for its Siri and Spotlight services.
==History==
Logs of Applebot activity were first spotted in November 2014. Documentation about it began appearing in 2015. Applebot operates in a similar manner as from Google and can support Googlebot instructions if Applebot-specific instructions are not available.Apple details new 'AppleBot' web crawler used by Siri and Spotlight, AppleInsider. 2015-05-06.
==Ranking criteria==
Applebot uses the following criteria to rank its search results. The is not publicly available outside of its Siri and Spotlight services. End users are subject to Apple's privacy policy.What is Applebot and what does it do? by Jonny Evans, Apple Must. 2020-07-23.
*Aggregated user engagement with search results.
*Relevancy and matching of search terms to webpage topics and content.
*Number and quality of links from other pages on the web.
*User location based signals (approximate data).
*Webpage design characteristics.
==References==
==External links==
*About Applebot at Apple Support (2020-07-10)
Category:Apple services
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