What is this function? I get an error associated.

[procrastination]

I noticed this function but I don't know what it does or what it's there.

http://i.imgur.com/xZejEl6.gif

When it finishes loading I get an error which says: "Network Error: Check Your Network Connections And Try Again" [This happens regardless of the connection I have 3G, LTE, WiFi]

Is this a google search shortcut? After the error goes away I can search for something and the search works just fine.

I wonder why I get that error? Anyone else?

 

[anon(847090)]

its google Now/Google Search.

try clearing data/cache for google search app and try opening it again

 

[procrastination]

That did the trick. It works now. I also saw the welcome to Google Now tutorial I hadn't seen before when I relaunched.

Thanks!