diff --git a/res-common/values-land/integers.xml b/res-common/values-land/integers.xml
index 44d1d5a..e0d1e05 100644
--- a/res-common/values-land/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values-land/integers.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
   -->
 <resources>
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">4</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">60</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res-common/values-sw580dp-land/integers.xml b/res-common/values-sw580dp-land/integers.xml
index 03f5ed7..bd9eb0e 100644
--- a/res-common/values-sw580dp-land/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values-sw580dp-land/integers.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
   -->
 <resources>
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">3</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">20</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res-common/values-sw580dp/integers.xml b/res-common/values-sw580dp/integers.xml
index 03f5ed7..5b1c92b 100644
--- a/res-common/values-sw580dp/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values-sw580dp/integers.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@
   -->
 <resources>
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">3</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <!-- Yikes, there is less space on a tablet!  This makes the search experience rather
+         poor. Another reason to get rid of the exist tablet layout. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">15</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res-common/values-sw680dp-land/integers.xml b/res-common/values-sw680dp-land/integers.xml
index 44d1d5a..a83cdff 100644
--- a/res-common/values-sw680dp-land/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values-sw680dp-land/integers.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
   -->
 <resources>
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">4</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">30</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res-common/values-sw680dp/integers.xml b/res-common/values-sw680dp/integers.xml
index 3e47757..930adb3 100644
--- a/res-common/values-sw680dp/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values-sw680dp/integers.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@
   -->
 <resources>
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">2</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">20</integer>
 </resources>
diff --git a/res-common/values/integers.xml b/res-common/values/integers.xml
index 73e9aee..f3b54a4 100644
--- a/res-common/values/integers.xml
+++ b/res-common/values/integers.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@
 
     <!--  Determines the number of columns in a ContactTileRow in the favorites tab -->
     <integer name="contact_tile_column_count_in_favorites">2</integer>
+
+    <!-- The number of characters in the snippet before we need to tokenize and ellipse. -->
+    <integer name="snippet_length_before_tokenize">30</integer>
 </resources>