diff --git a/google_play_scraper/constants/element.py b/google_play_scraper/constants/element.py
index 2b5bc74..ba1a914 100644
--- a/google_play_scraper/constants/element.py
+++ b/google_play_scraper/constants/element.py
@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ def __init__(
     def extract_content(self, source: dict) -> Any:
         try:
             if self.ds_num is None:
-                result = nested_lookup(source, self.data_map)
+                # Special handling for mixed int/string paths
+                current = source
+                for key in self.data_map:
+                    if isinstance(current, dict):
+                        current = current[key]
+                    elif isinstance(current, list):
+                        current = current[key]
+                    else:
+                        raise KeyError(f"Cannot index {type(current)} with {key}")
+                result = current
             else:
                 result = nested_lookup(
                     source["ds:{}".format(self.ds_num)], self.data_map
@@ -29,7 +38,9 @@ def extract_content(self, source: dict) -> Any:
 
             if self.post_processor is not None:
                 result = self.post_processor(result)
-        except:
+        except Exception as e:
+            # NOTE: JoMingyu: the errors like list index out of range are caught pretty often. Others too
+            # print('Error: ', e)
             if isinstance(self.fallback_value, ElementSpec):
                 result = self.fallback_value.extract_content(source)
             else:
@@ -195,7 +206,11 @@ class ElementSpecs:
     )
 
     SearchResultOnTop = {
-        "appId": ElementSpec(None, [11, 0, 0]),
+        "appId": ElementSpec(
+            None, 
+            [3, "12", 0, 0],
+            fallback_value=ElementSpec(None, [11, 0, 0])
+        ),
         "icon": ElementSpec(None, [2, 95, 0, 3, 2]),
         "screenshots": ElementSpec(
             None,
diff --git a/google_play_scraper/features/app.py b/google_play_scraper/features/app.py
index 90f81c9..39d1b93 100644
--- a/google_play_scraper/features/app.py
+++ b/google_play_scraper/features/app.py
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@
 from google_play_scraper.utils.request import get
 
 
-def app(app_id: str, lang: str = "en", country: str = "us") -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def app(
+    app_id: str, lang: str = "en", country: str = "us", timeout: int | None = None
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     url = Formats.Detail.build(app_id=app_id, lang=lang, country=country)
 
     try:
-        dom = get(url)
+        dom = get(url, timeout=timeout)
     except NotFoundError:
         url = Formats.Detail.fallback_build(app_id=app_id, lang=lang)
-        dom = get(url)
+        dom = get(url, timeout=timeout)
     return parse_dom(dom=dom, app_id=app_id, url=url)
 
 
diff --git a/google_play_scraper/features/search.py b/google_play_scraper/features/search.py
index f697d76..441174e 100644
--- a/google_play_scraper/features/search.py
+++ b/google_play_scraper/features/search.py
@@ -41,6 +41,22 @@ def search(
         top_result = dataset["ds:4"][0][1][0][23][16]
     except IndexError:
         top_result = None
+    
+    # Try to get appId for top result
+    top_app_id = None
+    if top_result:
+        try:
+            # AppId is in the last element of the array, in a dict with key "12"
+            if isinstance(top_result, list) and len(top_result) > 3:
+                last_elem = top_result[3]
+                if isinstance(last_elem, dict) and "12" in last_elem:
+                    top_app_id = last_elem["12"][0][0]
+        except (IndexError, KeyError, TypeError):
+            try:
+                # Try alternative path for older structure
+                top_app_id = top_result[11][0][0]
+            except (IndexError, KeyError, TypeError):
+                pass
 
     success = False
     # different idx for different countries and languages
@@ -55,16 +71,16 @@ def search(
 
     n_apps = min(len(dataset), n_hits)
 
-    search_results = (
-        [
-            {
-                k: spec.extract_content(top_result)
-                for k, spec in ElementSpecs.SearchResultOnTop.items()
-            }
-        ]
-        if top_result
-        else []
-    )
+    search_results = []
+    if top_result:
+        top_app = {}
+        for k, spec in ElementSpecs.SearchResultOnTop.items():
+            if k == "appId" and top_app_id:
+                top_app[k] = top_app_id
+            else:
+                content = spec.extract_content(top_result)
+                top_app[k] = content
+        search_results.append(top_app)
 
     for app_idx in range(n_apps - len(search_results)):
         app = {}
diff --git a/google_play_scraper/utils/request.py b/google_play_scraper/utils/request.py
index ae1bc6a..cc0000b 100644
--- a/google_play_scraper/utils/request.py
+++ b/google_play_scraper/utils/request.py
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
 RATE_LIMIT_DELAY = 5
 
 
-def _urlopen(obj):
+def _urlopen(obj, timeout: int | None = None):
     try:
-        resp = urlopen(obj)
+        resp = urlopen(obj, timeout=timeout)
     except HTTPError as e:
         if e.code == 404:
             raise NotFoundError("App not found(404).")
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ def post(url: str, data: Union[str, bytes], headers: dict) -> str:
     raise last_exception
 
 
-def get(url: str) -> str:
-    return _urlopen(url)
+def get(url: str, timeout: int | None = None) -> str:
+    return _urlopen(url, timeout)