Google sees Discover as a way to “catch up on your interests and the world,” and is rolling out two updates that allow for better personalization (“Follow on Google”) and variety.
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Google is testing AI-generated summaries in the Discover feed on Android and iOS, as well as easier bookmarking.
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The design of the Google app has gotten nicer as of late thanks to AI Mode, and another modernization sees the Discover feed go edge-to-edge.
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Following the wide rollout of a headline-focused Google Discover redesign in May, a new tweak brings article previews to the surface.
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After going full-width last month, a smaller redesign to Google Discover emphasizes the site/publisher name on Android and iOS.
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The Google Discover feed is a constantly evolving beast that offers news, updates, and now social media posts right there on your homescreen.
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The Google homepage is getting a major shakeup, as the company has announced that its Discover news feed and a new “At a glance” widget section will be coming to the Search experience on desktop, though there’s no word on when.
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Google is rolling out questionable changes to the Discover feed with a full-width, zero-margin layout now appearing across more and more devices.
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For the past few years, the top of the Google Discover feed has shown widget-esque cards with glanceable information, and “your space” is now available on more devices.
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I like Google Discover and the feed — for the most part — surfaces interesting articles aligned with my interests. Reading, rather than listening, is how I usually consume information, but Google’s new Daily Listen is remarkably compelling and boosts Discover in a meaningful way.
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Google is kicking off a new experiment in Search Labs today called “Daily Listen.” It’s a bit like NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews, while there are also podcast parallels.
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Google is testing a Material 3 redesign of the Discover feed to the left of Android homescreens and in the Google app.
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If you’ve noticed some weird behavior in Google Search today, the company has just confirmed that limited outages are causing “some features” to not work properly while some users are reporting problems with Discover and News.
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The latest addition to the carousel at the top of Google Discover is a card for Sunrise and Sunset.
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Last month, Google reworked the cards that appear at the top of your Discover feed. Now, the company is expanding what it calls “your space” with a new Shopping card to promote deals you may be interested in.
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In late 2020, Google Discover introduced a “heart” button on articles to let you provide feedback on recommendations, and there is now an easy way to view all of your liked stories.
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In addition to directly surfacing it when searching for air quality, Google is getting ready to show AQI in Discover on Android and iOS.
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The Google.com homepage has largely been a simple search box for almost the entirety of the company’s history, but it seems it might be getting an overhaul sometime soon. Following similar tests last year, the Google Search homepage has been spotted testing out a new layout that’s nearly identical to Google Discover on Android.
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The Google Discover feed has begun testing a new design for suggested search terms, leaning heavily on the appearance of a search bar.
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The Google Discover feed to the left of the Pixel Launcher is getting a bit more Dynamic Color.
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I actually like Google Discover. So much so that I tolerate the presence of ads because its recommendation algorithm is pretty good. That might be changing as Google is showing a “Quotes for you” section that I think sends Discover over the edge into pure clickbait territory.
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Google has been optimizing its first-party apps with large-screen optimizations since I/O 2022, and that’s expected to culminate with the Pixel Tablet. The latest update is a three-column UI for Google Discover on tablets.
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In the most recent beta version of the Google Search app, a bug is causing the Discover feed in the Pixel Launcher to be empty.
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With recent updates to the Google Search app, Google has been steadily preparing redesigns of Discover and the Assistant for the Pixel Tablet.
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