Google is rolling out a trio of updates to its travel features and products today, starting with the ability to shop for train tickets in Search.
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With iOS 16 launching for the iPhone today, Google is detailing upcoming Lock Screen widgets across six major apps set to arrive over the coming weeks.
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Since 2020, Google has hosted “Search On” to announce the latest features for its namesake product, and the 2022 event will take place in late September.
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The Google homepage has historically been known for providing a clean interface that primarily offers a Search field. Google Search is now testing a row of cards on desktop web for an experience that’s similar to Discover.
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Last September, the Google app redesigned its “Collections” tab, and the system built in to Search for bookmarks is now becoming more prominent with a save button directly on mobile web results.
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Google Search is testing out a new label for articles that take under five minutes to read, with “Quick Read.”
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Google is rolling out a change to Maps and Search that explicitly notes whether a place provides a specific, confirmed service, starting with healthcare facilities that offer abortions and veterans hospitals.
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A developer and privacy advocate has created a demo app that beeps every time your computer sends any data to Google. Spoiler alert — it’s a very noisy app.
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Google Search has long featured a collection of simple tools, but the stopwatch and timer have mysteriously disappeared in the past day or so.
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Today, Google is outlining the upcoming “helpful content update” that should make your search results more useful and more likely to have been written by an actual human.
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Google Search will now show you what cloud streaming services have a particular video game, building on existing support for movies, TV, and music.
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Google today announced a series of updates on improving information quality and literacy in Search, starting with Featured Snippet callouts.
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After being integrated across Android and the Chrome browser, Google Lens is now the main visual search experience on the desktop Google Images website.
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Google Search briefly experienced an issue that lead to longer page load times, errors, and empty search results.
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Back in 2019, Google added a favicon to every mobile Search result and unsuccessfully tried to do the same a year later on desktop. Google is now testing a mobile Search tweak that uses large favicons and gives more prominence to site names.
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In a new update to the Google Search results page, the search engine is now consistently making it clear exactly how words you put in quotes appear on the page.
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Local businesses are getting hit hard by scam one-star reviews on Google Maps and Search. Fortunately, there’s a way to report what you think are scammers trying to sully a local business’ good name. This guide will take you through the steps of flagging scam reviews on Google Maps and Google Search.
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Small businesses, especially ones that only operate in a local area, can live or die based on their reputation. Lately, that very reputation has been the target of scammers, as one-star reviews left on Google products demand payment in gift cards to take down the reviews. If you own an affected business, Google is on the case.
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Google has confirmed there’s an indexing issue hitting Search, causing many websites to have their new articles and pages left out of the public eye for the past several hours.
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To celebrate BTS and their massive fanbase, the BTS ARMY, Google, and YouTube have launched a variety of collaborations, including a new easter egg and a Street View tour.
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Back in October, Google Search on Android and iOS introduced a simple “Word of the day” notification that now lets you select a different difficulty level.
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As Pride month continues, Google is adding support for an LGBTQ+ owned attribute to Business Profiles that appear in Search and Maps.
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As COVID-19 has become something we’re learning to live with, Google is announcing new changes to how it handles information about the pandemic in Search. These adjustments include easier results for at-home COVID tests.
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Featured Snippets in Google Search are a great way to get quick answers to your queries, but sometimes one answer isn’t enough. Now, Google Search is testing out a new design for Featured Snippets that shows more websites.
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