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Google app rolls out Notifications tab on Android
The Google (Search) app on Android now has a Notifications tab in the bottom bar.
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Google Search links appear in orange text for some users
Google looks to be testing a new color scheme for Google Search in the native app and in Chrome. Google’s links are appearing orange for more users, instead of the blue color that we’ve grown accustomed to for years. This new scheme seems to be in testing rather than a full-fledged rollout.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search gets sticky with ‘Paddington’ marmalade sandwich Easter egg
To celebrate Peru’s most famous bear, Google Search is getting very sticky with a marmalade sandwich Easter egg in time for the launch of the upcoming Paddington in Peru movie.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search ‘Quick View’ will show recipes without opening a website
A new feature in Google Search seems to be in testing. Some are seeing a new “Quick View” button in Google Search that will instantly display recipe ingredients without opening the website.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app rolls out Song Search Quick Settings Tile on Android [U]
Google is adding yet another way to access its excellent Song Search feature on Android with a Quick Settings (QS) Tile.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search results will be ‘Organized with AI’ and AI Overviews get adsÂ
In addition to the latest Lens feature today, Google Search is rolling out “Organized with AI” and ads in AI Overviews.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle updates Search widget on iPhone with customizable shortcuts, like Gemini
The Search widget offered by the Google app on iPhone and iPad now offers customizable shortcuts, including to Gemini.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search app on Android keeps crashing in widespread bug
On Saturday evening (PT), a large number of Android users are seeing the Google app repeatedly crash (“Google keeps stopping”) when they attempt to search.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search results
Rolling out starting today, Google Search results will now directly link to The Internet Archive to add historical context for the links in your results.
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Google Search redesigns web stopwatch and timer
Google Search is home to a number of built-in tools, with the stopwatch and timer recently getting a redesign.Â
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search bar widget redesign adds Dynamic Color, limits customization [U]
Back in 2018, the Google app on Android introduced the ability to customize the Search bar widget, but a redesign takes away most of the options.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search AI Overviews rolling out to six new countries, adding more prominent links
Following the US launch in May, Google Search AI Overviews are coming to six more countries, while links will appear in a new “right-hand link display.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search app tests prominent Chrome Incognito shortcut on Android
For queries that you don’t want saved to Account history, the Google Search app on Android is testing a rather prominent shortcut to “Chrome Incognito.”
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Google Maps and Search will show wildfire alerts in more parts of Europe and Africa
Starting back in 2020, Google Maps and Search gained the ability to show the boundaries of nearby wildfires. Now, support for wildfire info in Google Maps and Search is expanding to more countries through Europe and Africa.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle kicks off Paris 2024 with Olympic Doodle series
Besides partnering with NBC and Team USA, Google is celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympics across its major services.
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Reddit changes have blocked all search engines except Google amid AI ‘misuse’ [U]
Reddit can be a valuable source for information from real people, which is why Google is spending millions on a deal with the platform. But, now, Reddit has started to block many of its results from showing in other search engines properly.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search ending ‘Notes’ experimentÂ
Back in November, Google Search Labs launched a Notes experiment and it’s now coming to an end with the feature ultimately not launching.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search app gets customizable icons on iOS
The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, which basically is its own browser, now offers customizable homescreen icons.Â
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Search removing continuous scrolling from results page
After introducing in 2021 and 2022, Google is rolling back continuous scrolling on the Search results page.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle to show your movie/TV reviews and Search notes in a public ‘profile’ next week
Google will start rolling out public, searchable “profiles” in Search that will show your movie and TV reviews as well as notes in Search starting on June 24.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app puts Search bar at the bottom of its browser
The Google app on Android is showing a persistent Search bar at the bottom of any web result or Discover article you open.
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Google gives Hum to Search a spherical glow-up [Video]
Introduced in 2020, Hum to Search is an underrated capability and Google has now given it a delightful animation.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle seems to be showing AI Overviews much less frequently, data suggests
Google launched AI Overviews in mid-May to all users and, following some viral mistakes, it seems the company has pulled back, as new research shows it may be appearing in merely 15% of search queries.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle now has Auto Dark Mode for websites in its iPhone app
While Search Labs is most closely associated with generative AI, Google also uses it to test other features, with the latest being “Auto Dark Mode” on the iPhone.
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