Google is readying some sort of “AI Mode” for the Search app on Android that appears to be a new conversational and visual (or multimodal) experience.
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Google has introduced a new feature on iOS that injects links on third-party websites that take users back to Google Search.
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Google is running a “small” test in portions of Europe which will see content from EU-based news publishers being removed from Google products including Search and News for a period of time.
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The Google (Search) app on Android now has a Notifications tab in the bottom bar.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Google is adding yet another way to access its excellent Song Search feature on Android with a Quick Settings (QS) Tile.
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In addition to the latest Lens feature today, Google Search is rolling out “Organized with AI” and ads in AI Overviews.
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The Search widget offered by the Google app on iPhone and iPad now offers customizable shortcuts, including to Gemini.
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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.
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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 is home to a number of built-in tools, with the stopwatch and timer recently getting a redesign.
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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.
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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.”
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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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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.
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Besides partnering with NBC and Team USA, Google is celebrating the Paris 2024 Olympics across its major services.
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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.
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Back in November, Google Search Labs launched a Notes experiment and it’s now coming to an end with the feature ultimately not launching.
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The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad, which basically is its own browser, now offers customizable homescreen icons.
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After introducing in 2021 and 2022, Google is rolling back continuous scrolling on the Search results page.
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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.
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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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