Google Scraps Continuous Scrolling in Search Results

[MacRumors]

Google is reportedly scrapping continuous scrolling of search results on desktop and mobile, with the company returning to the old method of dividing results into several pages (via The Verge).

Google introduced continuous scrolling on mobile and desktop in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The change was reminiscent of a social media feed, although Google's version was never quite the "infinite scroll" that social network users will be familiar with. Search has typically returned the equivalent of six pages of results in a single scroll, before offering users a "More results" button that keeps the scroll going.

Google originally claimed that continuous scroll would make browsing results quicker and easier, although some users likely missed how the old pagination system often acted as a natural breaker that allowed them to consider whether they had all the information they needed.

A Google spokesperson reportedly told Search Engine Land that continuous scroll would be removed from desktop search results from June 25, while the feature will be removed from mobile results "in the coming months." Google said that the change is needed to allow it to serve search results faster, instead of automatically loading results that users haven't explicitly requested.

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[iMac The Knife]

Bummer. I prefer continuous scrolling. I like my search results like I like my porn. Clicking from page to page is so 2000 and late.

 

[crsh1976]

Google search results have been feeling very subpar for a while, continuous scrolling through inadequate results made for some doomscrolling of sorts sometimes too - either way, continuous scrolling or not, let's hope it comes with search engine optimizations too.

 

[johannnn]

Like why not just load the 10 first hits, and then load additional hits in the background and populate them as we scroll?

 

[icanhazmac]

Stopped reading at "Google scraps...", it would be news if Google didn't scrap something!

Too bad Google won't scrap the hoovering of personal data.

 

[al256]

I loathe continuous scrolling.

 

[Velin]

Google search is becoming beyond terrible. Jammed with ads, commercial links, and questionable algorithms.

 

[evanmac]

The truth is that continuous scrolling is much more resource heavy than pagination, for everything including servers, clients and network.

 

[contacos]

Soon the EU will impose some law that will restrict endless scrolling because it is causing addiction to teenagers anyway. Only half kidding

 

[scorpio vega]

Ever since the Ai debacle google search has been terrible. I can’t even use google to search Reddit because it literally won’t list link anymore from Reddit unless you keep scrolling

 

[Kirkster]

Soon the EU will impose some law that will restrict endless scrolling because it is causing addiction to teenagers anyway. Only half kidding

Not even half…. The EU 🙄. Won’t affect me in the least since I don’t “Google”. If only they would break off youboob I would be Google free….

 

[turbineseaplane]

I've scrapped Google search

Kagi is so much better and so worth the money (to me)

 

[minik]

I didn't have to scroll a single line since it's not my search engine. Infinite scrolling is never great to begin with.

 

[rbramseyjr]

Bummer. I prefer continuous scrolling. I like my search results like I like my porn. Clicking from page to page is so 2000 and late.

twitter really is where it's at for that stuff these days.

 

[Ted_Appleseed]

Goooooooooogle >
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next

 

[Tdude96]

Does google actually have any users left to know or care if they switched from continuous scroll to paged results? I don't think I personally know anyone who uses their search anymore.

 

[winxmac]

Websites in general, not just search engines, should stop using continuous scrolling...

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Switched to Kagi and don't see myself going back. Paying for search feels ridiculous, but since it's something we use daily maybe we should pay for it.

 

[PhoenixAnhart]

Thank god. I hated having to scroll so far to get to the bottom of the page to see what location Google thinks I'm at.

 

[Unity451]

I guess we can expect SEO companies to begin (false) promising "We'll get you on page 1 of Google" once again. Lovely.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

So after this change, we should just immediately go to the second page to avoid the first page of ad-supported and otherwise bad search results?

 

[turbineseaplane]

Switched to Kagi and don't see myself going back. Paying for search feels ridiculous, but since it's something we use daily maybe we should pay for it.

So many things I love about it, but near the top of the list is the ease of omitting certain sites from results (permanently).

Just getting Pinterest garbage out of my life has been worth it alone

That site should be fined for littering
Complete garbage just dumped all over the web

 

[ProbablyDylan]

So many things I love about it, but near the top of the list is the ease of omitting certain sites from results (permanently).

Just getting Pinterest garbage out of my life has been worth it alone

That site should be fined for littering
Complete garbage just dumped all over the web

It's Fandom for me. That website makes my skin crawl.

 

[now i see it]

I don’t think I’ve ever found any useful information on the 3rd page or more of results.

I rarely find useful information on the 2nd page.

And more often than not, I don’t find any useful information at all on any page using Google. It may be “the best” but it’s still virtually useless.

 

[turbineseaplane]

I don’t think I’ve ever found any useful information on the 3rd page or more of results.

I rarely find useful information on the 2nd page.

And more often than not, I don’t find any useful information at all on any page using Google. It may be “the best” but it’s still virtually useless.

Summary:

Google is virtually useless