Google search on mobile gets an overhaul

Google is redesigning the appearance of mobile search results, the company said in a blog on Friday. “We wanted to take a step back and simplify it a bit so people can find what they’re looking for faster and easier,” Aileen Cheng, who led the redesign, said in the blog.

The redesign will have bigger, bolder text that’s supposed to be easier to scan quickly, and you’ll see more Google Fonts in the results. Search results will also occupy more of your screen width, in part thanks to reduced shadows. Google also says the redesign will use the color “more intentionally” to help highlight important information without being distracting.

To get a feel for the difference between the redesign and the actual experience, compare this render of the redesign with a screenshot of the current search experience I took on my iPhone 12 mini.

It looks like the new design puts more information higher on the page and reduces visual clutter, which will hopefully make it easier to analyze the results without forcing you to scroll too far to find what you’re looking for. .

Google says the redesign will be rolled out in the coming days.