Google Search’s built-in timer has disappeared and no one’s saying why
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6218N)
Google Search's timer feature in 2013 when it was first introduced. | Image: Google Until recently, one of the most convenient ways to set a timer was to simply search for one on Google. Punch in a query like 10 minute timer," and, hey presto, you'd get a ten-minute timer. But last month, reports started to emerge that this feature had disappeared from Google without warning. Search Engine Roundtable was among the first to cover the missing timer on July 20th, citing tweets from around July 18th.
Although there is no shortage of timers elsewhere on the web (or provided as stock apps on iOS and Android) Google's built-in version was a simple, accessible alternative. And, as well as the timer, there was also a stopwatch feature built into the same widget for when you need to count up rather than down. The feature dates...