Google is killing infinite scroll on search results
by Andrew Liszewski from The Verge - All Posts on (#6NS30)
Illustration: The Verge The latest feature headed to the Google graveyard is continuous scrolling on search results, according to a report from Search Engine Land. The user experience, which mirrored the endless scrolling behavior of social media feeds, was originally introduced for search results on mobile devices in October of 2021 and then brought over to desktop search results in late 2022.
A Google spokesperson reportedly told Search Engine Land that continuous scroll is being removed today from desktop search results, while the feature will be removed from mobile results in the coming months."
In its place on desktop will be Google's classic pagination bar, allowing users to jump to a specific page of search results or simply click Next" to see the next...