Google's Perspectives feature lets you see content from real people

Google is launching a new search feature that will let you explore different perspectives from real people on various topics. Perspectives will be available as a tab on Friday, the company announced on Twitter. When you tap the Perspectives tab, you will see different content from discussion boards, Q&A sites, and social media platforms, such as videos, images and written posts. Google said in a blog post that this feature is designed to help you find "information from people on forums and social media sites," allowing you to benefit from the experiences of others.

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Google brings continuous scrolling for search results on desktop

The rollout is still limited to the US, but Google has begun bringing "continuous scrolling" for search results on the desktop. If you use Google on your smartphone, you're familiar with how this looks like. You no longer need to click Next when you reach the bottom of the page or see the page numbers at the bottom of your search results. According to Google, it will automatically show up to six pages of results before you need to click a "More results" button. It's available for English results in the US right now, but we expect it to roll out in more regions soon.

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Google labels ads in mobile search results as 'Sponsored'

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Google is changing how paid search results show up on mobile. These will now carry a larger "Sponsored" tag instead of a simple "Ad" tag. The website name is listed at the top of each search result too. The "size and shape" of each site's favicons are also getting updated, so they're easier to see. Google plans to test a "similar experience" on the desktop "soon."

The change is implemented because Google wanted to ensure "ads are clearly labeled" with a tag that's "prominent and clear across different types of paid content." While the more prominent position of site names and favicons should make it easier to "identify the website that's associated with each result at a glance."

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Google experiments with darker 'dark mode' for Android app

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The new dark mode test Google is running on its Android search app isn't the same as the pitch-black dark mode on desktops. The one spotted for the mobile version is darker than the usual dark gray but lighter than pitch black. As The Verge pointed out, this new dark mode could be more attractive for smartphones using OLED displays. It can come in handy to save battery life or give dark mode lovers another option. This new shade is available in Google's latest 13.8 beta version.