Google abandons continuous scrolling in search results

Google has reportedly abandoned continuous scrolling of search results on desktop and mobile, with the company returning to the old method of splitting results into multiple pages (via The edge).

Google introduced continuous scrolling on mobile and desktop in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The change is reminiscent of a social media feed, although Google’s version was never quite the “infinite scroll” that social media users are familiar with. The search typically returns the equivalent of six pages of results in a single scroll, before presenting users with a “More Results” button that keeps them scrolling.

Google originally claimed that continuous scrolling would make navigation results faster and easier, although some users probably didn’t notice that the old pagination system often acted as a natural circuit breaker that allowed them to determine s They had all the information they needed.

A Google spokesperson was quoted as saying Land of search engines this continuous scrolling would be removed from desktop search results starting June 25, while the feature will be removed from mobile results “in the coming months.” Google said the change was necessary to allow it to serve search results faster, instead of automatically loading results that users didn’t explicitly request.