- Google is adding a new feature to notify users when their search results aren’t very advantageous.
- Google may also suggest re-tailoring the query for better search results.
- Why Google added this feature and how it will be helpful for users.
It looks like Google wants to give users a heads up when its algorithm thinks that the search results might not be very helpful for the users. On Thursday, Google introduced a feature to the search results which will notify users that the search results might not match well to the query.
You may have experienced a case before when you perform a search for something on Google and the recommended search results just don’t seem to be matching your query. Now, when the search results will not be good enough, Google will inform users with a message that says ‘It looks like that there are not any good matches related to your query’. The message will pop up before showing the related searches. Google will also show recommendations that may help the users get better search results for their queries. You will also see other related searches to try to get the desired search results for your query.
The idea of this feature is not completely new, Google already notifies the users when there are not any search results present on the internet related to a query. But it is a very rare case these days as the internet is getting bigger and smarter and Google is also improving at analyzing and indexing the web.
You will still be able to scroll through the suggested results, the only change Google made is that it will notify you that the suggested search results don’t seem to be matching well with your query while providing you suggestions to reformulate your query to get better search results. Google currently also displays suggestions for more accurate spellings and phrasing to minimize displaying irrelevant search results for your query.
Google admitted that sometimes the suggested search results it displays are not specifically helpful for the users. Some queries just don’t have useful search results even in the almost infinite gorges of the internet these days.
According to Google, this message should not pop up very often as the main concept is that Google Search will provide better search results for your query. Google Search aims to produce search results that fit your query well so that you can get the best possible search results related to what you are looking for over the internet. However, the new addition will be useful as sometimes knowing that there is not any answer related to your query available out there can be virtually as helpful as getting the solutions first off.
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