About this tag
The search experiments tag on WindowsForum.com covers recent changes and tests in how search interfaces are presented, with a focus on Google's evolving homepage design. Discussions highlight a specific experiment where the traditional Google Search button is removed for some signed-out visitors, replaced by shortcuts for image creation, file queries, and brainstorming. The regular search box and 'I'm Feeling Lucky' remain, but the explicit button for conventional web queries is absent in this layout. The test was observed in stable Chrome and reproduced in Microsoft Edge and Perplexity's Comet browser, with independent confirmation from Android Authority. This tag is relevant for users interested in search interface changes and their implications for browsing.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Google Tests AI Shortcuts, Removes Search Button for Some

    Google is testing a version of its homepage that removes the familiar Google Search button for some signed-out visitors and fills the space with shortcuts for Create images, Ask about files, and Brainstorm. The regular search box remains, as does “I’m Feeling Lucky,” but the most explicit...