An apparent bug is currently affecting Google’s search suggestions and auto-complete function. If you try to search Google.com and begin typing, Google will show auto-complete search suggestions on the right side of the search box, instead of showing them underneath the search box.
Here is a screen shot:
Complaints. Tons of searchers, SEOs, SEMs and our community are not liking what they see and posted screen shots and videos of this in action. Here are some of those:
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The horror!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/6CATb5nxzq— Pedro Dias (@pedrodias) May 7, 2019
Google has pushed the suggested search waterfall (on desktop) to the right, my guess is to make sure the ads are seen. pic.twitter.com/Uc3l4njpUW
— Joe Youngblood (@YoungbloodJoe) May 7, 2019
Is this a bug @Google pic.twitter.com/ihIFU2qgQZ
— Nkunzi Mystere (@Mystere_N) May 7, 2019
@Google First time I’ve ever seen a bug :smh: pic.twitter.com/FLVDWJUEQ3
— Josh (@josh_b_rad) May 7, 2019
The complaints go on and on.
Is it a bug? Google has not confirmed if this is a bug or not. But based on everything we see, how it looks, this appears to be a bug. Danny Sullivan from Google believes this is a bug, as he noted on Twitter:
It appears to be a bug. We’re looking into it.
— Danny Sullivan (@dannysullivan) May 7, 2019
Fix coming? We would think Google will be fixing this issue fast, but Google has not yet acknowledged it or given us a statement.
Fixed. Google has confirmed this was a bug and has resolved the issue. Everything is now back to normal.
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