Google simplifies search results page

Google has unveiled a new design for its search results page that gives more real estate to its Knowledge Graph results and makes the look and feel on desktop computers consistent with those on smartphones and tablets. 


The new layout shifts the advanced search options from the left sidebar to the horizontal bar above results where options to search verticals like Images, News and Maps are located, Techspot.com reported.


The advanced search tools themselves aren’t changing. Clicking on the “Search tools” link brings up virtually the same options as before, allowing internet users to filter results by date ranges and a handful of other criteria (sites with images, related searches, nearby, translated foreign pages, etc.)


Google has said that the new search results page will be available only to users in the US initially, with a gradual roll out to other languages and regions coming as soon as possible. A quick browse to Google.com is said to show the new design is live even for users outside the US.