Google on Your iPhone Changes Suddenly Avoid Clicking These Links
Google role in search is under scrutiny in court, with debates about whether it holds a monopoly. iPhone users might feel less impacted than Android users, but Google’s default presence on their devices plays a key role in the discussion. Now, a new change in Google’s iOS app has caught attention, surprising many.
According to SERoundtable, Google has introduced a "Page Annotation" feature in its iOS app. This means that while browsing a webpage in Google’s in-app browser, the app can highlight certain words or topics as clickable links. Clicking these links takes users back to Google search results. Website owners cannot control these links, which are automatically added by Google.
The problem for website owners is significant. Visitors are being redirected from their sites to Googl...