Google AMP

Every issue, all time, most people first

1. AMP adds an extra tap to reach the real pageUnreviewed

   98 people since 2016, in 7 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • AMP pages hijack back button, scrolling, and browser bars, and banner close buttons are out of reach2022-04-19
   • Users get a separate AMP page instead of the site's original page2021-11-19
   • Users must strip AMP from news articles because they dislike how AMP pages look2021-11-18
   Something wrong here?

2. AMP pages have broken scrolling on iOSUnreviewed

   54 people since 2016, in 8 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • Scrolling is broken on every AMP page in non-Google iOS browsers2024-04-09
   • AMP pages hijack scrolling, navigation and search behaviour2022-08-26
   • AMP pages scroll badly on iOS, making reading frustrating2022-05-20
   Something wrong here?

3. AMP links hide the URL, so pages are hard to shareUnreviewed

   46 people since 2016, in 7 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • AMP pages lack normal navigation and URLs are hard to reconstruct for sharing2022-04-20
   • Non-AMP links are hard to get and sharing AMP links feels wrong2021-10-24
   • AMP links look like the wrong URL when shared, and the non-AMP link became harder to find2021-10-24
   Something wrong here?

4. Scrolling stops Safari hiding its bars or tap-to-scroll-top workingUnreviewed

   18 people since 2016, in 5 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • Page scrolls sideways into blank space and the address bar won't hide on iPhone2021-11-18
   • URL bar won't hide, scroll-to-top and rotation broken, text selection wonky2019-04-17
   • Address bar won't hide, rotation and find-highlighting break on iOS2018-12-07
   Something wrong here?

5. Pages show no content for 8-10 seconds while loadingUnreviewed

   16 people since 2017, in 6 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • Pages load blank or slowly, burning mobile data, and scrolling breaks2022-08-27
   • Pages load slower for people who use adblockers2022-05-20
   • Page is slow to paint and shifts layout after loading2021-03-23
   Something wrong here?

6. Back button behaves unpredictably on AMP pagesUnreviewed

   15 people since 2016, in 7 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • A close button on the injected banner actually sends users back to Google instead of dismissing it2022-05-20
   • Back button hijacked, requiring several presses to return to the previous page2022-04-19
   • Breaks links, scrolling and the back button2021-11-06
   Something wrong here?

7. Cannot opt out of AMP, which breaks basic web featuresUnreviewed

   12 people since 2016, in 7 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • Cannot opt out of AMP; it is forced on users, breaking basic web features2022-04-19
   • Can't disable AMP without a Safari extension, making websites less usable2021-09-28
   • Google links lead to AMP versions, forcing users to switch to web versions manually2021-05-20
   Something wrong here?

8. AMP links show only five comments, requiring clicks to see moreUnreviewed

   12 people since 2016, in 6 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • AMP pages strip comments and push app ads, and multiple clicks are needed to restore content2021-03-24
   • Can only see part of comments, cannot vote, expand or collapse them2020-12-19
   • Clicking 'view more comments' redirects to a non-AMP page, forcing a second click2020-12-04
   Something wrong here?

9. Mobile site versions stay shown on desktop with no way outUnreviewed

   11 people since 2016, in 6 different years · none this year

   20152026
   • Desktop AMP pages span full screen width with no way to return to normal version2025-04-19
   • Mobile site versions get shown on desktop, leaving users stuck on them2020-08-17
   • Mobile-only AMP page on desktop has full-width images, oversized font, no way to switch to desktop site2019-12-05
   Something wrong here?

10. Address bar is hijacked, so tabs cannot be reached until scrolling to topUnreviewed

    9 people since 2017, in 5 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Tapping the top to scroll to top doesn't work, and copying links is broken2021-11-18
    • Menu bar hijacked, so you can't close or switch tabs without scrolling to the top2020-12-21
    • Address bar is hijacked, so tabs can't be reached until scrolling to the top2020-07-17
    Something wrong here?

11. Fixed AMP bar covers the screen and its X returns to searchUnreviewed

    7 people since 2015, in 4 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Getting the real URL to share takes several steps; AMP toolbar takes screen space2018-08-09
    • AMP menu bar takes up screen space and confuses users2018-08-08
    • The banner's X button that users expect to dismiss it instead sends them back to Google2018-03-08
    Something wrong here?

12. AMP breaks opening sites in an app or browser with login sessionUnreviewed

    4 people since 2018, in 4 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Trying to interact with AMP pages redirects users elsewhere and loses their settings2021-03-24
    • Reddit's AMP version doesn't match the logged-in experience, forcing a workaround to reach normal Reddit2020-07-17
    • Sites must conform to AMP standard, losing control of their UX and interactivity2019-09-09
    Something wrong here?

13. Users cannot tell where they are or how to return to the websiteUnreviewed

    3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Hard to get back to the original URL; users can't tell they're not on the real domain2020-11-19
    • Users can't tell where they are or how to get back to the website2019-12-04
    • Users can't tell how to get to the page they actually requested2017-03-10
    Something wrong here?

14. Video with sound autoplays down the page, unrelated to the link clickedUnreviewed

    3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Video with sound autoplays somewhere down the page, unrelated to the link clicked2021-12-06
    • Clicking the link flashes, reloads repeatedly, then lands on unrelated videos instead of the topic2018-07-16
    • Clicking a story leads to pages that freeze the device and autoplay hidden video2017-06-10
    Something wrong here?

15. Share button is unreliable and normal share needs a menu swipeUnreviewed

    3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year

    20152026
    • Share button is hit or miss, and the AMP link needs swiping through a more menu to reach normal share2020-12-18
    • Broken share buttons on AMP articles and hard to find the non-AMP version2019-03-26
    • Shared AMP link appears broken for recipient, working only for the sender2017-01-12
    Something wrong here?

This list counts all time; the period switch above only changes the ranking. Each issue is a group of similar complaints raised by at least 3 people in 3 different months and threads. Each line under an issue is Claude Haiku's summary of one of its latest comments, not a quote; follow it to read the comment on Hacker News.