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Google Search

Raised as a usability problem by 2,696 people on Hacker News over 20 years (2007–2026), in 1,936 threads.

Ranked by people · period

This year (last 12 months)Last 5 yearsSince the beginning (2007)

1
AI answers crowd results so real links are hard to reachReviewed
23 people this year · 19 threads
2
Quoted terms no longer force results to contain exact wordsReviewed
14 people this year · 13 threads
3
Results cluttered with spam pages, hiding useful contentReviewed
13 people this year · 13 threads
4
Results look like ads, making organic results hard to tell apartReviewed
11 people this year · 11 threads
5
No single setting to turn off AI, so -noai must be appended to searchesUnreviewed
8 people this year · 8 threads
6
Tracking redirect links make copying the real URL awkward or failUnreviewed
6 people this year · 4 threads
7
English searches forced into local-language results when travelingUnreviewed
7 people this year · 3 threads
8
Useful results pushed to page two or laterUnreviewed
5 people this year · 4 threads
9
Repeated captchas before every search, especially over VPN or incognitoUnreviewed
4 people this year · 4 threads

1
Quoted terms no longer force results to contain exact wordsReviewed
183 people in the last 5 years · 126 threads
2
Results cluttered with spam pages, hiding useful contentReviewed
142 people in the last 5 years · 123 threads
3
Results look like ads, making organic results hard to tell apartReviewed
137 people in the last 5 years · 115 threads
4
AI answers crowd results so real links are hard to reachReviewed
60 people in the last 5 years · 56 threads
5
Silently rewrites precise queries, making exact searches hard to runUnreviewed
32 people in the last 5 years · 27 threads
6
Spammy SEO results force users to add reddit to queriesUnreviewed
29 people in the last 5 years · 27 threads
7
English searches forced into local-language results when travelingUnreviewed
26 people in the last 5 years · 16 threads
8
Repeated captchas before every search, especially over VPN or incognitoUnreviewed
25 people in the last 5 years · 24 threads
9
Recipe ingredients and steps buried under long life storiesUnreviewed
25 people in the last 5 years · 22 threads
10
Results shift after loading, so clicks land on the wrong linkUnreviewed
22 people in the last 5 years · 20 threads
11
Useful results pushed to page two or laterUnreviewed
17 people in the last 5 years · 16 threads
12
Exact error message searches return fewer exact matches than beforeUnreviewed
17 people in the last 5 years · 17 threads
13
Verbatim search buried behind many clicks and hard to keepUnreviewed
16 people in the last 5 years · 15 threads
14
No single setting to turn off AI, so -noai must be appended to searchesUnreviewed
16 people in the last 5 years · 15 threads
15
Cluttered results page makes the wanted information hard to findUnreviewed
15 people in the last 5 years · 14 threads
16
Same few sites shown, and blogs are hard to findUnreviewed
15 people in the last 5 years · 13 threads
17
Articles shown instead of the actual documentationUnreviewed
15 people in the last 5 years · 14 threads
18
Distracting, inconsistent pop-ups cover the search pageUnreviewed
14 people in the last 5 years · 14 threads
19
Recent pages dominate results, hiding older relevant pagesUnreviewed
14 people in the last 5 years · 14 threads
20
Small useful forums buried on later results pagesUnreviewed
13 people in the last 5 years · 13 threads
21
Has to click through many result pages without finding answersUnreviewed
12 people in the last 5 years · 12 threads
22
Infinite scroll breaks when navigating back to resultsUnreviewed
13 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
23
Rephrasing queries makes results worse, so the wanted thing is not foundUnreviewed
11 people in the last 5 years · 11 threads
24
Tracking redirect links make copying the real URL awkward or failUnreviewed
11 people in the last 5 years · 9 threads
25
Cached page link now hidden and harder to findUnreviewed
11 people in the last 5 years · 8 threads
26
Map in search results cannot be clicked to open itUnreviewed
9 people in the last 5 years · 9 threads
27
Affiliate spam makes actual product reviews nearly impossible to findUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 7 threads
28
Searches assume wrong location, showing results from distant placesUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 8 threads
29
Must add site filters and workarounds to find valuable contentUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 8 threads
30
Searches return sponsored ads and popular similar requests insteadUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 7 threads
31
Settings reset silently, so foreign-language results appear unnoticedUnreviewed
8 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
32
Scraper sites with duplicate content clutter resultsUnreviewed
7 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
33
Cookie banner keeps reappearing and pushes users to log inUnreviewed
7 people in the last 5 years · 7 threads
34
Date-limited search returns old posts outside chosen rangeUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
35
Descriptive queries return irrelevant results and nonsensical suggestionsUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
36
Discussions filter removed, so forum results are harder to findUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
37
Repeatedly pushed to install the app when wanting a quick searchUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
38
Searches for known sites don't show them, so URLs must be typedUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
39
Technical answer searches return recommendations instead of direct resultsUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
40
Google searches frustrating enough that users turn to ChatGPTUnreviewed
6 people in the last 5 years · 6 threads
41
Search box moves and results refresh unexpectedly on EnterUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
42
Advanced search hidden or inconsistently shown, hard to findUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
43
Image search results flooded with Pinterest pagesUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
44
Results lead to paywalled contentUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
45
Full page of ads pushes first real result below the foldUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
46
Tabs reorder each search, making the wanted tab hard to findUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
47
First results are mostly YouTube videos, hard to useUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
48
No visibility into why most site pages aren't indexedUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
49
Related search box tricks people into clicking unintended linksUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
50
No way to filter out AI-generated images from resultsUnreviewed
5 people in the last 5 years · 5 threads
51
Image searches need a new tab and retyping each time, dozens of timesUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
52
Redirect page takes forever to load when clicking resultsUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
53
Wikipedia no longer near top, requiring added 'wiki' in queriesUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
54
Cannot find how to get direct links to images in resultsUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
55
Old articles and exact-match forum posts can no longer be foundUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
56
Repeated popups push people to install Chrome on other browsersUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
57
Web results option buried in menu, requiring a click every searchUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
58
Top results for a specific report are scamsUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
59
Result counts misleading; only about 400 results reachable per searchUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
60
Results are paid or AI-generated garbage, hiding what users needUnreviewed
4 people in the last 5 years · 4 threads
61
Cannot set a default preference, so it must be changed every searchUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
62
Autocomplete suggestions flash up and interrupt typingUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
63
Site search returns random results that don't match what users wantUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
64
Mobile results page is so cluttered that users avoid itUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
65
Technical searches buried under course ads, comparison boxes and sign-up pushesUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
66
Search bar jumps to top of screen, distracting usersUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
67
Default results degraded over time, with changes hard to work aroundUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
68
Search in Safari fills half the screen, pushing users to switch browsersUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
69
GIF searches return only video results, making GIFs hard to findUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
70
Cannot find specific pages even with exact title and quoted searchesUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
71
Search box on results page doesn't work, requiring return to start pageUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
72
Hard to tell which links are real without checking each destinationUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
73
Snippets show wrong answers from SEO sites, requiring scrolling for good resultsUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
74
Must already know the exact query wording to find anythingUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads
75
Many topics nearly impossible to find through searchUnreviewed
3 people in the last 5 years · 3 threads

1
Quoted terms no longer force results to contain exact wordsReviewed
380 people since the beginning · 278 threads
2
Results look like ads, making organic results hard to tell apartReviewed
261 people since the beginning · 213 threads
3
Results cluttered with spam pages, hiding useful contentReviewed
204 people since the beginning · 182 threads
4
Silently rewrites precise queries, making exact searches hard to runUnreviewed
80 people since the beginning · 69 threads
5
AI answers crowd results so real links are hard to reachReviewed
61 people since the beginning · 57 threads
6
English searches forced into local-language results when travelingUnreviewed
55 people since the beginning · 43 threads
7
Repeated captchas before every search, especially over VPN or incognitoUnreviewed
55 people since the beginning · 52 threads
8
Search box moves and results refresh unexpectedly on EnterUnreviewed
45 people since the beginning · 35 threads
9
Results shift after loading, so clicks land on the wrong linkUnreviewed
45 people since the beginning · 35 threads
10
Verbatim search buried behind many clicks and hard to keepUnreviewed
40 people since the beginning · 38 threads
11
Tracking redirect links make copying the real URL awkward or failUnreviewed
40 people since the beginning · 36 threads
12
Spammy SEO results force users to add reddit to queriesUnreviewed
40 people since the beginning · 38 threads
13
Cluttered results page makes the wanted information hard to findUnreviewed
35 people since the beginning · 34 threads
14
Rephrasing queries makes results worse, so the wanted thing is not foundUnreviewed
34 people since the beginning · 33 threads
15
Recipe ingredients and steps buried under long life storiesUnreviewed
34 people since the beginning · 31 threads
16
Has to click through many result pages without finding answersUnreviewed
28 people since the beginning · 27 threads
17
Useful results pushed to page two or laterUnreviewed
28 people since the beginning · 27 threads
18
Distracting, inconsistent pop-ups cover the search pageUnreviewed
27 people since the beginning · 27 threads
19
Same few sites shown, and blogs are hard to findUnreviewed
27 people since the beginning · 25 threads
20
Exact error message searches return fewer exact matches than beforeUnreviewed
26 people since the beginning · 26 threads
21
Small useful forums buried on later results pagesUnreviewed
23 people since the beginning · 23 threads
22
Affiliate spam makes actual product reviews nearly impossible to findUnreviewed
22 people since the beginning · 21 threads
23
Searches assume wrong location, showing results from distant placesUnreviewed
20 people since the beginning · 19 threads
24
Recent pages dominate results, hiding older relevant pagesUnreviewed
20 people since the beginning · 20 threads
25
Scraper sites with duplicate content clutter resultsUnreviewed
19 people since the beginning · 16 threads
26
Must add site filters and workarounds to find valuable contentUnreviewed
18 people since the beginning · 18 threads
27
Image search results flooded with Pinterest pagesUnreviewed
18 people since the beginning · 17 threads
28
Articles shown instead of the actual documentationUnreviewed
18 people since the beginning · 17 threads
29
Autocomplete suggestions flash up and interrupt typingUnreviewed
17 people since the beginning · 14 threads
30
Cached page link now hidden and harder to findUnreviewed
16 people since the beginning · 12 threads
31
No single setting to turn off AI, so -noai must be appended to searchesUnreviewed
16 people since the beginning · 15 threads
32
Infinite scroll breaks when navigating back to resultsUnreviewed
16 people since the beginning · 9 threads
33
Search terms auto-corrected into words the user didn't meanUnreviewed
15 people since the beginning · 15 threads
34
Advanced search hidden or inconsistently shown, hard to findUnreviewed
14 people since the beginning · 14 threads
35
Settings reset silently, so foreign-language results appear unnoticedUnreviewed
14 people since the beginning · 10 threads
36
Redirect page takes forever to load when clicking resultsUnreviewed
14 people since the beginning · 12 threads
37
Image searches need a new tab and retyping each time, dozens of timesUnreviewed
13 people since the beginning · 12 threads
38
Arrow keys hijacked from page scrolling by search interfaceUnreviewed
13 people since the beginning · 8 threads
39
Cannot set a default preference, so it must be changed every searchUnreviewed
12 people since the beginning · 12 threads
40
Date-limited search returns old posts outside chosen rangeUnreviewed
12 people since the beginning · 10 threads
41
Results lead to paywalled contentUnreviewed
11 people since the beginning · 11 threads
42
Site search returns random results that don't match what users wantUnreviewed
11 people since the beginning · 11 threads
43
Full page of ads pushes first real result below the foldUnreviewed
11 people since the beginning · 11 threads
44
Cannot find how to get direct links to images in resultsUnreviewed
11 people since the beginning · 10 threads
45
Wikipedia no longer near top, requiring added 'wiki' in queriesUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
46
Discussions filter removed, so forum results are harder to findUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
47
Searches return sponsored ads and popular similar requests insteadUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 9 threads
48
Cookie banner keeps reappearing and pushes users to log inUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
49
Map in search results cannot be clicked to open itUnreviewed
10 people since the beginning · 10 threads
50
Personalised results hide new resources, making new material hard to findUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 9 threads
51
Descriptive queries return irrelevant results and nonsensical suggestionsUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 8 threads
52
Mobile results page is so cluttered that users avoid itUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 9 threads
53
Repeatedly pushed to install the app when wanting a quick searchUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 8 threads
54
Backspace captured by search box, changing results instead of navigating backUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 7 threads
55
AMP pages make search results annoying to useUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 9 threads
56
Search bar jumps to top of screen, distracting usersUnreviewed
9 people since the beginning · 8 threads
57
Searches for known sites don't show them, so URLs must be typedUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
58
Tabs reorder each search, making the wanted tab hard to findUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
59
Technical answer searches return recommendations instead of direct resultsUnreviewed
8 people since the beginning · 8 threads
60
Local domain redirect forces private mode and preference changes for EnglishUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
61
Search history re-enabled without the user choosing itUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
62
Extra distracting information in results reduces productivityUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
63
Old articles and exact-match forum posts can no longer be foundUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
64
Search page breaks in text browsers and layout keeps shiftingUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 6 threads
65
First results are mostly YouTube videos, hard to useUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 7 threads
66
Navigating nested popup menus with the mouse is hard and slowUnreviewed
7 people since the beginning · 5 threads
67
Technical searches buried under course ads, comparison boxes and sign-up pushesUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
68
Searching the Go language returns irrelevant results due to its nameUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
69
Website addresses typed into search box instead of address barUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
70
Results too fuzzy, showing alternate searches instead of exact matchesUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
71
Instant search often fails to load, forcing manual refreshUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
72
Default results degraded over time, with changes hard to work aroundUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
73
Results render as plain text, not followable links, in text browsersUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
74
Google searches frustrating enough that users turn to ChatGPTUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
75
Repeated popups push people to install Chrome on other browsersUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 6 threads
76
Related search box tricks people into clicking unintended linksUnreviewed
6 people since the beginning · 5 threads
77
Verbatim mode ignores required words and clashes with date filtersUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
78
Dark mode renders results white with light text until refreshUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
79
Returns nearly related Stack Overflow pages instead of the specific answerUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
80
Back button returns to redirect URL, forcing repeated back pressesUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
81
Search in Safari fills half the screen, pushing users to switch browsersUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
82
Cannot find the search engine's link, refining searches is tediousUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
83
No visibility into why most site pages aren't indexedUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
84
Phone search feels cumbersome and limited compared to desktopUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
85
Mobile search offers only preset time filters reaching back a yearUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
86
Web results option buried in menu, requiring a click every searchUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
87
No way to filter out AI-generated images from resultsUnreviewed
5 people since the beginning · 5 threads
88
Tab order changes unpredictably, so the wanted tab can't be reliably clickedUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
89
GIF searches return only video results, making GIFs hard to findUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
90
Searching from Safari on iPhone opens desktop version instead of mobileUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
91
Cannot find specific pages even with exact title and quoted searchesUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
92
Scrolling is uncomfortable and cannot scroll page right after imageUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
93
Song lyric searches rarely return obscure music resultsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
94
Power users lack search control because options were removedUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
95
Clicking the News tab drops the search, forcing a restartUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
96
Obscure keyword searches over-contextualized, giving frustrating resultsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
97
Must sift through many useless results to find contentUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
98
Software download searches return scammy sites with bundled installersUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
99
In-depth articles pushed down, requiring extra words to findUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
100
Service manual searches return user manuals insteadUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
101
Distracting fade-in animation plays on every new browser windowUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
102
Top results for a specific report are scamsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
103
Result counts misleading; only about 400 results reachable per searchUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 3 threads
104
Results are paid or AI-generated garbage, hiding what users needUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
105
Python 3 docs searches return 2.x pages, requiring manual version switchingUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
106
Search box on results page doesn't work, requiring return to start pageUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
107
Site preview pops out unexpectedly when hovering resultsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
108
Scrollbar no longer shows page length, and loading pauses are jarringUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 3 threads
109
I'm feeling lucky button disappears once typing startsUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
110
Sidebar shows few filter options, requiring an extra click for allUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 3 threads
111
Generated results page is still hard to scanUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
112
Mobile search has more ads, tracking and anti-patterns than beforeUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
113
Links and content stay hidden until the mouse movesUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 4 threads
114
Voice search acts after a timer unless cancelled, causing mistakesUnreviewed
4 people since the beginning · 3 threads
115
Search returns broken or poorly documented libraries instead of working onesUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
116
Mobile image search lacks easy reverse image search buttonUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
117
Image results often lack the picture or require login to viewUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
118
Image thumbnails stop responding to clicks, requiring page refreshUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
119
Irrelevant results, and non-product information cannot be foundUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
120
Results open in the Google app, with no multiple tabsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
121
Cached page takes about 15 seconds to loadUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
122
Top results open login pages before showing any relevant contentUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
123
Dot-prefixed terms return poor results because the dot is ignoredUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
124
Ads, snippets and widgets leave room for only eight resultsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
125
Useful information hard to surface, so users rely on bookmarksUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
126
Hard to tell which links are real without checking each destinationUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
127
Google+ content crowds out search resultsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
128
Results altered to show paid products instead of searched termsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
129
Users avoid results over malware fears and slow bloated pagesUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
130
Snippets show wrong answers from SEO sites, requiring scrolling for good resultsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
131
Non-commercial content is hard to find among shopping resultsUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
132
Must already know the exact query wording to find anythingUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads
133
Many topics nearly impossible to find through searchUnreviewed
3 people since the beginning · 3 threads

Every issue, all time, most people first

Quoted terms no longer force results to contain exact wordsReviewed
380 people since 2009, in 18 different years · 14 this year
20072026
Read the reviewed issue →
Something wrong here?
Results look like ads, making organic results hard to tell apartReviewed
261 people since 2008, in 19 different years · 11 this year
20072026
Read the reviewed issue →
Something wrong here?
Results cluttered with spam pages, hiding useful contentReviewed
204 people since 2008, in 18 different years · 13 this year
20072026
Read the reviewed issue →
Something wrong here?
Silently rewrites precise queries, making exact searches hard to runUnreviewed
80 people since 2010, in 17 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Complex queries become impossible to find results for; keyword search fails on specific syntax2026-07-23
- Refining a search query returns the same results, ignoring the changes2025-04-10
- Swear words in queries get treated as keywords, returning irrelevant results2025-01-31
Something wrong here?
AI answers crowd results so real links are hard to reachReviewed
61 people since 2020, in 7 different years · 23 this year
20072026
Read the reviewed issue →
Something wrong here?
English searches forced into local-language results when travelingUnreviewed
55 people since 2009, in 17 different years · 7 this year
20072026
- Can't find needed content in English; Russian results show unwanted material2026-09-12
- Search returns poor results, making it hard to find a good English source2026-05-21
- Forces translated results and UI language, ignoring the user's browser and English preferences2025-12-28
Something wrong here?
Repeated captchas before every search, especially over VPN or incognitoUnreviewed
55 people since 2011, in 14 different years · 4 this year
20072026
- Blocked as a bot because of privacy settings, then endless captchas2026-09-04
- Captchas and Cloudflare checkboxes appear frequently and sometimes can't be passed2026-08-04
- Searches take 5+ seconds and show human checks, making it effectively unusable2026-03-20
Something wrong here?
Search box moves and results refresh unexpectedly on EnterUnreviewed
45 people since 2010, in 15 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Editing the search box lags and scrambles characters as they're typed2026-07-11
- Typing in the search box lags about 20 seconds, letters jump around out of place2025-06-17
- Lags during text entry and rearranges characters, forcing users to wait2025-06-09
Something wrong here?
Results shift after loading, so clicks land on the wrong linkUnreviewed
45 people since 2011, in 10 different years · none this year
20072026
- Autocomplete suggestions are never right and tapping through them leads to mis-clicks2025-09-01
- Popup keeps redirecting to App Store after wrong button click, looping repeatedly2025-08-05
- Popup changes until user clicks wrong button, landing them in app store2025-08-05
Something wrong here?
Verbatim search buried behind many clicks and hard to keepUnreviewed
40 people since 2011, in 15 different years · none this year
20072026
- Exact phrase and required-keyword searches no longer work, so verbatim sentences can't be found2025-01-15
- Verbatim search can't be set as the default, so users must reselect it each time2024-10-31
- Verbatim mode now returns irrelevant local hotel results unless excluded manually2023-12-29
Something wrong here?
Tracking redirect links make copying the real URL awkward or failUnreviewed
40 people since 2011, in 13 different years · 6 this year
20072026
- Requires JavaScript and uses opaque redirect URLs in results2026-10-30
- Copying result links now yields an unreadable URL, requiring extra clicks to get a clean one2026-09-13
- Can't inspect a result's URL to see where it leads before clicking2026-09-12
Something wrong here?
Spammy SEO results force users to add reddit to queriesUnreviewed
40 people since 2013, in 9 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Searches return SEO spam, forcing users to append sites like Reddit to find real content2026-08-21
- Results are so poor that users must append site:reddit.com to find anything2026-01-23
- Top results are SEO spam, so users append 'reddit' to searches2025-02-05
Something wrong here?
Cluttered results page makes the wanted information hard to findUnreviewed
35 people since 2010, in 14 different years · none this year
20072026
- Results are cluttered with irrelevant or misleading pages, making it hard to find the answer2025-04-08
- Results page so cluttered and unpleasant it was disorienting to load2024-05-21
- Search results page has cluttered extra content and feels slow to respond2024-03-05
Something wrong here?
Rephrasing queries makes results worse, so the wanted thing is not foundUnreviewed
34 people since 2009, in 17 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Summaries misread the query and push actual search results further down the page2026-08-11
- Small query changes produce unpredictable results, making desired results hard to reproduce2026-01-07
- Phrasing queries to get good results no longer works; results often irrelevant2025-07-30
Something wrong here?
Recipe ingredients and steps buried under long life storiesUnreviewed
34 people since 2012, in 8 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Recipe pages hide the ingredient list and steps behind extra content2026-10-07
- Recipe pages bury the actual recipe under long prefaces, forcing endless scrolling on phones2025-07-06
- Search results bury the answer under ads and pop-up videos on recipe sites2025-02-16
Something wrong here?
Has to click through many result pages without finding answersUnreviewed
28 people since 2009, in 13 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Users must click through multiple links to find the information they want2026-09-22
- First results page is deliberately poor, forcing users to click to page two2026-03-30
- Results page is hard to navigate and pushes news snippets over relevant results2024-10-31
Something wrong here?
Useful results pushed to page two or laterUnreviewed
28 people since 2011, in 11 different years · 5 this year
20072026
- Only about 8 results per page, versus 50 previously2026-09-12
- Only 10 results per page makes finding relevant results with Command+F laborious2026-09-12
- Non-obvious searches get buried on later result pages, with slop and spam clogging results2026-08-21
Something wrong here?
Distracting, inconsistent pop-ups cover the search pageUnreviewed
27 people since 2010, in 12 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Clicking a result link first forces an extra confirmation notice before opening the site2026-01-22
- Non-Chrome browser users are repeatedly interrupted by Chrome promotion pop-ups while searching2025-12-19
- Mobile search keeps showing 'Sign in to confirm you're not a bot' even when already signed in, requiring repeated clicks2025-10-21
Something wrong here?
Same few sites shown, and blogs are hard to findUnreviewed
27 people since 2015, in 10 different years · none this year
20072026
- Results are cluttered with SEO blogspam, making useful sources hard to find2025-05-26
- Search results lead to blog spam and pages with popups demanding subscriptions or accounts2025-05-22
- Hard to find personal blogs using Google search2025-02-10
Something wrong here?
Exact error message searches return fewer exact matches than beforeUnreviewed
26 people since 2011, in 11 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Specific product not found by search, only appeared by chance a week later2026-09-28
- Quoted searches silently return similar but wrong part numbers, easy to miss2026-02-19
- Google results show "app installed" instead of the GitHub URL2025-03-14
Something wrong here?
Small useful forums buried on later results pagesUnreviewed
23 people since 2010, in 11 different years · none this year
20072026
- Linked websites are slow to load and full of ads, requiring clicking through several2025-10-30
- Can't find a restaurant's real website because delivery aggregator listings crowd the results2025-05-26
- Restaurant's own website is hard to find; delivery app order buttons dominate results2024-11-13
Something wrong here?
Affiliate spam makes actual product reviews nearly impossible to findUnreviewed
22 people since 2010, in 12 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search results mostly show top retailers selling cheap goods, making company lookup futile2025-07-20
- Can't tell whether top search results are legitimate stores or scams2024-09-20
- First pages filled with low-quality SEO-spam product recommendations, hard to find trustworthy reviews2024-02-19
Something wrong here?
Searches assume wrong location, showing results from distant placesUnreviewed
20 people since 2012, in 12 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Results differ wildly by location, hiding information the user expects to see2025-12-28
- Returns irrelevant results for a different architecture, padded with off-topic hits2025-08-16
- Localised results often show the wrong country's content, so the user must add a hidden query parameter2025-07-24
Something wrong here?
Recent pages dominate results, hiding older relevant pagesUnreviewed
20 people since 2010, in 10 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Date range filter removed, so old articles can't be found amid recent results2026-08-02
- Hard to find old internet content; results are low-quality marketing pages2025-04-27
- Searches for old topics return irrelevant current-event results, so the wanted page can't be found2024-10-09
Something wrong here?
Scraper sites with duplicate content clutter resultsUnreviewed
19 people since 2010, in 9 different years · none this year
20072026
- Top results are ad-stuffed copies of documentation, making the real docs hard to reach2024-11-21
- Top results include outdated docs and ad-heavy sites instead of the right page2023-07-25
- First page of results cluttered with scraper sites with unreadable content2022-08-19
Something wrong here?
Must add site filters and workarounds to find valuable contentUnreviewed
18 people since 2011, in 10 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Results are dominated by large .com sites, forcing users to add exclusion operators2026-06-01
- Hard to find relevant content; spam pollutes results so users add site: filters2024-09-18
- Constant frustration searching, forcing use of site: filters to find good results2024-05-24
Something wrong here?
Image search results flooded with Pinterest pagesUnreviewed
18 people since 2017, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Cannot hide Pinterest, Quora and Medium from search results2023-10-18
- Search results show Pinterest bookmarks instead of the actual thing being searched for2023-08-04
- Image search cluttered with Pinterest results and lacks filters, making it hard to reach originals2023-06-14
Something wrong here?
Articles shown instead of the actual documentationUnreviewed
18 people since 2020, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Gets in the way of finding doc links, showing explanations instead of the needed results2026-05-19
- Technical articles and API documentation are unfindable; results mostly show products2025-09-08
- Returns beginner tutorials instead of the specific technical answer requested2025-03-28
Something wrong here?
Autocomplete suggestions flash up and interrupt typingUnreviewed
17 people since 2008, in 9 different years · none this year
20072026
- Autocomplete suggestions are disgusting and distracting, so the user avoids using it2024-08-27
- Home and End keys move through suggestions instead of editing the query text2024-04-17
- Autocomplete suggestions flash up while typing and interrupt the search the user wants to type2021-12-03
Something wrong here?
Cached page link now hidden and harder to findUnreviewed
16 people since 2011, in 8 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Lost access to cached pages it used to show, with no explanation2026-08-01
- Cache links are hidden from the search interface so users can't find them2024-09-15
- Removed cache feature makes Google search results less useful to the user2024-02-16
Something wrong here?
Infinite scroll breaks when navigating back to resultsUnreviewed
16 people since 2012, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Sections keep breaking the flow, so users can't quickly scroll to the web results they want2025-05-10
- Infinite scroll forgets position, so returning via back means rescrolling through all results2024-06-26
- Infinite scrolling makes it hard to reach deep results past page ten2024-06-26
Something wrong here?
No single setting to turn off AI, so -noai must be appended to searchesUnreviewed
16 people since 2023, in 4 different years · 8 this year
20072026
- AI answers hallucinate and reverse themselves, so users can't trust results2026-11-03
- No real way to turn off AI Overviews; the disable toggle is buried or hidden2026-10-29
- Couldn't find a way to turn off the AI feature, so resorted to workaround2026-09-09
Something wrong here?
Search terms auto-corrected into words the user didn't meanUnreviewed
15 people since 2009, in 10 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Can't run exact searches; engine keeps auto-correcting spelling to other words2026-02-19
- Quoted searches still get auto-corrected to other spellings with no way to turn it off2021-10-20
- Search auto-corrects correct queries to other terms, forcing the user to fight it2020-11-26
Something wrong here?
Advanced search hidden or inconsistently shown, hard to findUnreviewed
14 people since 2008, in 9 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Advanced search modifiers and exact-text matching were removed, so users can't run the precise searches they want2026-08-14
- Advanced search operators were removed, so precise queries no longer work as expected2023-09-22
- Advanced search is hidden or inconsistently surfaced, making it hard for users to find2022-09-09
Something wrong here?
Settings reset silently, so foreign-language results appear unnoticedUnreviewed
14 people since 2011, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- Language preference setting auto-resets at random, so results never match the user's languages2025-05-19
- Language preference ignored; results in Finnish and a 'change to English' link doesn't work2025-03-19
- Ignores English preference, resets language by IP, hides switch-back link2024-07-26
Something wrong here?
Redirect page takes forever to load when clicking resultsUnreviewed
14 people since 2009, in 7 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Clicking results forces a slow redirect round trip, making search unusable on low-bandwidth connections2026-09-12
- Result links take seconds to load because of server-side redirects, making clicks feel slow2026-09-12
- Users wait 1.5 to 2 seconds for results to load2021-12-24
Something wrong here?
Image searches need a new tab and retyping each time, dozens of timesUnreviewed
13 people since 2010, in 9 different years · none this year
20072026
- Image search button moves unpredictably among related keywords, making it hard to find2023-08-22
- Images button hidden among unpredictable suggestion buttons; results switch unexpectedly after missing 'more results' button2023-08-01
- Can't middle-click images to open them in a new tab; must click first, then pop out2022-11-14
Something wrong here?
Arrow keys hijacked from page scrolling by search interfaceUnreviewed
13 people since 2011, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Lacks keyboard shortcuts for navigating results and editing the search box2023-05-17
- Arrow keys hijacked from page scrolling by the search interface2017-07-26
- Keyboard shortcuts for selecting and opening results no longer work2017-07-26
Something wrong here?
Cannot set a default preference, so it must be changed every searchUnreviewed
12 people since 2008, in 10 different years · none this year
20072026
- Cannot set a default preference, so the setting must be changed repeatedly on every search2025-04-23
- Settings toggle for trending searches doesn't work, so trending suggestions keep appearing2025-01-29
- Safe search toggle makes no difference in results until the user logs in2023-02-08
Something wrong here?
Date-limited search returns old posts outside chosen rangeUnreviewed
12 people since 2017, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Past week date filter returns results from months ago2026-08-01
- Date-range search returns wrong-dated results with no error indication or way to flag them2024-06-02
- Date filter is buried, its current value is hidden, and it doesn't appear in the query2023-08-10
Something wrong here?
Results lead to paywalled contentUnreviewed
11 people since 2010, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search ranks pages with pop-ups, paywalls and sign-in walls highly, hiding usable content2024-12-28
- Requires looking through multiple pages and clicking through ads and paywalls2024-07-25
- Search results lead to paywalled content, hurting the user experience2024-02-19
Something wrong here?
Site search returns random results that don't match what users wantUnreviewed
11 people since 2010, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Site:domain queries return unrelated results for some users, inconsistently2023-07-21
- Site: search returns zero results, even for the page the user just visited2023-06-05
- Google search returns wrong results, forcing users to use workarounds2021-12-02
Something wrong here?
Full page of ads pushes first real result below the foldUnreviewed
11 people since 2013, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Full page of ads pushes the first real result below the fold2025-03-21
- Organic results pushed below the fold and buried, so users struggle to find them2024-08-07
- Ads styled like ordinary links, filling most of the above-fold space2024-01-19
Something wrong here?
Cannot find how to get direct links to images in resultsUnreviewed
11 people since 2018, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Source pages are ad-ridden, so users copy images without clicking through2025-04-03
- Can no longer view the actual image file directly, only the source page2024-01-16
- Clicking results leads to pages, not raw images; users must right-click to get the file2022-04-05
Something wrong here?
Wikipedia no longer near top, requiring added 'wiki' in queriesUnreviewed
10 people since 2010, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Outdated Fandom wiki pages rank at top, forcing users to search again2023-09-25
- Makes it very hard to find links of similar quality to Wikipedia2022-08-06
- Wikipedia no longer appears first, so users must add 'wiki' to queries2022-02-15
Something wrong here?
Discussions filter removed, so forum results are harder to findUnreviewed
10 people since 2014, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Forums and blogs, especially new ones, no longer appear in top results2025-01-19
- Removed the discussions filter, so forum results are harder to find2023-06-14
- Can't easily find real discussions anymore since the forums filter was removed2023-06-13
Something wrong here?
Searches return sponsored ads and popular similar requests insteadUnreviewed
10 people since 2011, in 6 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Elderly users don't realize sponsored results are ads and click them2026-09-12
- Ads impersonate the searched brand, so users can't tell real results from paid ones2025-09-24
- Search results push users toward ads and sponsored placements they did not choose2025-05-11
Something wrong here?
Cookie banner keeps reappearing and pushes users to log inUnreviewed
10 people since 2015, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Sites stack cookie banners, notification prompts and login popovers before the content can be read2026-09-22
- Users get buried in cookie popups, login walls, app prompts and banner ads2023-11-22
- Cookie consent dialogs and captchas appear each time in private windows2023-04-27
Something wrong here?
Map in search results cannot be clicked to open itUnreviewed
10 people since 2017, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Google Maps link removed from search results page, so users can no longer find it there2026-09-09
- No obvious way to reach Google Maps from map results in search2025-04-29
- Clicking the search mini-map no longer opens Google Maps, forcing users to relearn behaviour2024-11-26
Something wrong here?
Personalised results hide new resources, making new material hard to findUnreviewed
9 people since 2011, in 8 different years · none this year
20072026
- No way to give feedback on results except clicking links, so personalization doesn't noticeably improve2022-05-23
- Can't find what they're searching for because personalization narrows results to wrong categories2020-08-17
- Searches for uncommon topics return useless results, and the personalised matching cannot be turned off2020-05-20
Something wrong here?
Descriptive queries return irrelevant results and nonsensical suggestionsUnreviewed
9 people since 2013, in 7 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Returns useless results and garbage the user wasn't looking for2026-01-19
- Returns generic popular results instead of what was searched, burying relevant ones2024-08-30
- Fills results with irrelevant nonsense instead of saying nothing was found2023-10-22
Something wrong here?
Mobile results page is so cluttered that users avoid itUnreviewed
9 people since 2015, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Tiled results layout is unusable and frustrating on mobile2023-07-27
- Nearly invisible close button on ads; repeated feedback never stops irrelevant ads2023-04-19
- On mobile, ads and widgets push results off screen so none are visible2022-02-02
Something wrong here?
Repeatedly pushed to install the app when wanting a quick searchUnreviewed
9 people since 2015, in 6 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Web version is full of popups pushing users to install the app2026-04-06
- Sponsored apps placed above the searched-for app cause users to click the wrong one2025-09-25
- Search results show a half-page prompt to install or use the app2025-07-26
Something wrong here?
Backspace captured by search box, changing results instead of navigating backUnreviewed
9 people since 2010, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Back button lands on the previous page before the search, not the results2024-02-11
- Search bar steals focus so backspace edits the query instead of going back2017-07-26
- Backspace key unexpectedly refreshes the search results page instead of going back2017-07-26
Something wrong here?
AMP pages make search results annoying to useUnreviewed
9 people since 2017, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Mobile results are cluttered by heavy AMP emphasis, making search annoying2021-02-20
- AMP pages make Google search results annoying to use2020-12-18
- Mobile search results flooded with AMP pages, can't find the information wanted2020-12-18
Something wrong here?
Search bar jumps to top of screen, distracting usersUnreviewed
9 people since 2010, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search bar on home screen is impossible to remove2025-10-29
- Search bar shifts position after load, so taps land on the wrong element2025-05-06
- Top bar for switching between search types has been broken for nearly a decade2023-02-14
Something wrong here?
Searches for known sites don't show them, so URLs must be typedUnreviewed
8 people since 2019, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Users must switch to other search engines to find needed information2024-01-16
- Searches for known sites don't show them; users must type URLs directly2023-07-02
- Can't find known websites even when typed in exactly2023-02-24
Something wrong here?
Tabs reorder each search, making the wanted tab hard to findUnreviewed
8 people since 2014, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Shopping UI fills the screen with irrelevant results; images tab no longer in predictable place2025-12-08
- Tab order keeps changing, and exact-size image search is no longer available2024-02-29
- Search type tabs like Images and Videos keep moving, so users must hunt through unrelated options2024-02-20
Something wrong here?
Technical answer searches return recommendations instead of direct resultsUnreviewed
8 people since 2019, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Google search is impossible to use for finding 'best' product recommendations2024-02-22
- Product searches return endless recommendation articles with no useful information, so people append Reddit2023-10-22
- Search results now push product pages instead of giving direct answers to queries2023-05-04
Something wrong here?
Local domain redirect forces private mode and preference changes for EnglishUnreviewed
7 people since 2009, in 7 different years · none this year
20072026
- Forced geo-redirects on mobile when traveling abroad make searching frustrating2025-08-31
- Gets redirected to a regional Google domain in Spanish despite English preference2021-11-26
- Google shows results in a wrong language based on IP, ignoring the localized domain2019-02-19
Something wrong here?
Search history re-enabled without the user choosing itUnreviewed
7 people since 2010, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Older search history entries are hard to access and now only list a domain2021-01-18
- Search history is logged by default and is hard to delete2015-12-21
- Search history gets re-enabled without the user consciously choosing it2015-04-21
Something wrong here?
Extra distracting information in results reduces productivityUnreviewed
7 people since 2010, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Multiple screenfuls of garbage appear before actual search results2025-07-02
- Scrolling past 'More search results' turns pink and jerky with no useful content2023-02-03
- Search results pile on distracting extra information, reducing the user's productivity2019-08-13
Something wrong here?
Old articles and exact-match forum posts can no longer be foundUnreviewed
7 people since 2018, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't find things using vague remembered details and generic keywords2024-08-20
- Can't find an old post from 2007 using vague remembered keywords2022-08-23
- Search results are cluttered with old-version forum posts and endless 'Thanks!' replies2022-03-31
Something wrong here?
Search page breaks in text browsers and layout keeps shiftingUnreviewed
7 people since 2011, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search results are pushed to the bottom half of the page, hard to find2023-08-30
- Search page breaks in text browser and layout keeps shifting2019-10-31
- Searching shows junk above the fold, so the actual results are pushed below and need scrolling2019-05-11
Something wrong here?
First results are mostly YouTube videos, hard to useUnreviewed
7 people since 2019, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- First results are mostly YouTube videos, making searches hard to use2026-06-21
- Results page cluttered with a space-hogging YouTube video section, forcing users to add workarounds2024-02-11
- Technical searches show only two useful results on the first page2023-07-25
Something wrong here?
Navigating nested popup menus with the mouse is hard and slowUnreviewed
7 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Most functions are hidden behind a dropdown whose '...' indicator only appears on hover2021-01-17
- Menu popup shifts results down, causing misclicks on unwanted links2020-01-19
- Menu vanishes when mouse moves out of range, and it is slow to find items2011-12-13
Something wrong here?
Technical searches buried under course ads, comparison boxes and sign-up pushesUnreviewed
6 people since 2011, in 6 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Non-technical searches are buried under ads and AI content, making results unusable2026-08-11
- Technical searches are buried under course ads, comparison boxes and sign-up pushes2025-09-27
- Search results are flooded with shopping listings, so the technical details can't be found2022-01-02
Something wrong here?
Searching the Go language returns irrelevant results due to its nameUnreviewed
6 people since 2011, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search directions for installing Go are confusing, linking to a wrong answer and requiring unintuitive /usr/local steps2016-06-25
- Searching for the Go programming language on Google returns unhelpful results2015-08-06
- Searching for Go requires adding 'golang' to queries to find results2014-07-30
Something wrong here?
Website addresses typed into search box instead of address barUnreviewed
6 people since 2009, in 6 different years · none this year
20072026
- Users can't tell the browser address bar apart from the search field2024-05-31
- Users type website addresses into the search box instead of the address bar2019-09-08
- Non-technical users type site names into the address bar and rely on search results, which a hijacking add-on broke2017-11-11
Something wrong here?
Results too fuzzy, showing alternate searches instead of exact matchesUnreviewed
6 people since 2008, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Fuzzy search cannot be disabled; even clicking the did-you-mean link rewrites the query2023-10-07
- Fuzzy matching returns unrelated results when searching for something specific2023-04-17
- Removed advanced search options and forces fuzzy matches, so results are wrong2019-12-14
Something wrong here?
Instant search often fails to load, forcing manual refreshUnreviewed
6 people since 2010, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Has to repeatedly re-enable Instant Search in settings to get a feature back2017-07-26
- Searches lag for seconds, and search-as-you-type keeps coming back after being disabled2013-08-22
- Instant search often doesn't work until enter is pressed, and results sometimes don't appear2012-08-24
Something wrong here?
Default results degraded over time, with changes hard to work aroundUnreviewed
6 people since 2015, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Classic results view is buried where few people will find it, and can't be made default2024-05-17
- No way to sort results by date instead of relevance2022-02-16
- Results are ordered by opaque ranking, and users can't re-sort them by objective criteria2021-12-02
Something wrong here?
Results render as plain text, not followable links, in text browsersUnreviewed
6 people since 2019, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Search results page is full of superfluous content, hard to get through with text-to-speech2026-05-21
- Search results include distracting non-link content and ignore exact-match modifiers2023-05-02
- Search results page content does not fit the browser window2020-12-09
Something wrong here?
Google searches frustrating enough that users turn to ChatGPTUnreviewed
6 people since 2022, in 4 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Users say they can't find things and must run multiple queries or chatbot prompts2026-05-27
- Users who want plain search are forced into a chatbot interface they avoided2026-05-19
- Search results are poor and cluttered with ads, so people switch to ChatGPT2024-11-21
Something wrong here?
Repeated popups push people to install Chrome on other browsersUnreviewed
6 people since 2020, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Repeatedly prompts Safari users to switch to Chrome with the default button highlighted2025-09-03
- Repeated popups push people to install Chrome on other browsers2025-08-13
- Constant interstitials and banners push people to install Chrome, making defaults hard to change2024-08-06
Something wrong here?
Related search box tricks people into clicking unintended linksUnreviewed
6 people since 2015, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Related searches pop up and shift content just as the user is about to click2022-11-27
- Search no longer finds what the user is looking for, so they save links manually2022-11-07
- Real search links are buried under so much other content the user must scroll past it2022-07-10
Something wrong here?
Verbatim mode ignores required words and clashes with date filtersUnreviewed
5 people since 2013, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Verbatim option is disabled when an exact date range is set, so both can't be used together2022-06-01
- Verbatim mode ignores required words and can't combine with date filters2020-04-28
- Verbatim mode is buried, can't be defaulted, and doesn't work with time filter2019-02-11
Something wrong here?
Dark mode renders results white with light text until refreshUnreviewed
5 people since 2013, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Dark mode renders search results white with light text, making them unreadable until refresh2025-08-05
- Search results load in light mode at night, forcing a manual page refresh2024-02-04
- Search interface uses dark patterns and searches for what it thinks user wants2021-10-01
Something wrong here?
Returns nearly related Stack Overflow pages instead of the specific answerUnreviewed
5 people since 2012, in 5 different years · none this year
20072026
- Most results just link to other sites' search pages instead of actual content2024-11-21
- Search returns almost related Stack Overflow pages instead of the specific answer needed2023-06-12
- Returns Stack Overflow answers instead of official reference docs, and query rewriting dumbs searches down2021-06-02
Something wrong here?
Back button returns to redirect URL, forcing repeated back pressesUnreviewed
5 people since 2012, in 5 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Back button is hijacked, trapping users on pages instead of returning them2026-04-14
- Redirects break the back button, so the only escape from spam pages is closing the tab2022-01-28
- Hijacked back button stops users returning to other search results2021-07-29
Something wrong here?
Search in Safari fills half the screen, pushing users to switch browsersUnreviewed
5 people since 2018, in 4 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Full-screen prompt to use Google app interrupts searching on Safari2026-08-31
- Google search in Safari fills half the screen pushing users to switch browsers2026-06-05
- Google serves an outdated search page UI to some mobile browsers like Firefox2022-05-18
Something wrong here?
Cannot find the search engine's link, refining searches is tediousUnreviewed
5 people since 2011, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- On Google results pages the URL bar turns into a search selector, so the URL can't be seen or edited2024-10-31
- Can't find the search engine's link, and refining searches after submitting is tedious2020-08-04
- Correct link is hard to find as Google keeps changing results2012-10-25
Something wrong here?
No visibility into why most site pages aren't indexedUnreviewed
5 people since 2023, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Pages silently dropped from index with no explanation, shown only as 'visited, not indexed'2026-04-14
- Pages take weeks or months to appear in search results, requiring manual URL submission2025-02-26
- Pages show as crawled but not indexed, with no clear reason or fix2024-10-31
Something wrong here?
Phone search feels cumbersome and limited compared to desktopUnreviewed
5 people since 2014, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Using search on the phone feels cumbersome and limited compared to desktop2026-05-19
- Searching for Android device-wide OCR turns up nothing relevant, unlike Apple searches2022-09-13
- Searching on a phone is tedious compared with using a keyboard2015-10-20
Something wrong here?
Mobile search offers only preset time filters reaching back a yearUnreviewed
5 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Mobile search only offers preset time filters reaching back a year, unlike desktop's custom dates2021-10-14
- Filters hidden on mobile, forcing slower desktop version to filter by date2021-01-17
- Can't set arbitrary search dates on mobile, only on desktop2019-10-01
Something wrong here?
Web results option buried in menu, requiring a click every searchUnreviewed
5 people since 2013, in 3 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Search button unexpectedly returns AI answers instead of web results, needing extra clicks to get results2026-05-19
- Search results no longer show enough info, forcing extra clicks to find answers2026-02-19
- Web results option is buried in a menu, requiring a click every search2024-06-19
Something wrong here?
No way to filter out AI-generated images from resultsUnreviewed
5 people since 2024, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Exact-match image searches return zero results, showing AI lookalikes instead2025-05-26
- Image results are flooded with AI-generated stock slop, too hard to sort through2025-03-26
- Image search floods results with AI-generated junk, making older blogs and sites hard to find2025-01-25
Something wrong here?
Tab order changes unpredictably, so the wanted tab can't be reliably clickedUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Result type tabs keep shuffling order randomly, so users can't find the tab they expect2026-04-13
- Tab order changes unpredictably, so users cannot reliably click the tab they want2024-01-16
- Tab buttons change order on every query, so users can't find them by position2021-07-29
Something wrong here?
GIF searches return only video results, making GIFs hard to findUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Returns GIFs that are actually videos, so they can't be used2023-05-22
- Can't copy animated gifs from image search; only get a still image2022-09-28
- Image search returns videos instead of the GIFs the user wants2021-12-14
Something wrong here?
Searching from Safari on iPhone opens desktop version instead of mobileUnreviewed
4 people since 2008, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't set search as the new tab page without an extension, especially on mobile2022-08-05
- Image search is hidden on mobile; users must request desktop site to find it2018-07-27
- Must request desktop site manually for every search on iPad2016-02-04
Something wrong here?
Cannot find specific pages even with exact title and quoted searchesUnreviewed
4 people since 2010, in 4 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- Search no longer surfaces exact titles, so known items are hard to find2026-10-29
- Can't find specific pages even with exact title and quoted searches2025-05-29
- Hard to find specific pages; must battle matching with quotes and suffixes2023-03-06
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Scrolling is uncomfortable and cannot scroll page right after imageUnreviewed
4 people since 2010, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Going back after opening a photo resets to the top, forcing repeated scrolling through loading indicators2024-06-26
- Scrolling left after viewing an image returns to the previous result, not the original page2017-08-23
- Page auto-scrolled away when the user tried to click an image2011-11-03
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Song lyric searches rarely return obscure music resultsUnreviewed
4 people since 2013, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't tell whether results are missing, the lyrics are wrong, or search failed2024-05-24
- Genius lyrics pages rarely appear on first results, forcing users to add +genius2019-09-09
- Searching by song lyrics rarely returns results for obscure music2017-11-06
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Power users lack search control because options were removedUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Changes to quoted-search behavior disrupt power users' learned habits2022-08-05
- Results-as-you-type makes power users wait longer and fights specific searches2019-01-25
- Power users lack specific control over search; options were removed2015-07-06
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Clicking the News tab drops the search, forcing a restartUnreviewed
4 people since 2012, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Tapping a news story opens a search results page instead of the article2024-05-17
- News sites no longer appear in regular results, so users must click the news tab2023-10-21
- Clicking News in the navbar erases the search term, forcing re-entry; two news links are confusing2013-03-17
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Obscure keyword searches over-contextualized, giving frustrating resultsUnreviewed
4 people since 2016, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Generic searches return lackluster results; useful advice is hidden under jargon-heavy or niche phrasing2022-08-30
- Hard to find a specific site when its name-like search terms are common words2021-01-05
- Searches for obscure or keyword-based things give frustrating results because it over-contextualizes2017-05-17
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Must sift through many useless results to find contentUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Takes forever to sift through results and reword queries before finding an answer2024-02-15
- Silently broadens queries, so users must sift through irrelevant results to find matches2020-08-31
- Users must sift through many useless results to find what they want2012-03-03
Something wrong here?
Software download searches return scammy sites with bundled installersUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 4 different years · none this year
20072026
- Searching for downloads returns malware sites and piracy sites ranked above official sources2023-02-03
- Searches for software downloads return scammy sites with ads and bundled installers2020-06-08
- Searching for software downloads returns malicious links, forcing users to verify manually2018-10-28
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In-depth articles pushed down, requiring extra words to findUnreviewed
4 people since 2019, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Searching for a term surfaces repeated news articles, forcing users deep into results2022-04-14
- In-depth articles pushed down, so users must add extra words to find them2022-02-02
- News articles crowd out the results the user wants2020-05-25
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Service manual searches return user manuals insteadUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Couldn't find an existing user manual despite many keyword queries2020-11-17
- Can't find service manuals for older appliances; results only show paid resale sites2019-08-14
- Searching for service manuals returns user manuals instead2019-06-23
Something wrong here?
Distracting fade-in animation plays on every new browser windowUnreviewed
4 people since 2009, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Scroll-tied animations make the page frustrating, so users close the tab within seconds2020-12-11
- Distracting animation plays every time a new browser window opens2010-09-07
- Waiting for the mouse and fade-in animation before the page is usable is annoying2010-06-10
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Top results for a specific report are scamsUnreviewed
4 people since 2023, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Sponsored scam results look official and sit above the real result2025-04-29
- Scam-laden results are hard for regular people to navigate safely2024-01-01
- No easy way to report a scam website found in search results2023-05-26
Something wrong here?
Result counts misleading; only about 400 results reachable per searchUnreviewed
4 people since 2022, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Reported result counts are misleading; only about 400 results are reachable per search2024-04-14
- Results stop after about 400 hits despite reporting tens of millions, blocking deeper browsing2023-02-09
- Only about 400 results viewable despite millions reported, hard to do deep research2022-09-09
Something wrong here?
Results are paid or AI-generated garbage, hiding what users needUnreviewed
4 people since 2022, in 3 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Search results are flooded with LLM-generated pages, making human-written sources hard to find2026-10-30
- Search results have declined so badly that people switch to LLMs2026-03-08
- Search results are paid or LLM-generated garbage, so users can't find what they need2025-04-13
Something wrong here?
Python 3 docs searches return 2.x pages, requiring manual version switchingUnreviewed
4 people since 2010, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Searching for Python docs returns SEO-stuffed older-version pages instead of current official docs2023-11-02
- Searches for Rails docs return outdated APIDock pages for Rails 3.2 instead of official docs2023-07-25
- Searches for Python 3 docs return 2.x pages, forcing manual version switching2015-06-18
Something wrong here?
Search box on results page doesn't work, requiring return to start pageUnreviewed
4 people since 2020, in 3 different years · 2 this year
20072026
- Search is too strict about whitespace, so the page the user wants can't be found2026-02-19
- Search box on results page doesn't work; users must return to start page2026-01-23
- The search on the archive page doesn't work for the user2022-08-05
Something wrong here?
Site preview pops out unexpectedly when hovering resultsUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Hovering over results unexpectedly expands descriptions and can't be disabled2020-12-14
- Hover preview pops up over results when the mouse passes the arrow, covering content2012-07-06
- Site preview pops out unexpectedly when hovering over search results2012-01-11
Something wrong here?
Scrollbar no longer shows page length, and loading pauses are jarringUnreviewed
4 people since 2012, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Scrollbar no longer shows page length, and loading pauses feel random and jarring2023-06-17
- Scrollbar no longer shows page length, and loading pauses feel random2023-06-17
- Bar takes up screen space and navigates away from the page when user tries to dismiss it2016-10-17
Something wrong here?
I'm feeling lucky button disappears once typing startsUnreviewed
4 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- I'm Feeling Lucky button now just lands on random Google doodles instead of a search result2025-01-08
- The I'm feeling lucky button disappears once typing starts, so it can't be used2012-08-11
- The I'm Feeling Lucky button disappears once the user starts typing, so it can't be found or used2011-07-29
Something wrong here?
Sidebar shows few filter options, requiring an extra click for allUnreviewed
4 people since 2010, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Toolbar changes with every search, making filters hard to find and use2024-02-27
- Search filters are hidden under 'search tools', needing more clicks to reach2014-03-13
- Needs extra clicks and forgets which ambiguously named side menu holds recent-results filter2010-05-09
Something wrong here?
Generated results page is still hard to scanUnreviewed
4 people since 2010, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Tedious to scan results, needing to scroll then click to reach next page2019-07-31
- Results change as you type, disrupting scanning and forcing extra steps to start a new query2017-07-26
- Constantly changing results make it slower to scan and decide which link to click2010-09-16
Something wrong here?
Mobile search has more ads, tracking and anti-patterns than beforeUnreviewed
4 people since 2021, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Google's mobile search UX is seen as inferior to TikTok's2023-10-01
- Sites that aren't mobile-friendly get downranked even in desktop searches2023-04-16
- Hard to find useful non-ad content when searching on mobile2021-07-29
Something wrong here?
Links and content stay hidden until the mouse movesUnreviewed
4 people since 2009, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Useful links are hidden until the mouse moves, so the user can't easily find them or the background setting2010-06-10
- Top-left links like Gmail are unavailable for seconds while the page fades in2009-12-03
- Links fade in late, so user must wiggle mouse to reveal clickable options2009-10-16
Something wrong here?
Voice search acts after a timer unless cancelled, causing mistakesUnreviewed
4 people since 2012, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Can't review past voice results without redoing the search and waiting2019-08-15
- Voice search occasionally stops working until the app is force-reset2012-10-31
- Voice commands run for seconds before the user realises the wrong action started2012-07-03
Something wrong here?
Search returns broken or poorly documented libraries instead of working onesUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search results for a build error were grim and unhelpful2025-05-17
- Search keeps returning broken or poorly documented libraries instead of working ones2021-10-19
- Search returns outdated, broken-link pages that are hard to find useful results in2020-10-25
Something wrong here?
Mobile image search lacks easy reverse image search buttonUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Removed View Image button and cluttered reverse search with Google Lens2024-02-06
- Mobile Google image search lacks an easy button for reverse image search2022-02-12
- Google's image search layout on iOS is broken and worse than Bing's2011-11-02
Something wrong here?
Image results often lack the picture or require login to viewUnreviewed
3 people since 2018, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Forces users to the host page instead of opening the image directly2021-11-08
- Image results often lack the picture or force a login before viewing2020-01-25
- Image results don't zoom and often open pages without the image2018-02-16
Something wrong here?
Image thumbnails stop responding to clicks, requiring page refreshUnreviewed
3 people since 2008, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Clicking image links breaks the browser back button2023-03-10
- Image thumbnails stop responding to clicks, so the user must refresh the page2020-12-23
- Clicking Images clears the typed query, forcing the user to retype it2008-03-12
Something wrong here?
Irrelevant results, and non-product information cannot be foundUnreviewed
3 people since 2018, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search returns irrelevant results and can't find needed non-product information2023-09-18
- Search returns irrelevant results and ignores conjunctions in product queries2019-08-23
- Search results omit key keywords, showing irrelevant return policies for other stores2018-06-13
Something wrong here?
Results open in the Google app, with no multiple tabsUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search results are often wrong or miss caveats, so users must open many tabs to check them2024-04-29
- Results open in the heavy Google app, and you must go back after each result, with no multiple tabs2023-04-17
- Google results page unusable in console browsers; search box 12 tabs away2020-03-06
Something wrong here?
Cached page takes about 15 seconds to loadUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- UX changes make it harder to view cached pages2021-10-24
- Cached page takes about 15 seconds to load before showing2015-09-23
- Cached pages load forever unless user clicks the text only link2011-11-22
Something wrong here?
Top results open login pages before showing any relevant contentUnreviewed
3 people since 2017, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Top results open login pages before showing any relevant content2022-02-15
- Search results lead to pages requiring login before content is visible2019-11-24
- Clicking relevant results lands on useless login screens from Quora and LinkedIn2017-06-05
Something wrong here?
Dot-prefixed terms return poor results because the dot is ignoredUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Named like web search but only searches a subset of the index, not apparent2025-05-08
- Searching for a dot-prefixed term like ".Web" returns poor results because Google ignores the dot2020-12-26
- Can't find WebP comparison results because the name gets shortened to 'web' in search2011-04-13
Something wrong here?
Ads, snippets and widgets leave room for only eight resultsUnreviewed
3 people since 2012, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- Results layout makes everything look like an advertisement, so it's confusing to use2020-01-22
- Results are crowded out by ads, snippets and widgets, leaving room for only eight results2019-05-11
- Results are personalized and clicks are tracked, and a hidden side panel gets in the way2012-01-11
Something wrong here?
Useful information hard to surface, so users rely on bookmarksUnreviewed
3 people since 2015, in 3 different years · none this year
20072026
- People search for sites and click through results instead of using bookmarks, a clumsy multi-step workflow2023-11-26
- Google auto-corrects or ignores search terms, so users must rely on bookmarks instead2018-06-20
- Search results have gotten worse at surfacing useful information, so the user relies on bookmarks instead2015-07-14
Something wrong here?
Hard to tell which links are real without checking each destinationUnreviewed
3 people since 2022, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Links hide the real destination, so users cannot check URLs before clicking2024-11-08
- Finding a fix requires opening and checking many links one by one2024-05-02
- Hard to tell which links are real; must scrutinize each link and verify destination2022-03-14
Something wrong here?
Google+ content crowds out search resultsUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Search is crippled by Google+ content, making it frustrating to use2017-11-11
- Irrelevant old Google+ posts from contacts clutter web search results2017-08-11
- Leading plus in search now redirects to Google+ instead of web search2011-11-07
Something wrong here?
Results altered to show paid products instead of searched termsUnreviewed
3 people since 2021, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Users lose control over results, which are altered to show paid products instead of what was searched2023-10-07
- Paid results and Google's own content crowd out useful results2021-11-30
- Shopping results crowd out information, forcing users to reformulate queries to avoid them2021-01-05
Something wrong here?
Users avoid results over malware fears and slow bloated pagesUnreviewed
3 people since 2011, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Users avoid clicking results due to malware risk and slow, bloated pages2019-08-13
- Clicking thin content sites that waste users' time, forcing them back to find real results2011-09-03
- Clicking results leads to aggregator sites that bounce users through repetitive link mazes2011-01-28
Something wrong here?
Snippets show wrong answers from SEO sites, requiring scrolling for good resultsUnreviewed
3 people since 2023, in 2 different years · 1 this year
20072026
- AI snippets crowd results, forcing users to scroll past them to find websites2026-05-27
- Coding searches return outdated 2013-era results, forcing users to scroll past irrelevant old answers2023-09-19
- Snippets show wrong answers from SEO sites, forcing users to scroll for good results2023-02-08
Something wrong here?
Non-commercial content is hard to find among shopping resultsUnreviewed
3 people since 2020, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Relevant non-commercial content is hard to find among shopping results2021-07-29
- Hard to find in-depth information buried under marketing and irrelevant results2021-06-25
- Obscure content impossible to find; results skew to popular commercial sites2020-04-06
Something wrong here?
Must already know the exact query wording to find anythingUnreviewed
3 people since 2024, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Friends and family can't find what they need; finding the right query is a craft2025-07-24
- Must already know the right query wording to find what they need2025-02-05
- Users must craft the right query to get useful results2024-01-04
Something wrong here?
Many topics nearly impossible to find through searchUnreviewed
3 people since 2022, in 2 different years · none this year
20072026
- Searching for one thing leads into unwanted rabbit holes of related topics2023-08-31
- Can't find information on the topic when searching Google2023-04-05
- Many topics are nearly impossible to find through search engine searches2022-11-11
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