Google Changes Expandable Featured Snippet Look

Oct 28, 2019 - 8:06 am 2 by
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Google Expandable

Google has had expandable featured snippets officially for over a year now but Google seems to have recently been testing changing the design and layout of those. It is now showing less content in the expandable element. I should note - I personally cannot replicate this.

Here is a normal expandable featured snippet design:

Google Expandable Featured Snippets

Here is what Brian Freiesleben sees on Twitter and Heba Said sees on Twitter:

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This is what it looks like when it is open:

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Now, when I try to replicate this, I see the refinement bubbles, not the expandable interface.

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I prefer the original look of the expandable featured snippets.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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