Google Tests Bolder Black Border Around Search Bar

Oct 9, 2020 - 7:51 am 0 by
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Google has been busy with tests in the past 24-hours or so, here is another. This one is a bold black border around the search bar. Shalom Goodman shared some photos of this in action on Twitter but I cannot replicate it.

Here is his screen shot (click to enlarge):

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Compare it with what I see (click to enlarge):

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I kind of like the bolder black border around the search bar. But his looks a bit funky. So I wonder what kind of test this is.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

Update: Almost two years later, Google is testing this again:

 

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