Google Timer is gone (again)(google.com)
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Google Timer is gone (again)
https://www.google.com/search?q=3+minute+timer
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Works for me
Last time it was gone was 3 months ago:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32295674
And it took about 20 days for it to come back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32555895
Here's two screenshots of my view:
[0] https://i.imgur.com/vcMf3am.png
[1] https://i.imgur.com/JeKuE9R.png
And it took about 20 days for it to come back: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32555895
Here's two screenshots of my view:
[0] https://i.imgur.com/vcMf3am.png
[1] https://i.imgur.com/JeKuE9R.png
Works fine here. Only thing I can think of that I have set different than most is I have the "use my activity to help train google search" or whatever that setting is turned off. Basically I have everything I could ever find turned off for google searches to make it as generic as possible.
its there.. search for 'timer'
Works for me, but it is hidden under the Videos results below the fold on the page. Looks like they switched positioning.
It was in the normal position yesterday.
https://i.imgur.com/zSiVYBM.jpeg
It was in the normal position yesterday.
https://i.imgur.com/zSiVYBM.jpeg
That is very interesting. I wonder if it only shows up for some people. You posted your comment two minutes ago, and yet when I go to the page, the timer does not show up anywhere.
Useful information: I am not signed into Google and am running Firefox 105.0.3
Useful information: I am not signed into Google and am running Firefox 105.0.3
Curious - works for me (in several different browsers).
(Note for any Googlers who happen to be watching: the full-screen timer display fails rather badly on my MacBook if the time is >= 10 minutes: the time wraps onto two lines and the second is halfway off-screen.)
(Note for any Googlers who happen to be watching: the full-screen timer display fails rather badly on my MacBook if the time is >= 10 minutes: the time wraps onto two lines and the second is halfway off-screen.)
I am signed into google using chrome 107.0.5304.63
Brave Version 1.45.113 Chromium: 107.0.5304.62 not signed in and it is below the fold.
Firefox 106.0.2 (64-bit) not logged in and it is below the fold.
term to start the timer was "timer 1 hour".
Brave Version 1.45.113 Chromium: 107.0.5304.62 not signed in and it is below the fold.
Firefox 106.0.2 (64-bit) not logged in and it is below the fold.
term to start the timer was "timer 1 hour".
https://www.google.com/search?q=1+minute+timer
https://www.google.com/search?q=2+minute+timer
https://www.google.com/search?q=3+minute+timer
https://www.google.com/search?q=4+minute+timer
https://www.google.com/search?q=5+minute+timer
Only the 3 minute time doesn't show
Only the 3 minute time doesn't show
The 1 and 5 minute timers show for me, but they appear after video recommendations. For my display, this is just under my viewport.
For a long time I used Siri as “hey siri, timer, 3 minutes”.
This works for every time except 4 minute because it thinks you’re saying “timer for minutes” without a number.
Got fixed last year though and for some reason wasn’t reproducible for everyone. Not sure if an australian locale issue or something.
This works for every time except 4 minute because it thinks you’re saying “timer for minutes” without a number.
Got fixed last year though and for some reason wasn’t reproducible for everyone. Not sure if an australian locale issue or something.
5 minute timer shows up for me but in a different section of the page
None of these shows for me.
"3 minute timer" Doesn't work for me. BUT "180 second timer" does. 2 minute / 4 minute also works. So might be bugged on just that one search term.
I just went to Bing and searched for "timer". Nothing. It's bizarre, if Microsoft wanted to make people use their search engine by choice (rather than force/trick them to set it as default) then why don't they hire the right people to tweak it to make it more appealing?
DuckDuckGo has a timer.[1] It also uses Bing AFAIK. So in a roundabout way, Bing has a timer.
[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3+minute+timer
[1] https://duckduckgo.com/?q=3+minute+timer
Brave and DDG are the only search engine that seem to have timer widgets.
Often making a YouTube video made to be a timer the top choice. Where it probably shows you an ad before you can use the timer. Ugh.
Why would anyone rely on an undocumented easter egg in a product that has nothing to do with timers?
I've been using DDG since the first outage. Works almost the same.
Works for me with "timer", "5 minute timer" and "10 minute timer"
"3 minute timer" doesn't work; just shows a link to a video for it.
"3 minute timer" doesn't work; just shows a link to a video for it.
It works for me. I always use "set timer x minutes"