- A new heart icon has been spotted in Google Discover
- Tapping the new heart button indicates to google that some piece of content is liked
- The heart button is more than just a change in the icon
- Google Discover earlier had an icon with a circle and two lines.
Google has started rolling out a major change to Google Discover. The company has started rolling out a new heart icon to Google discover.
To give users a quick brief, Google Discover that was formerly known as Feeds is a service that enables users to discover content that is relevant to them. This not only includes news content but also blogs, music and videos.
Google Discover earlier had an icon with a circle and two lines, one on the top and the other on the bottom next to the hamburger menu. Tapping on this icon would open the More or Less icon box, which would tell Google if users wanted to see, well, more or less of similar content.
Why is the Heart icon added to google discover?
The company has started replacing the above-mentioned icon with a new heart icon. This icon turns red when users tap on it. It’s similar to the way users like tweets or posts on other social media platforms such as Instagram. This new heart icon, just like the previous icon, informs Google if users want to see more of similar content in their Feed.
While this may not be a major change, it certainly represents a change in approach in terms of the design.Most of the mobile manufacturers begin to adapt to Google Discover feed because of its good customization technologies.
How does Heart Icon Helps Google discover to customize its feed?
The heart button is more than just an icon change. If users previously tapped the dot-and-line icon, users have been redirected to the more / less tuner users may see above. The two options do almost exactly what users expect, and tweak Discover content to show more or less of what users tell it to do. But with the new heart icon, the heart only changes red when users tap it.
The heart button seems to be more prevalent. tapping the new heart button doesn’t open any menu, apparently and simply indicating to Google that users liked a given piece of content. So far, the change seems to be in limited testing.
