Google tests a ‘back to top’ button in the mobile search interface
In a new user interface test, Google shows a button to jump the mobile searcher back to the top of the search results page.
Barry Schwartz on November 4, 2016 at 8:37 am | Reading time: 1 minute
Google is testing a “back to top” button in the mobile interface. The blue button with white text floats over the bottom portion of the search results as you scroll through them on your mobile devices.
Sergey Alakov spotted this while searching on his iPhone using the Chrome browser. He said the responsiveness of the button is poor and the user experience was not great.
Here is a screen shot he shared on Twitter:
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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.
In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
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In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
Barry can be followed on X here and you can learn more about Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.