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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

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

Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on SEM topics.