Google is unveiling a new experimental feature for its Search platform called Web Guide, aimed at assisting users in accessing information more efficiently. The feature categorizes and groups URLs to simplify the learning process about a specific topic.
Web Guide is currently opt-in, meaning users must actively sign up to access it. This innovative tool is restricted to select locations at present.
In a recent blog update, Google shared insights on this experimental feature, emphasizing its availability within Search Labs. Users can enable Web Guide by opting for the feature within the settings. Although TechCrunch reported on the feature’s existence, Gadgets 360 team members haven’t yet encountered it. Typically, such Search Labs features debut in the US before expanding globally.
For eligible users, opting into Web Guide will reveal an additional filter on the Google Search results page called the “Web” filter, positioned alongside the “All” filter. The feature intelligently organizes search results to enhance the discovery of relevant web pages and information.
Web Guide breaks down intricate search queries into key points that users are likely interested in viewing. Subsequently, it categorizes the URLs accordingly, providing a summary derived from the linked web pages.
Powered by a customized version of Gemini, Web Guide exhibits an advanced understanding of search queries and web content. Employing the “query fan-out technique,” similar to AI Mode, it can simultaneously generate multiple related search queries to deliver the most pertinent results.
Currently, the experimental feature is accessible via the Web tab on Search, while the All tab remains dedicated to conventional results accompanied by AI Overviews. Google hints at integrating this updated format into the All tab in the future, should it prove more beneficial to users.
