Every change below links to the official Google announcement or documentation it came from.
15 entries · Last checked 7 October 2026 · All platforms · RSS feed
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On 24 September 2026 Google announced Search Console reporting for web multimodal search, which covers searches made with images.
Google released the September 2026 spam update on 24 September 2026, with worldwide scope across every language.
On 28 August 2026 Google said it is adjusting how it enforces its site reputation policy within the European Economic Area, following discussion with the European Commission.
Google released the August 2026 spam update on 18 August 2026, with worldwide scope across every language.
On 7 July 2026 Google introduced platform properties, a Search Console property type for social and video posts on Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube.
Google released the June 2026 spam update on 24 June 2026, with worldwide scope across every language.
On 3 June 2026 Google launched Search Generative AI performance reports in Search Console, with dedicated reports for Search and for Discover.
Google released the May 2026 core update on 21 May 2026, and the Search Status Dashboard marks the rollout complete on 2 June 2026.
On 13 April 2026 Google announced that back button hijacking is an explicit violation of its malicious practices spam policy.
Google released the March 2026 core update on 27 March 2026, and the Search Status Dashboard marks the rollout complete on 8 April 2026.
Google released the March 2026 spam update on 24 March 2026, with worldwide scope across every language.
Google released the February 2026 Discover core update on 5 February 2026 as a broad change to how Discover surfaces articles.
Google released the December 2025 core update on 11 December 2025, and the Search Status Dashboard marks the rollout complete on 29 December 2025.
On 20 November 2025 Google added a branded queries filter to the Search Console performance report, which splits query data into branded and non-branded views.
On 5 November 2025 Google said it is beginning to phase out lesser-used features on the search results page to simplify it.
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