{
  "id": 23363,
  "title": "It’s not just you: This fundamental Google Search feature is broken worldwide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/its-not-just-you-this-fundamental-google-search-feature-is-broken",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-02T02:06:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-search-time-filters-broken-3693606/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google Search's time filters are not working as expected, showing results from random dates instead of the selected timeframe. This issue appears to be affecting multiple accounts, devices, and searches worldwide. According to Android Authority, the problem suggests it may be a bug.\n\nThe time filters have been a key feature of Google Search, allowing users to find the latest information on a topic within a specific time period. Options such as Past hour, Past 24 hours, Past week, Past month, Past year, and custom range have been available for as long as memory serves.\n\nAndroid Authority reports that using the after/before:YYYY-MM-DD search operator remains the only workaround until Google fixes the issue.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ars Technica Policy",
        "title": "“Google and Reddit do not own the Internet,\" web scraper says after court win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/27/google-and-reddit-do-not-own-the-internet-web-scraper-says-after",
        "published": "2026-07-27T20:12:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Google Blog",
        "title": "5 ways to host the ultimate dinner party with Google Search",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/5-ways-to-host-the-ultimate-dinner-party-with-google-search",
        "published": "2026-07-28T13:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Google Messages is in for a search overhaul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/google-messages-is-in-for-a-search-overhaul",
        "published": "2026-07-31T17:17:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}