Google Discover Traffic Drop from March Might Be Linked To Android Or Chrome Updates
https://extratime.mediaEarly in March, many publishers started noticing a drastic decline in traffic from Google Discover. The reported issues of a drastic decline in Google Discover traffic includes some big names in the tech-publishing space like 9to5 and Android Police.
At first, it appeared as if there was nothing to link the sites that have publicly reported the decline, but dig a little deeper and it appears Android updates match the timelines where publishers have reported the first Discover traffic crash.
With the official Google support forums are filled with reports from users who have been experiencing a variety of Discover issues since early March, it seems unlikely that the current issues are simply down to the “unpredictable” nature of the feed.
Users reported that their apps would randomly crash while others reported translation issues, issues with Wifi networks being forgotten and the persisting problem with the Google Discover feed showing either outdated content or irrelevant content or, in some cases, the Discover feed showed no stories at all.
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