Google is now testing out the Short Videos menu item on desktop for the first time, showing a grid of short video results. This comes after the menu item launched on mobile in August.
Google has started testing the short videos carousel on desktop for the first time since 2021. The test looks similar to the 2021 version, now highlighting the YouTube in-SERP viewing experience and TikTok favicons.
Google has now launched the Short Videos menu item on mobile globally. The menu item first started appearing in April of this year in the US as a test, with Google quickly moving on to launch in all regions.
Google is now testing a ‘Short Videos’ menu item on mobile for users. This is after the recent launch of ‘Forums’ and also the addition of ‘Products’ and ‘Product Sites’ in the UK. While the Short Videos unit appears globally for all users, the new menu item test is an expansion of this feature by featuring an entire feed dedicated to the videos.
Google is testing a new mobile format for ‘Short Videos’ in their search results. The new format looks very similar to the ‘Visual Stories’ unit (exclusively for web stories), which Google has recently increased the prominence of.
‘Short Videos’ carousel test on desktop for relevant queries. This test first started appearing on mobile as a test in November of 2020. Similar to the mobile version, short videos on desktop can be sourced from YouTube, Facebook, TikTok and more.