Google delays rollout of updated feed due to technical hitches on Android

Google's announcement last week that it was rolling out an updated algorithm-powered feed to its mobile apps led to (nonsense) speculation that the company's search page was also getting a redesign. After pooh-poohing this suggestion, Google has also revealed that its new mobile feed rollout has hit a snag. Users who updated to the new feed experienced problems with it being blank. Tight integration with the Android home screen is causing issues, and now the rollout is being scaled back. The problem only affects Android users because the blank feed issue is only present on handsets where a swipe to… [Continue Reading]