Google Test Video Lightbox For Some Videos In Mobile Search Results

Jan 22, 2019 - 7:09 am 3 by
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Google is testing a video overlay or lightbox feature to play videos in the mobile search results. In the search results captured by Valentin Pletzer on Twitter he showed how instead of being taken to the video landing page, Google shows the video itself in an overlay.

Here is his screen capture:

Personally, when I try this, it goes to YouTube to play the video.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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