Google's timer, which has been functional since 2013, was unavailable for many weeks owing to a bug, but it is now available in Search, according to the company's Public Search liaison.
After Weeks of Inaccessibility, Timer in Google is Now Back
Google has returned its convenient timer and stopwatch, which you can use directly from Search. The features had been inaccessible for weeks, but on August 18, Google's public search liaison Danny Sullivan tweeted that the timer was back.
When you search for "set a timer for [as long you need]," the first result will be a timer that begins to count down immediately.
To use the stopwatch, enter "stopwatch" into Google and choose "start" from the display menu. If either the timer or the stopwatch is already shown in your search results, you may rapidly switch between them using the tab key.
Because it is a relatively simple device, the timer has some inherent constraints, such as the fact that its timer function can only be set for a maximum of 99 hours. After the countdown is finished, an alarm will go off, just like a real timer would, to let you know that the timer has reached its endpoint and the countdown is finished.
Google installed a timer and stopwatch in 2013, but rumors have claimed that they were removed from the search results in mid-July. They were not accessible because of a malfunction, according to Sullivan, who tweeted on August 1 that the team anticipated receiving them back very soon. Users have the chance to enjoy watching temporal events to their hearts' content since they have reappeared.
Google's Outage Prevented Several Users to Access Its Services
In the last week, a sizeable percentage of internet users in the United States were forced to face the terrifying possibility of living in a world without the services provided by Google. The firm has already resolved the difficulties with the outage. However, according to preliminary accounts, the problems may have been caused by an electrical accident at a data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, which resulted in the deaths of at least three electricians.
In response to a request for comment from Gizmodo, Google denied any connection and blamed the failures on an internal issue.
The outages impacted all of Google's products and prevented thousands of users from using Google Maps or doing searches for the company's two primary products. Users are also having issues with Google Mail and Google Images.
On August 8, evening at about 9:00 EST, complaints of Google interruptions began to arrive at the internet outage monitoring website Downdetector. In less than an hour, there were over 40,000 customer complaints.
At the same time, some users in Taiwan and Japan also experienced search-related difficulties. The disruptions mainly affected users in the United States. Two hours later, the number of outage complaints started to decrease.
In an email to Gizmodo, a Google representative confirmed the event. The source said that the three injured personnel are doing well, and they are working with other parties and the local government to evaluate the situation and give assistance.
Even minor changes to Google's search engine have a big impact because of the company's outrageously dominant hold on the industry. According to the estimates that were offered by researchers, Google is used in anywhere between 61.7% and 92% of all queries that are carried out all over the world.
