Google no longer lets you change domains to search different countries

Localized Searches??What does it mean?? 

For a long time now we have been toying with the Google's localized searches. We could get localized search result of any country by simply visiting different domains, like google.co.in for India, google.ae for UAE, google.uk for UK etc. BUT NO MORE ….  

Google's New Feature - What Changed??

Google country domain update (This is not the official name of this new feature) has changed the old system of localized search results. Google no longer lets you change domains to search different countries. As a result of the change when you search from a specific location, Google has added a strap in the bottom left corner to denote the country which you are searching from. Google’s will now show search results based on your current location. It doesn’t matter whichever domain you visit. That is, if you are in India and visit google.uk, you will still get a result based on India itself. 

Why the Change??

Google says that, they are making this change because 1 out of 5 searches is based/related to location, thus the company feels it’s critical to offer local information to provide the best search result. This feature mostly focuses on travelers. Google says that if you are visiting another country, the search results will be automatically based on the place you are visiting. And it will change back once you are back home after the visit. As Google says, before when travelers searched in their home countries Google domain, they may not have received the most suitable result. This feature will now apply to desktop search, mobile search, Google Maps and the iOS Google app.

BUT THE GOOD NEW IS!!!

It is still possible to avoid these localized searches. How? I will tell you how. Call it a possible solution if you can.

• Go to Google home page. Click the “Settings” button in the bottom left corner. 

• A small pop up window will appear. Select “Search Settings”.

• In the Search Settings page scroll down to the “Region Settings” portion. Then choose the country you want and click “save”. 

Like this you can easily change the country search settings. The only thing to remember is that when you clear the Cache you would have to repeat the process. But it doesn’t matter, as this is a very simple procedure.

Sulfikar K M