Google is making the Search experience feel less like a ‘chef’s choice’ menu. After rolling out its new Preferred Sources tool to a small subset of US users earlier this year, and subsequently expanding it to users in India, Google is now rolling out Preferred Sources to English users globally.
This comes roughly a week after the tech giant suggested that the rollout would commence “soon.”
For those unaware, setting up Preferred Sources, as the tool’s name suggests, allows you to see more search results from the sources you’ve explicitly stated that you trust and want to see more of. These show up right at the top of Google Search.
The tool is now available to use worldwide, but only for English-language users. The tech giant plans to roll the feature out to all Search-supported languages early next year.
When someone picks a preferred source, they click to that site twice as much on average.
Users have the freedom to select as many sources as they want, complete with the option to manage said selection later on.
Here’s how to set a website as your Preferred Source
Setting Preferred Sources works across both mobile and the web. Here’s how you can set Android Police, or any other website for that matter, as a Preferred Source:
- Open Google Search on the web or via a mobile browser.
- Type in any news topic of your choice and you’ll see a new Top Stories carousel near the top of the page. Tap the small square icon next to it.
- You’ll see a new pop-up window with a Search by name or website field. Type in the website you’d like to add to Preferred Sources here.
You can also follow along the images below for visual cues.
A quick method for setting Android Police as your preferred source is to click or tap this link, which will direct you to the preferred sources page. From there, you can select the checkbox next to Android Police.
