Search Algorithm Updates

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 11, 2026
  description

  The Search Algorithm Updates extension provides real-time monitoring of Google's search algorithm status. It includes four main sections: 
  - Updates, displaying ongoing and recently completed incidents with full details on impact, severity and duration; 
  - Timeline, a visual overview of all updates across the last 10+ years per year for easy comparison; - Statistics, showing average update duration, longest and shortest updates, frequency per year and more; 
  - Search, allowing users to search through the complete history of Google algorithm updates by keyword.
  
  Historical data goes back to 2011, including Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird, BERT and all major core updates, combined with live data from Google's official JSON incident feed. The extension automatically caches live updates locally so no update ever gets lost between feed refreshes.
  Browser notifications alert you when a new update goes live, and again when it completes its rollout.
  
  Version 1.0.3
  - Added Timeline tab: visual year-by-year overview of all updates (2011–now)
  - Added Statistics tab: avg. duration, longest/shortest update with name, updates per year
  - Added Search tab: search through full update history by keyword
  - Added browser notifications on update start and completion
  - Built-in historical dataset covering 65+ updates from 2011–2024
  - Live updates automatically cached locally: no update ever falls out of the feed unnoticed
  - Historical data includes descriptions per update for context
  - Fixed ongoing updates text alignment
  
  Version 1.0.2
  - Extended description of ongoing updates
  - Changed ongoing notification icon to orange
  - This extension is a new, separate upload from Search Algorithm Updates {A-66}

  The Search Algorithm Updates extension provides real-time monitoring of Google's search algorithm status. It includes four main sections: 
  - Updates, displaying ongoing and recently completed incidents with full details on impact, severity and duration; 
  - Timeline, a visual overview of all updates across the last 10+ years per year for easy comparison; - Statistics, showing average update duration, longest and shortest updates, frequency per year and more; 
  - Search, allowing users to search through the complete history of Google algorithm updates by keyword.
  
  Historical data goes back to 2011, including Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird, BERT and all major core updates, combined with live data from Google's official JSON incident feed. The extension automatically caches live updates locally so no update ever gets lost between feed refreshes.
  Browser notifications alert you when a new update goes live, and again when it completes its rollout.
  
  v1.0.5
  - New logo
  
  v1.0.4
  - Fixed month label alignment in timeline using absolute positioning
  - Removed timeline legend
  - Fixed marker size consistency: all years now equal size
  
  Version 1.0.3
  - Added Timeline tab: visual year-by-year overview of all updates (2011–now)
  - Added Statistics tab: avg. duration, longest/shortest update with name, updates per year
  - Added Search tab: search through full update history by keyword
  - Added browser notifications on update start and completion
  - Built-in historical dataset covering 65+ updates from 2011–2024
  - Live updates automatically cached locally: no update ever falls out of the feed unnoticed
  - Historical data includes descriptions per update for context
  - Fixed ongoing updates text alignment
  
  Version 1.0.2
  - Extended description of ongoing updates
  - Changed ongoing notification icon to orange
  - This extension is a new, separate upload from Search Algorithm Updates {A-66}

• Apr 1, 2026
  description

  The Google Update Extension provides real-time monitoring of Google's service status. It includes three main sections: Current Updates, which display ongoing incidents; Last Updates, showing the most recent resolved incidents with details on impact and duration; and Historic Updates, allowing users to filter past incidents over different time periods (30, 60, 90 days, or a full year). Each update includes a description, affected Google products, and a direct incident link for more information on Google's official status page. 
  
  Version 1.0.2
  - Extended description of ongoing updates
  - Changed ongoing notification icon to orange
  - This extension is a new, separate upload from Search Algorithm Updates {A-66}

  The Search Algorithm Updates extension provides real-time monitoring of Google's search algorithm status. It includes four main sections: 
  - Updates, displaying ongoing and recently completed incidents with full details on impact, severity and duration; 
  - Timeline, a visual overview of all updates across the last 10+ years per year for easy comparison; - Statistics, showing average update duration, longest and shortest updates, frequency per year and more; 
  - Search, allowing users to search through the complete history of Google algorithm updates by keyword.
  
  Historical data goes back to 2011, including Panda, Penguin, Hummingbird, BERT and all major core updates, combined with live data from Google's official JSON incident feed. The extension automatically caches live updates locally so no update ever gets lost between feed refreshes.
  Browser notifications alert you when a new update goes live, and again when it completes its rollout.
  
  Version 1.0.3
  - Added Timeline tab: visual year-by-year overview of all updates (2011–now)
  - Added Statistics tab: avg. duration, longest/shortest update with name, updates per year
  - Added Search tab: search through full update history by keyword
  - Added browser notifications on update start and completion
  - Built-in historical dataset covering 65+ updates from 2011–2024
  - Live updates automatically cached locally: no update ever falls out of the feed unnoticed
  - Historical data includes descriptions per update for context
  - Fixed ongoing updates text alignment
  
  Version 1.0.2
  - Extended description of ongoing updates
  - Changed ongoing notification icon to orange
  - This extension is a new, separate upload from Search Algorithm Updates {A-66}

• Apr 1, 2026
  permissions

  alarms

  alarms, notifications, storage

Permissions & access

Permissions

alarmsnotificationsstorage

Host access

https://status.search.google.com/*

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