Google has been hard at work, rolling out new, sleeker looks for all of its products, and Google search has been no exception. In fact, Google is currently testing an even less cluttered look for its search engine, and up until now you couldn’t try it out for yourself. Google Operating System hasdiscovered a way, viaTechnoNet, to get that uncluttered look right now, with a simple change of a cookie setting.
Chrome Users
The steps provided are simple:
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Firefox Users
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If your browser of choice is Firefox, you can still get to try out the new look, by doing the following:
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Opera Users
In Opera, you don’t need to install an extension as the browser has cookie editing built right into it. Instead simply do the following:
If you don’t like the new look and want to revert to how it looked before, simply remove the NID key or delete its value, and it will automatically re-set itself. The same goes for if Google changes the NID value and you don’t get to try the new look for too long. So get it while you can!
Story byNancy Messieh
Lesotho-born and raised, Nancy Messieh, The Next Web’s Middle East Editor, is an Egyptian writer and photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Fol(show all)Lesotho-born and raised, Nancy Messieh, The Next Web’s Middle East Editor, is an Egyptian writer and photographer based in Cairo, Egypt. Follow her onTwitter,her siteorGoogle+or get in touch at nancy@thenextweb.com
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