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MineralMan

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12. Click the gear. It doesn't offer any "Classic" setting,
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 02:06 PM
Jun 2017

but lets you customize what you see in great detail to suit your preferences. Try it. You might like it better, once you've set it up the way you want it.

Yes, I have the new version displayed. Looks like there are dozens of things you can customize.

I use Google News by searching only. MineralMan Jun 2017 #1
I like seeing a panoply of breaking global events in one screen shot, click when I want to know more MrPurple Jun 2017 #4
Have you tried it today? The search function is just as bad. LeftInTX Jun 2017 #16
No, I haven't, actually. I rarely go beyond the first results page MineralMan Jun 2017 #17
The new format doesn't work as well for searching, either. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #25
well, this won't be helpful Brainstormy Jun 2017 #2
I use Twitter as a news feed. n/t demmiblue Jun 2017 #3
Do they still have the format button? leftstreet Jun 2017 #5
They have a Settings drop down for customization. MineralMan Jun 2017 #7
The new version might not have been implemented for you yet, I don't have a classic settings choice MrPurple Jun 2017 #9
Click the gear. It doesn't offer any "Classic" setting, MineralMan Jun 2017 #12
Twitter is probably the best melman Jun 2017 #6
Twitter is crap. Slightly more advanced than cavemen grunts. Thor_MN Jul 2017 #49
Associated Press Alea Jun 2017 #8
agree and Reuters "the wire" side of the app Deb Jun 2017 #37
Thousands of people have complained about this in Google forums MrPurple Jun 2017 #10
I liked the old version for the same reason you did. And I hate the new format. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #24
It looks like shit dalton99a Jun 2017 #11
Think it's meant to be easier on phones, but stupid not just have 2 separate versions MrPurple Jun 2017 #13
I am on a phone and looks the same to me . I am in the US lunasun Jun 2017 #14
I use FigTree Jun 2017 #15
That's what I use too. I like it. n/t Chemisse Jun 2017 #29
+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #34
Thanks for sharing this info. I've never heard of that site before. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #40
Agree, awful....it is like it is pandering to the "graphics" crowd instead of the "reading" crowd LeftInTX Jun 2017 #18
I think it's about catering to people who are using tiny phone screens MrPurple Jun 2017 #20
That was my first thought when seeing it. Liberal In Texas Jul 2017 #51
I use Yahoo. Sometimes they screw it up, but get it straight. Blue_true Jun 2017 #19
Here's an example of the old layout vs. the new one MrPurple Jun 2017 #21
The New Layout Doesn't Bother Me As Much As The 505 Errors That Keep Killing My Feed... JimGinPA Jun 2017 #22
I loathe it too. I kept switching away, thinking I had made a mistake. nt pnwmom Jun 2017 #23
You'll get used to it oberliner Jun 2017 #26
Flipboard gets my vote for news aggregator. WilliamPlanke Jun 2017 #27
I was frustrated until I discovered the little dropdown.... LAS14 Jun 2017 #28
It boggles my mind that we don't have scalable code yet that can be written... Shandris Jun 2017 #30
Any interest area51 Jun 2017 #31
Couldn't agree more... BoulderCountyGuy Jun 2017 #32
welcome to du gopiscrap Jun 2017 #44
I concur. It's awful. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2017 #33
I don't like it either OP workinclasszero Jun 2017 #35
I don't use google period........I use DuckDuckGo.com as my search engine......they NEVER track you. a kennedy Jun 2017 #36
DU and dKos L. Coyote Jun 2017 #38
Yep, the redesign is awful. I gave it a few days to grow on me. It hasn't. jcmaine72 Jun 2017 #39
I'm learning to like it. blogslut Jun 2017 #41
I liked not specifying sources, so I could see what ones I disagree w/ were saying too MrPurple Jun 2017 #42
+1 leftstreet Jun 2017 #43
"Just for You" and DU marybourg Jul 2017 #45
They know everything you've searched for/read through Google & Youtube MrPurple Jul 2017 #47
No. Only DU. marybourg Jul 2017 #48
At the upper left the bars let you toggle the "Main Menu" on and off csziggy Jul 2017 #46
I've also noticed the quality of the news they use has dropped very recently ck4829 Jul 2017 #50
The old Google News layout theoldgnews Aug 2017 #52
Thank you! Switching my homepage now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #53
Your welcome theoldgnews Aug 2017 #54
Done. Thanks again. Is this provided by Google or has someone developed a program for this? MrPurple Aug 2017 #55
Oh, that's great. Thank you. Like MrPurple, I'm switching my home page to this one. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2017 #56
It was nice having the old Google News layout, but this site stopped working now. MrPurple Aug 2017 #58
Bummer, theoldgnews.com is great, but it doesn't give me unlimited Washington Post articles MrPurple Aug 2017 #57
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