Google seems to be testing an Android app for Google Search Console. This comes a few weeks after I reported that Google was not planning a mobile app for Google Search Console.
Marie Haynes posted about the Search Console mobile app in her search bar, saying, “I was just using Search Console on my phone and was prompted to download the app. The app appears to be the same as using the website, but it doesn’t getting faster.”
Here’s a screenshot of Marie’s Search Console app icon on her Android home screen:
Do any of you see this? Maybe this is just an Android app as a web wrapper for the app, similar to what Bing Webmaster Tools did for their app?
Here’s a screenshot of what the app looks like:
Marie told me that she doesn’t see any big difference between the mobile site and the Android app, except maybe speed.
A survey we conducted earlier says that almost 70% of you want a mobile app:
Want native iOS and Android apps for Google Search Console?
— Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) February 11, 2024
I assume the Android app is some kind of PWA.
Forum discussion in the search bar.