"The Follow feature is no longer shown in Google Discover."
"Interested in Discover? Google just posted an update to its documentation explaining that the Follow feature is no longer shown in Discover... But the devil is in the details. They link to the Chrome follow feature from the announcement which covered the 'Follow' button you could access via the overflow menu in Chrome for Android. And then in Chrome, there used to be a 'Following' feed versus the standard Discover feed. I believe that is what they are saying is gone. As of this morning, you can still follow sites in Discover via the 'Follow' button. A bit of a confusing announcement from Google so I thought I would help try and clear that up. :)"
"Now, Google linked to the chrome follow feature from 2021 - so it is that feature that Google is saying is gone. Not the follow sources feature from Google Discover."
Google removed guidance for the Follow feature from Google Discover documentation and stated "The Follow feature is no longer shown in Google Discover." The documentation links to a Chrome Follow feature from 2021, which described a 'Follow' button accessible via the overflow menu in Chrome for Android and a separate 'Following' feed. The Chrome Follow feature appears to be what Google indicated is gone. Users can still follow sites in Discover via the 'Follow' button, which led observers on X to call the announcement confusing. A screenshot of the follow sources feature exists from a couple of months earlier.
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