# Holy Shit! Google (finally) Fixed Their Image Search! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 28, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623 "2013-01-28T17:14:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/1 "2013-01-28T17:14:18Z")
By going back to the old style! You get the pixel dimensions, file size, and most importantly, they ditched that annoying mouse-over component that made the thumbnail enlarge. I can easily click with the scroll wheel to open multiple pictures again! Hooray. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/2 "2013-01-28T17:36:19Z")
It looks the same to me as always. Never had a problem with the current implementation. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/3 "2013-01-28T17:43:09Z")
I’m getting the same, crappy version. Honestly, my biggest beef with the newer version of GIS is that it isn’t easy to search by image size. That should always be right there, easy to toggle, damnit. ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/4 "2013-01-28T18:00:48Z")
I noticed that they brought back their reverse image search, too. Tineye was no substitute. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/5 "2013-01-28T18:01:23Z")
Here’s what I’m seeing, and the size toggle is back. [http://postimage.org/image/g74jxy93v/full/](http://postimage.org/image/g74jxy93v/full/) ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/6 "2013-01-28T19:11:31Z")
Do they still have that stupid block on porn though? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/7 "2013-01-28T20:02:48Z")
[This](http://i.imgur.com/YIMkM0M.jpg) is what I get, in Firefox 18.0.1 on Windows XP. Same thing on Vista. Cleared the cache and cookies, same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/8 "2013-01-30T17:50:03Z")
Oh!, so they have finally come to their senses! I’ve been using an addon on Firefox to get the old search style since they “improved” it a couple years ago. It bugged me to no end to have to hover over every.single.blipping.thumbnail to check the size and website hosting the image. Now they only have revert back to the top bar instead of the one on the right side after you click on a thumbnail. Seriously, who would consider the current implementation, that completely wrecks a web page, a good idea? The top, unobtrusive frame was much better. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/9 "2013-01-30T21:33:33Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/10 "2013-02-02T00:15:19Z")
Huh? None of that was ever missing for me. What’s new is that they no longer take you to the page you were on, instead just enlarging the image in the results when you click on it. And I’ve been using the reverse image search a lot, so I know for sure that wasn’t missing. It’s the easiest way to check for better sources for bad Wikipedia images. (Just because I don’t support them financially doesn’t mean I won’t contribute my time.) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/11 "2013-02-02T12:18:51Z")
I liked the other version, and I like this new version. But they hide all the handy filters behind at least two awkward clicks, and that’s annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/12 "2013-02-02T12:43:48Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > Here’s what I’m seeing, and the size toggle is back. > > [http://postimage.org/image/g74jxy93v/full/](http://postimage.org/image/g74jxy93v/full/) > [@VinylTurnip](#): > > [This](http://i.imgur.com/YIMkM0M.jpg) is what I get, in Firefox 18.0.1 on Windows XP. Same thing on Vista. Cleared the cache and cookies, same thing. Yeah, still getting Turnip’s version here, too. Chrome and Firefox, Windows 7. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/13 "2016-11-10T18:09:09Z")
Google search seems to be broken, again. My searches show the image sizes, but I have no option to turn it off. On my mobile device I have an option drop down menu to show image sizes. On my desktop I don’t have that option. This is the same whether I log into or out of my Google account. I’m trying to search for a really small image and the image sizes are blocking the icons that I’m looking at. Does anyone have any input into how I can force my browser to show the image size drop-down options? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/14 "2016-11-10T18:45:35Z")
> [@YogSothoth](#): > > Do they still have that stupid block on porn though? A friend told me if you type in XXX after whatever it is you’re searching for, you’ll get the uncensored search. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/15 "2016-11-11T10:12:10Z")
You mean there are people who don’t use [the Advanced Image Search](https://www.google.com/advanced_image_search)? Why not? ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-google-finally-fixed-their-image-search/648623/16 "2016-11-11T10:21:41Z")
I’m also getting the time posted on my search results, like (14hrs). There doesn’t seem to be an option to disable this.