# How to filter by time on Google News **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 26, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797 "2021-04-26T16:07:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/1 "2021-04-26T16:07:18Z")
My Google News feed used to have filters at the top of the screen, including one that let you select only stories that were less than 1 day old, 1 week, 1 month, etc. Recently that’s disappeared. I tried the page on Firefox, Edge, and Chrome so it’s not a browser issue. But I can’t find anybody else commenting or complaining about such a major change. Are other people seeing this? And is there a way to get the filters back? They’re incredibly useful at times. ---
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/2 "2021-04-26T16:18:09Z")
I also miss that feature. I also wish I know what sequence the articles are sorted in. The new stuff is mixed into the old ones in no obvious sequence that I can figure out. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/3 "2021-04-27T03:06:46Z")
Removing the buttons is pretty annoying, but you can manually add “before:YYYY-MM-DD” or “after:YYYY-MM-DD” to get the equivalent. I just tested and it appears to still work. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/4 "2021-04-27T08:14:14Z")
> [@Dr.Strangelove](#): > > Removing the buttons is pretty annoying, but you can manually add “before:YYYY-MM-DD” or “after:YYYY-MM-DD” to get the equivalent. I just tested and it appears to still work.   Are Google News search options substantially the same as Gmail search options? If so, here is an extensive list of them: [Search operators you can use with Gmail](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7190) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/5 "2021-04-27T08:22:26Z")
Here is another list of Google search operators, including some specific for Google News. [Google Guide. Search Operators](http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html) ---
**Author:** ![Keeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/6 "2021-04-27T15:19:16Z")
Thank you!!! Not only does it work, but the hyphens seem to be optional. I entered **` interestingtopic after:20210425 `** and got only articles from the last 3 days. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/7 "2021-04-27T15:40:47Z")
Odd. I tried it and it only worked _with_ the hyphens. Nevertheless, thanks for the great workaround. ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/8 "2021-05-01T10:49:10Z")
I don’t know if this is new or not, but there _is_ a proper filter feature. Click on the search box, then on the little arrow ▼ at the right of the search box: [![](https://i.ibb.co/y49k7MW/googlenews2.png) ](https://i.ibb.co/y49k7MW/googlenews2.png) ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/9 "2021-05-01T14:46:39Z")
Wow. Hidden in plain sight. Thanks for opening my eyes. ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-filter-by-time-on-google-news/940797/10 "2021-05-21T21:50:04Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > My Google News feed used to have filters at the top of the screen, including one that let you select only stories that were less than 1 day old, 1 week, 1 month, etc. I was confused at first as I use these filters to sort news on Google all of the time. Then it occurred to me that you are probably using [news.google.com](http://news.google.com). I simply search for things on Google, then click on the “news” icon if I want news sources only, followed by clicking on “tools”, which exposes the time filter and sort options.