google: Google’s latest ‘experiment’ with Chrome will make Search better for you – Times of India

A new feature called Journeys

Targeted at those who travel a lot and like to search for restaurants, places to visit and more, Journeys is the latest ‘experimental’ feature from Google. There are times when you’ve already started exploring a topic and visited multiple sites along the way over a number of days or weeks, chances are you’ve found helpful information you might want to revisit. However, you don’t really end up looking for the same stuff and might go on other websites to read or shop. “To help you take stock of completed research, revisit that one helpful nugget and continue exploring a certain topic, we’re experimenting with a new feature called Journeys,” says Google in the blog post.
For example, if you have been searching for a trip to the hills or a beach then what Journeys will do is that it will cluster all the pages you’ve visited related to that particular search so you can easily view them without having to sift through your browsing history. “You’ll also see related search suggestions so you can continue planning your trip right there,” explains Google.
Users will have the option to turn off Journeys at any time. Google has also made it clear that the Journeys experiment only groups history on your device — nothing is saved to your Google account. “Based on user feedback and interest, future versions may offer the ability to access Journeys in Chrome across multiple devices (just like bookmarks or passwords),” added Google in the blog post.
Google is rolling out Journeys as an experiment in Chrome Canary on desktop and says that it is “looking forward to feedback so we can continue to improve it before rolling it out widely.” For the uninitiated, Chrome Canary is a “raw” version of Chrome browser meant for those who want to try new features. The Stable version is what reaches users and doesn’t have any bugs compared to Canary, where you might encounter a few of them.