We all know Google will probably be bringing Google Uncover to the desktop interface, heck, we have seen Google testing it for a whereas now. However do you know that Google may even present the breakdown of cellular versus desktop efficiency of Google Uncover in Google Search Console?
Brodie Clark first noticed a loophole to get to the info in Search Console and posted about it on LinkedIn after which John Shehata was in a position to pull in some knowledge with the hack and shared a few of it on LinkedIn – then the following day, Google shut down the loophole and nobody was in a position to entry the desktop knowledge for Uncover.
The hack labored the place you went to the Google Uncover efficiency report in Google Search Console and simply appended these parameters to the top of the URL : &metrics=CLICKS&compare_device=MOBILE&gadget=DESKTOP
However once more, Google disabled that yesterday morning.
Here’s a screenshot from Brodie Clark of this:
In John’s screenshot, he had the interface damaged out by cellular and desktop:
John shared these fascinating knowledge factors from his early entry to this knowledge:
Fast Findings (based mostly on 9.6B impressions):
- Google has been testing desktop Uncover for 16+ months.
- Desktop impressions spiked round July 30, 2024, and once more in October 2024 earlier than dropping.
- No noticeable uptick in impressions for the reason that latest public announcement.
- GSC doesn’t present desktop Uncover visitors in 87+ of the 280+ listed international locations.
- Cellular CTR is considerably greater than desktop in most international locations—virtually double within the U.S.
- Within the U.S., desktop visitors is barely ~4% of cellular. In most international locations, it’s even much less—besides New Zealand (18%), probably a check market?
I see why the CTR on desktop is sort of half of cellular. The web page has many different parts https://t.co/RkTToLD2wn
— John Shehata (@JShehata) April 29, 2025
I do suspect Google will add a filter to interrupt down this knowledge by desktop versus cellular, however solely as soon as it formally launches. Till then, I suppose we have to wait.
Discussion board dialogue at LinkedIn.
