Google Instant cannot be turned off..

4 points by n_are_q 15y ago ↗ HN

I've disabled it in preferences probably at least 4 times now, last time being just yesterday. Today I go to search for something, and sure enough it's back again. Check preferences - it's back on. Is anyone else as incredibly annoyed by this as I am?

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noisysquid 15y ago ↗

Well if you aren't using google search for images or anything you could use this instead: https://encrypted.google.com/

adr_ 15y ago ↗

Is this a security concern or a usability annoyance?

n_are_q 15y ago ↗

Google instant is where google shows you search results as you type, going beyond auto completing your query. Some people like myself find that annoying, and it's doubly annoying that google actually resets your preferences back to what IT thinks is better for YOU.

zaidf 15y ago ↗

So stupidly annoying. I am still appalled that google instant was good nuff to stick around.

I find it still breaking my back button, distracting my thought process among other things. And like you said, I don't know why it keeps getting enabled even though I could swear I'd disabled it.

mc 15y ago ↗

Workaround is to start an experiment. http://www.google.com/experimental/

nametoremember 15y ago ↗

Google Instant is so annoying. I sometimes rephrase my search when looking at the words in the current search results. Now the current search results disappear when I am retyping.

I am not sure if that makes sense but Google Instant breaks the way I search.