Google Search experienced a minor incident on February 5, 2026 affecting Ranking, lasting 21d 17h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Ranking
Update timeline
- monitoring Feb 05, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC
Released the February 2026 Discover core update for English language users in the US (will look to expand it to all countries and languages in the future). This update is designed to improve the quality of Discover overall. Our guidance about general core updates and Discover applies. The rollout may take up to 2 weeks to complete.
- resolved Feb 27, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC
The rollout was complete as of February 27, 2026.