Google Search's time filters have long been one of the most reliable ways to narrow results to a specific period. Whether you are looking for breaking news, recent software updates, or discussions from the past week, these tools were designed to make the web smaller and more relevant. However, a growing number of users are discovering that the feature is no longer working as expected. Instead of seeing pages published within the selected timeframe, Google Search is serving up a jumbled mix of old and new content that ignores the chosen filter entirely. Reports from multiple regions suggest this is not an isolated issue and that the problem is widespread.

What Is Going Wrong?

The core problem is simple: Google Search's time filters are broken. When a user selects the Past hour, Past 24 hours, Past week, Past month, Past year, or a custom range, the search engine should limit results to pages that were published or updated within that period. In practice, the filter is being ignored. Instead, users see a variety of pages with dates that fall well outside the selected range. For example, selecting Past week might still return results from months ago, while Past month might surface links from several years back. The results are effectively random when it comes to dates.

We were able to reproduce the issue on multiple

Source: Android Authority News