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No results anymore from Google #290
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I can't reproduce the issue. Are you testing the extension from Italy? What does empty mean? Please show a screenshot of the search results tab. |
I tested more thoroughly, both in Chrome and Firefox:
I tried with two different google account, and it works! This happens both from Italy and from USA (via VPN). It seems like they quietly banned my account from reverse image search. |
How could I complain to Google since this kind of reverse image search is unofficial? (I believe) |
There is no point in contacting Google because they have already deprecated this service, it was replaced by Google Lens. Google keeps this service accessible for now if you request the URL directly, but the issues you're experiencing are inevitable, and the entire service may be shut down in the near future. |
I found the problem for image search with g*. Check out the follow account privacy settings in your g* account: Enable the following settings then it should work again. |
@MarkyMarkDE Thank you very much, now it works! |
Please do not try to understand g*, you will always lose 😉 |
Thanks for sharing a workaround, let's keep this issue open for some time for better visibility. |
For anyone discovering this issue, Google has deprecated the legacy reverse image search service, and it may stop working at any time. The extension supports more than 40 reverse image search engines, and the best option would be to start exploring them and transition away from Google's deprecated service. There is an influx of negative reviews on the Chrome Web Store, saying the extension "no longer works", some of them don't even specify any other details. I would urge all reviewers there to be more descriptive, and to follow the developer's instructions on how to get support. Continuing to rate down the extension for something that is outside of our control will just make us remove the deprecated search engine sooner, to stop the damage some of you are causing to this project. Please think for yourselves and be a bit more sensible. |
It seems, the list of enabled by default search engines should be revised. From my experience, the most useful engines (in Europe) are Google Lens, Yandex, Bing. The Google Images should be disabled by default as legacy. The same for TinEye, I don't see any useful results in it for a very long time. |
Thank you very much for the solution |
Google Lens is slanted towards small items and does a poor job of finding images similar to the whole input picture. Google Images was better but it seems to have declined. Yandex at some time surpassed it and is now by far the most useful for general reverse image search. |
For me it was nagging about 3rd part cookies not being enabled
For me it was nagging about 3rd party cookies not being enabled |
please someone helps me for Google image search for Firefox as MarkyMarkDE's solution for Crome. unfortunately all image search comes out always empty |
No, my solution works in all browsers, this is a Google account privacy setting thing. EDIT: tested now again and all is working well. Make sure that you have ALL privacy settings in your Google Account be enabled! |
what? how? |
MarkyMarkDE said:
Firefox don't have Linked Services in Privacy and Security, where can I find this option for Firefox? |
this settings are in your GOOGLE ACCOUNT (please see the screenshots in my first reply of February 8th)! |
please look at my screenshots |
I can confirm that after checking all boxes it works again Thanks @MarkyMarkDE for the screenshots! |
no problem, thanks for the additional feedback. |
It still always fails in Firefox, tested today with latest version of the plugin. If I search for same image in Google Chrome it works fine. For now I'm using Google Lens in Firefox, but I would prefer to use the Search by image plugin :( |
Google Images does not work for me as Search Engine with "Search by Image", neither in Firefox, nor in Chrome (no login in Google at all). Suggestion to resolve this problem for all users (old and new) and get rid of "Does not work!" reviews: |
Lens is not possible, we don't get a URL to submit the picture to Google Server! |
Hope the DEV do NOT remove the current Google Image search by default, for me and other users it always worked! I'm also pretty sure, that Lens will not work if you do not enable the Privacy Stuff in your Google Account! |
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We could inject a notice in the page to inform users about the deprecation when there are no search results, and replace Google Images with Google Lens for new installations, while keeping Google Images there in a disabled state. I think that should cover the issue while the deprecated search engine still works for some people. |
oha, I have investigated little and played around (not much extensive) and have not found a proper way to submit the image via Lens. |
@MarkyMarkDE 's workaround works for Firefox if connected to your Google account (there is no need to tick the 'Google' box). |
I managed to make the urls work, but not the image capture. I'm not able to decipher the upload protocol. It says that the project doesn't accept pull requests, but you are welcome to review my solution here @dessant |
Hi @TommyHolmberg, we already support Google Lens, it can be enabled from the extension's options. |
I use Search by Image v. 6.1.2 on Chrome v. 123.0.6312.59 |
sure, the Privacy Stuff MUST be enabled, otherwise nothing worked. |
You are absolute legend! It works like in the times before! Bless you! |
I've created a short guide based on your findings which will be linked from the search results notice, you can find it here: #309 |
Version 7.0.0 was just released, and these are the changes related to this issue:
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Bug description
Google reverse image search comes out always empty.
It worked until about yesterday.
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