Simplifying the visible URL element on mobile search results
Mobile searchers will soon see a cleaner, more streamlined look for how URLs appear in search results. Initially introduced as part of the "site hierarchy" feature, we've found that the breadcrumb element isn't as useful to people who are searching on mobile devices, as it gets cut off on smaller screens. Starting today, we're rolling out a change to no longer show breadcrumbs on mobile search results in all languages and regions where Google Search is available (they continue to appear on desktop search results).
If you're using breadcrumb markup, there's nothing you need to do, as we continue to support breadcrumb markup for use in desktop search results. The breadcrumb rich result report in Search Console continues on, and you can still implement and test breadcrumb markup in the Rich Results Test.
We hope this change makes it easier for people to find what they're looking for when they're searching on mobile. If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, you can find us on LinkedIn or post in the Google Search Central Community.
