The performance report in Google Search Console now lets you select several device types together, as it already did for countries.
Dominic Coutts
A small change, but a useful one. Look at mobile and desktop together, because the gap between them is often where the problem is.
What happened
Google has updated the performance report in Search Console so you can select more than one device type in a single filter, rather than looking at one at a time. Countries already worked this way.
What it means for you
Mobile and desktop often perform very differently for the same page. A page can hold its position on desktop and slip on mobile because of speed or layout. Seeing both together makes that easier to spot without exporting the data and comparing it by hand.
What to do
- Open the performance report and select mobile and desktop together.
- Compare clicks and average position for your most important pages.
- Where mobile trails noticeably, check page speed and how the page looks on a phone.
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