Local 3-Pack Replaced by Single Listing, Bug?

[Alphart]

Local Maps Pack is gone — now it just shows one listing, and it changes depending on where you are. Maybe it’s a bug?

 

[Brian - TGL]

No map below those sponsored ads?

I still see the map pack and no featured GBP at the top right like you have.

 

[keyserholiday]

I changed my IP to match the first two areas, and I am getting the expected results. What tool are you using to spoof your IP?

 

[Alphart]

I changed my IP to match the first two areas, and I am getting the expected results. What tool are you using to spoof your IP?

I did use my real location (Paris) and gs location changer in chrome : https://valentin.app/gs-location-changer.html

This results is from my real location :

 

[keyserholiday]

This is odd.

 

[Brian - TGL]

Maybe Google is testing layouts based on language?

 

[Alphart]

Maybe Google is testing layouts based on language?

Or country.

 

[Brian - TGL]

Or a combination of both.

 

[rustybrick]

This does seem off, anyone else able to replicate this?

 

[Alphart]

This does seem off, anyone else able to replicate this?

I tried to replicate it today, but it seems it's back to the normal appearance (Local Pack).

 

[JS Girard]

My boss shared a Facebook post about this. My theory is that it's another maps-decoupling-from-organic test by Google in the EU. I haven't been keeping up with that particular timeline, so I don't know if they're still in hot water about self-preferencing over there or if it's just them doing tests in case the EU decides what they've done already is not enough.