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You must be logged in to use a timer? Pass... Edit: Here's what I see http://imgur.com/0bA7aJ3 http://imgur.com/0bA7aJ3

kyrra 12y ago
Opening in Incognito/Private-browsing mode yields the same results for me as well.
Someone1234 12y ago
That's actually new-ish. Google's timer used to work just via JavaScript. If you closed the page you lost the timer. The strange thing is that the timer STILL works like that. If you close the page you lose the timer. The login seems to do absolutely nothing.
jffry 12y ago
You can also use DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer+4+minutes+33+seconds https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer+4+minutes+33+seconds
- jastanton 12y ago
  Ha I love that DDG changes the title of the window, so you can be on a different tab and still see the timer. Awesome. This is what I see: http://i.imgur.com/zHyPyYX.png http://i.imgur.com/zHyPyYX.png Also it will say [Done!] and play an alarm. Very cool.
- cvburgess 12y ago
  I actually do use DDG prolifically and have come to love all the widgets. I just think its silly for google to demand that you log in to use a glorified egg timer. Why do you need me to log in for that?
  - michaelmior 12y ago
    Presumably they do this because there are other widgets which require login and they haven't bothered to separate the two.
ryandvm 12y ago
I hate to be an apologist for what looks like a login-grab, but Google Now is closing in on platform transcendence (browser, phone, watch, etc). I could easily see a timer you set on your desktop triggering a notification on your phone or watch if you've left the computer. I hope that's where they're going with this...
- cvburgess 12y ago
  I see where your coming from, but if you want a cross-platform timer solution, relying on a google widget seems like a reach. At the vary least they should let anyone use the timer and only force you to login if you wish to continue the session on another device.

kyrra 12y ago

Opening in Incognito/Private-browsing mode yields the same results for me as well.

That's actually new-ish. Google's timer used to work just via JavaScript. If you closed the page you lost the timer. The strange thing is that the timer STILL works like that. If you close the page you lose the timer. The login seems to do absolutely nothing.

jffry 12y ago

You can also use DuckDuckGo: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer+4+minutes+33+seconds https://duckduckgo.com/?q=timer+4+minutes+33+seconds

jastanton 12y ago
Ha I love that DDG changes the title of the window, so you can be on a different tab and still see the timer. Awesome. This is what I see: http://i.imgur.com/zHyPyYX.png http://i.imgur.com/zHyPyYX.png Also it will say [Done!] and play an alarm. Very cool.
cvburgess 12y ago
I actually do use DDG prolifically and have come to love all the widgets. I just think its silly for google to demand that you log in to use a glorified egg timer. Why do you need me to log in for that?
- michaelmior 12y ago
  Presumably they do this because there are other widgets which require login and they haven't bothered to separate the two.

ryandvm 12y ago

I hate to be an apologist for what looks like a login-grab, but Google Now is closing in on platform transcendence (browser, phone, watch, etc). I could easily see a timer you set on your desktop triggering a notification on your phone or watch if you've left the computer. I hope that's where they're going with this...

cvburgess 12y ago
I see where your coming from, but if you want a cross-platform timer solution, relying on a google widget seems like a reach. At the vary least they should let anyone use the timer and only force you to login if you wish to continue the session on another device.