In February 2021, the Naver real-time search service, which was often on the cutting edge of controversy due to various negative aspects rather than positive functions, was abolished. This is because Naver has grown rapidly since its introduction in 2005, and as the influence of real-time search has grown day by day in almost all fields, various interests have become entangled. It is a pity for those who find it quite useful in that it allows them to quickly check current trends and issues.
If you are looking for something to replace checking real-time search rankings, Naver Signal’s real-time search term service can be an alternative.
Terms of Use
It is a platform created by a company called ‘Signal Lab Co., Ltd.’, not Naver, and can only be used on the Naver mobile app. Anyone can use it for free and can add it as one of the content topic boards without installing a separate app. Now let’s find out how. 네이버 실시간 검색어
Please note that it is currently only valid on mobile devices, but they are said to be developing a Chrome extension so that the service can be used on PC web browsers as well.
Add to version list 윤과장의 소소한 일상 이야기
Abstract Enter ‘Naver Signal real-time search term’ in the search box and access the official website (www.signal.bz).
Then, a web page containing information on the top 10 keywords that Naver users want to check at this point will be launched.
Therefore, if you want to check the actual search rankings on your PC or are curious about them once in a while, you can bookmark the site and access it only when necessary.
On the other hand, if you want to check issues and trends several times a day on your mobile device, scroll down to the end of the screen on the Naver Signal real-time search term page and touch the [Add Signal to Naver main] button. This can improve usability.
You need to set two things.
First, let’s name the service that will be displayed on the menu bar at the top of the Naver home screen. You can enter up to 6 characters in Korean. You can use the default value (Signal) or set it intuitively like I did.
Second, you must check the [Add to main] item. You can omit [Add to home shortcut] directly below.
Then, as shown in the picture above, you will see that the real-time search term ranking service with the name you just set has been added to the menu (panel) list at the top of the Naver home page. However, the location is at the far end, making accessibility difficult. Touch the icon to change the board order and drag it to the front.
To change the order, touch the Signal tab with your finger and drag and drop it to the desired location. Please note that if you no longer need the feature or feel that checking it too frequently is having a negative impact on your daily life, you can remove it using the [X] icon.
How to use
The real-time search term usage method of Signal, which was launched almost simultaneously with the abolition of real-time search in 2021, is pure, that is, virtually no different from that provided by Naver for a long time.
If you touch or click one of the TOP 10 keywords, you can check the search results page as shown in the photo above. Thanks to this, you can quickly check related news, community posts, etc.
An additional feature worth mentioning is dark mode. It operates independently of iOS, Android, and Naver mobile app settings. You can easily turn it on/off through the button right next to the Naver Signal real-time search word list.
In addition, it provides several functions such as ‘Popular News’ and ‘Most Viewed News by Media Company’, but these are not used often because they are already provided by Naver.
So far, we have shared information related to real-time search terms on Signal, which is sufficient to replace the existing Naver real-time search service.
The disadvantage is that it cannot be used in general mobile web browser apps such as Safari, Whale, Opera, and Chrome, and the advertisements that are displayed all over the place are annoying, but it is mostly used to check the TOP 10 keywords displayed at the top of the page. It won’t be much of an inconvenience.