Google removed the Favicon user agent and said you must allow Googlebot and Googlebot-Image for Google to index your site's favicon. Google has updated its favicon search developer documentation ...

Search Engine Land » SEO » Google rolling out site names and updated favicon logos in search results Share Google is now rolling out what it calls “site names” in the mobile search results.

An example site with a smiley-face favicon attached to it in a search result. Google went on to say that it will be testing other layouts with users over the coming weeks, so you may see favicons ...