Search Live gets ready to follow Gemini with a colorful visual update

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The Google app’s Search Live lets you have a spoken, conversational interaction with AI Mode, where you can freely ask follow-up questions or interrupt the app to redirect it mid-response. The Search Live UI has looked more or less the same since the feature debuted last year, but we’ve now seen evidence that a pretty significant visual overhaul is in the works. Authority Insights You're reading an Authority Insights story. Subscribe to our new Authority Insights newsletter for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else.sign up now By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Poking around beta version 17.18.22.sa.arm64 of the Google app, we managed to get a look at a slick new animation that plays when interacting with Search Live. We also spotted a mild refresh of the Google app’s home screen that ditches Google’s Nano Banana branding.