Search Live is getting a Gemini-flavored visual update

Key Points:

• The Google app’s Search Live feature, which enables spoken, conversational AI interactions, is set to receive a significant visual overhaul with new animations and a refreshed interface.
• In the updated Search Live, a purplish-blue light animates around the screen edges during user speech, while a color-changing light at the bottom shifts as the AI responds, enhancing the visual experience without altering functionality.
• The Google app’s home screen is also being updated with smaller buttons, renaming the Search Live button to "Talk" and replacing the banana emoji for image generation with a stylized photo stack icon labeled "Create."
• These UI changes are currently visible only in beta version 17.18.22.sa.arm64 and have not yet been released publicly, but their presence suggests a forthcoming rollout.
• Such APK teardowns reveal potential future features, though there is no guarantee these updates will appear in the official public release.