Google is readying some sort of “AI Mode” for the Search app on Android that appears to be a new conversational and visual (or multimodal) experience.
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The Google (Search) app on Android now has a Notifications tab in the bottom bar.
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In the smallest of tweaks, the Google app’s Song Search shortcut has a new, modernized icon.
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Google is testing a Material 3 redesign of the Discover feed to the left of Android homescreens and in the Google app.
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Back in August, the Google Search bar widget was updated with Dynamic Color, and it’s now bringing back “Custom” colors.
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The vast majority of Google apps have updated their bottom bar to the latest Material 3 design. The Google (Search) app did that last year before reverting, and it’s now back.
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The Google app is not the company’s nicest looking application, but a small carousel redesign on Android makes it a tiny bit more cohesive.
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Google is adding yet another way to access its excellent Song Search feature on Android with a Quick Settings (QS) Tile.
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The Search widget offered by the Google app on iPhone and iPad now offers customizable shortcuts, including to Gemini.
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On Saturday evening (PT), a large number of Android users are seeing the Google app repeatedly crash (“Google keeps stopping”) when they attempt to search.
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Back in August, the Google app’s Search bar widget on Android was updated with Dynamic Color but at the expense of other options being removed, and a customizable shortcut is now being tested.
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Back in 2018, the Google app on Android introduced the ability to customize the Search bar widget, but a redesign takes away most of the options.
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For queries that you don’t want saved to Account history, the Google Search app on Android is testing a rather prominent shortcut to “Chrome Incognito.”
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Work on bringing the Gemini assistant to more form factors beyond the web and phones continues with a new mention of “Gemini on earbuds.”
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The Google app is working on new Weather homescreen widgets. They look to overhaul/replace the existing set of widgets that are currently exclusive to Pixel, and will hopefully be available for all Android devices.
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With less than a month until Made by Google 2024, the latest leak suggests that the Pixel 9 Pro will come with 1-year of Gemini Advanced.
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The Google app on Android is showing a persistent Search bar at the bottom of any web result or Discover article you open.
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While Search Labs is most closely associated with generative AI, Google also uses it to test other features, with the latest being “Auto Dark Mode” on the iPhone.
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Underneath the Search bar and its suggestions, Google shows a carousel of cards for the weather, AQI, sports, and more. The Google app is now redesigning the card carousel that makes up “your space.”
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It was the addition of a “Notifications” tab this week that broke the camel’s back for me. The Google app on Android is in desperate need of a redesign.
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The latest addition to the carousel at the top of Google Discover is a card for Sunrise and Sunset.
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Following its addition on mobile web in March, the Google app on Android is adding a dedicated “Notifications” feed in its bottom bar.
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On occasion, you might only search for a website so that you can get the URL to reshare it. The Google app on Android now has a Share button for results in Search.
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The first time we saw a bottom search bar for the Google app was in 2021, while we enabled a modernized version in late 2023. Google is now testing a Material 3 bottom bar redesign with an integrated search field.
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