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Android Authority
13 hours ago
- Android Authority
Google Search Live is getting a UI upgrade to match Gemini Live (APK teardown)
AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR Google recently introduced Search Live, letting you chat with Google AI to search your screen. The tool has a lot of functionally in common with Gemini Live. Now it looks like Google's working to give Search Live the same sort of overlay it's building for Gemini Live. All the biggest players in tech are absolutely scared to death right now at the prospect of being left behind by the current wave of AI-driven advancements, so everyone's racing to stay at the forefront. With Google's efforts, that kind of momentum has resulted in a bit of overlap, and it feels like the company is sometimes in such a rush to introduce new AI features that it's doing the same thing in a lot of different ways. Today we're looking at something along exactly that kind of line, as we preview the evolution of Search Live. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. We've already been tracking Google's progress with some new interfaces for how we work with Gemini Live, moving to call-like notifications, and now building a compact new overlay. Back at I/O, Google first announced Search Live, and we've already spotted some signs of its own interface upgrades, working on that same call-like notification for controlling your session. Well, apparently Google's not done making Search Live look and act like Gemini Live, and in version of the Google app we're able to get an early look at some more in-development changes. Here, we see Search Live getting a minimalistic overlay of its own: just the Live icon, microphone, and an X to close. While we've been able to get the overlay to show up, in its current implementation we're not yet able to interact with it, so this could still be at an early stage of development. That said, it's also just Google retreading its steps from Gemini Live, so it's not like it should be any challenge to follow this through to completion. Like we said, it's not doing anything just yet, so there isn't a heck of a lot to see, but at least we can manage this quick peek at how Google's thinking about pulling this all together. Follow
Android Authority
11-06-2025
- Android Authority
Circle to Search is making it easier to get to your song search history (APK teardown)
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google app beta adds a shortcut to song search history for Circle to Search. There's also a new translate button that appears after something is circled. Circle to Search is a useful tool that can be used for a variety of purposes, from helping you find the name of a song to translating foreign languages. Since its debut, Google has been continually improving the feature by adding new abilities. In our latest APK teardown, we found that more changes are on their way. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. While investigating the most recent beta of the Google app (version beta), we discovered two new changes to Circle to Search. These changes relate to the song recognition and translation functions. Starting with the music ID tool, a new icon now appears when you search for a song. After you activate Circle to Search and tap on the music note icon, you will now see a history icon in the top right corner of the screen. This icon is a shortcut to the 'Recent song searches' page, which began rolling out to beta testers in April. Here you'll be able to view all of your past searches, complete with song titles, thumbnails, and artist info. Next up, we have an additional button for translation. Currently, you can translate the entire screen by tapping on the translate button in Circle to Search. However, you lose the opportunity to translate if you circle something first. In this situation, you'll have to close out of Circle to Search and trigger it again if you want to translate some text. It looks like this will change soon, as a new translate button now appears after something is circled. You can check out the video above for an example. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
