New look for Google’s Circle to Search

Google has just started to update its Circle to Search feature, which was announced with the Galaxy S25 and new Gemini tools.

The old design had a separate search bar with two round buttons for finding songs and translating text. Now, everything is packed into one simple pill-shaped box. Google chose this design after trying out a few others and decided it was the easiest to use.

When you turn on Circle to Search, the search bar slides up smoothly from the bottom of your screen. When you close it, it slides back down the same way. The background now uses bright colors, sometimes showing Google’s famous red, yellow, blue, and green.

The microphone icon matches the style of the other buttons, and the buttons to close or see more options are now inside little circles at the top corners.

What’s New in Circle to Search
Circle to Search now makes it easier to deal with numbers, emails, and web links. When you see these, the feature marks them with a special pin. If you tap on a phone number, it automatically goes into your dialer. Tap an email, and a new email starts. Click a link, and it opens in Chrome. This means one less tap for you.

Google also added AI Overviews, which give you more info when you search for places, pictures, or items.

This new Circle to Search design is starting to show up on some phones with the latest Google app beta (version 16.1.43). You might need to force stop the Google Search app to see it, but not everyone can use it yet.