Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Google is working on a new UI for voice search.
The new UI only shows up when you tap the mic icon while in the Search tab.
The bottom sheet shows your recent searches, up to your last four.
Update, September 9, 2025 (03:10 AM ET): Play Store’s new voice search UI is now widely rolling out.
AssembleDebug / Android Authority
Original article, January 30, 2025 (03:47 PM ET): Using voice search in the Google Play Store is fairly simple. Just tap the mic icon, and a pop-up will appear, prompting you to speak. While that pop-up gets right to the point and it’s immediately clear what it wants you to do, it could be more engaging. It seems Google has noticed this and is now working on a new UI for voice search.
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Currently, when you activate voice search in the Play Store, a box-shaped pop-up will show up on the screen. In that box, you’ll see the Google logo, a mic icon inside a pulsating circle, the words “Try saying something,” and the language setting.
While investigating version 44.7.24-31 of the Google Play Store, we noticed this UI has been changed, but curiously only when in the Search tab. In the screenshot below, you can see what the new voice search UI looks like.
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