Circle to Search could soon get a new look and animation for the search bar

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Circle to Search on a Xiaomi 14T Pro
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority

• Google is experimenting with new entry and exit animations for the Circle to Search feature.
• It is also experimenting with new looks for the search bar in the Circle to Search feature.
• We managed to activate search bars with an ordinary white background, a new color-matched palette, and a translucent background.

We recently spotted Google working on a Get Game Help chip for its Circle to Search feature on supported Android devices. That isn’t the only secret that this new version of the Google app, v16.0.7, houses, as we could activate two more visual changes that indicate Google is further experimenting with the look and feel of Circle to Search with a new entry and exit animation and possible themes for the search bar.

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