The integration of Google services with proprietary applications developed by the Mountain View giant continues to grow, and in this case we are talking about the arrival of the Google Assistant UI for voice searches within Google Chrome on Android. Until today, in fact, a tap on the microphone-shaped icon present in the Google Chrome search omnibox entails the activation of the classic voice search UI by now known to all, while from today it is possible to activate the new Google Assistant search UI.
A flag is enough to activate the new UI
Available in version 87 of Google Chrome, currently the new voice search with Google Assistant can be activated using the following flag:
Once you have entered the above code into the Google Chrome URL box and have chosen the “Enable” item, you can see the appearance of the Google Assistant UI like the one shown in the GIF below after restarting the browser.
Basically, the search results do not change, but the new interface makes the user experience more homogeneous between the use of Google Assistant at the operating system level and within the web browser. The feature was already being worked on since January, but it is only now possible to activate it using the appropriate flag.
If you haven’t already done so, we recommend updating Google Chrome to the latest version available via the Play Store badge below.