• Google is testing the option for Search Live in Google to stop listening when you close the app. • Currently, if you’re in the middle of a search, it continues to listen and interact even when you switch away. • Google is also testing new toggle for Live caption and a new Search Live shortcut in the AI Mode.

Google is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that people not only rely on its AI products but also depend on them in the same way they depend on Search. That is why Google has been pushing Search features like AI Mode and Search Live parallel to Gemini and Gemini Live, offering comparable functionality with and without the benefit of results from Google Search. As you might have guessed, Search Live lets you obtain search results that are fine-tuned in real-time while in

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