Google has added a microphone to the Google.com search field on Android phones to enable mobile voice search on the Internet. This is curious, given the fact that users can already perform a voice search on the mobile Internet using an Android keyboard with a microphone.
But it seems that the search giant in the future will force search engines to use voice on all platforms.
New microphone icon. Below are Google.com search results screens - Android on the left side and iPhone on the right. The iPhone does not show the microphone, although the keyboard allows voice input. Search phrase: "What percentage of mobile queries is voice search?".
In addition to the microphone icon inside the search window, the main significant difference is that when users search on Android mobile devices, they will now hear a speech response, and not just receive “silent” results. The voice response is something that people who cook or appreciate driving behind Google’s search will appreciate.
But you could already voice search in the mobile network. The search bar on the Android home screen already provides access to Google Assistant. So Google does not offer new features.