Google.com Mobile Version Gets Voice Search Support on Android

HIGHLIGHTS

• The voice search can be triggered by tapping on mic icon in search bar
• The feature is only available on Chrome and Edge browsers for the moment
• iOS is yet to get the voice search on mobile version of Google.com

Google has quietly added the functionality of voice search in the mobile web version of Google.com on Android. This will allow users to use their voice on Google.com, something that is still surprisingly absent. In addition, Google is not yet equally capable for iOS users. According to an online report, Voice Search support in Google.com Mobile Edition is currently limited to Chrome and Edge Browser on Android, it is not visible on other browsers like Firefox, Opera and others.

9to5Google, which was previously to display the voice search function on Google.com mobile web version, reports that Voice Search can be accessed by tapping on the gray mic icon in the Google Search bar. The icon appears on both the Google.com homepage and the search results page. Tapping the mic icon opens a full-screen interface called Speak Now, which is changed after listening to audio input after listening to it. This page also shows live transcription similar to other Voice-related implementations of Google. It is important to note that for the first time you use voice search on the mobile version of Google.com, the browser will ask for some system permissions, depending on whether it has not already been given. The 9to5Google report says that this feature started rolling out users after a while in the last one week.

We independently verified the rollout of voice search on Google.com in Chrome and Edge Browser on Android.

Google offers a variety of ways to do a voice search already on Android, including its own Android app and Google Helper. Regardless of this, this is another opportunity for Android users to avoid typing and simply search for them.

On iOS, where the mobile version of Google.com does not yet provide voice search support, users can use built-in voice input support in the official Google app, Google Assistant app or even the Gboard app. voice search.