Google Search Unveils AI Home Decor Tools in August 2026

Google Search announced new AI and visual search features to help users visualize furniture and track prices.

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Google announced five new functions for Google Search on August 25, 2026, specifically oriented toward home decoration. ^[1] AI Mode allows users to upload a photo of a room to see mockups of furniture, helping to estimate if a sofa or table fits dimensions and aesthetics before purchase. ^[2] Google Lens enables users to take a photo of an object found on the street or in stores to locate similar articles and options within different price ranges. ^[3] Search Live combines voice input and real-time video to guide the installation of shelves or other tasks, offering visual instructions while the user works. ^[4] Google is working on a new animation for the Search Live feature that displays blurry, colorful blobs at the bottom of the screen. ^[5] Google is also working on a tweaked user interface for Search Live that removes labels under the buttons for the mic, camera, and transcript. ^[6] The new Search Live animation uses different colors and a gradient but features the colors in tiny, blurry blobs instead of a standard gradient. ^[7] The updated Search Live UI swaps the mic and video buttons to put the microphone in the center and features a waveform animation beside the mic when the user is talking. ^[8]

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Google announced five new functions for Google Search on August 25, 2026, specifically oriented toward home decoration. · Diario Occidente

AI Mode allows users to upload a photo of a room to see mockups of furniture, helping to estimate if a sofa or table fits dimensions and aesthetics before purchase. · Diario Occidente

Google Lens enables users to take a photo of an object found on the street or in stores to locate similar articles and options within different price ranges. · Diario Occidente

Search Live combines voice input and real-time video to guide the installation of shelves or other tasks, offering visual instructions while the user works. · Diario Occidente

Google is working on a new animation for the Search Live feature that displays blurry, colorful blobs at the bottom of the screen. · Android Authority

Google is also working on a tweaked user interface for Search Live that removes labels under the buttons for the mic, camera, and transcript. · Android Authority

The new Search Live animation uses different colors and a gradient but features the colors in tiny, blurry blobs instead of a standard gradient. · Android Authority

The updated Search Live UI swaps the mic and video buttons to put the microphone in the center and features a waveform animation beside the mic when the user is talking. · Android Authority

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