Google appears to be developing new UI for its voice search feature in the Play Store. On top of a new look, it also adds ...

and the Google search microphone. Once you do, Google will no longer listen for your voice. How to stop an Android from listening to you by disabling Google Assistant 1. Open the Settings app.

It’s not live yet, but Gemini takes the place of Google Assistant within the UI, with the current Assistant microphone icon being replaced with a blue/purple gradient microphone icon.