Five months after launching on phones, Google AI Mode is now appearing on Android tablets.
AI Mode is part of the Google app on Android (and iOS). In terms of getting new features, the Google Search experience on tablets often lags behind phones even as larger screens make for a nicer searching and browsing experience.
That was the case with AI Mode, but that’s finally being remedied with Google app 16.30, which is currently in beta.
On our Pixel Tablet, AI Mode now appears at the top of the Home/Discover feed, while the shortcut is now available in the Pixel Launcher or homescreen widget. To remove/set, go to Google app settings.
Tapping takes you to the exact same prompt bar with image uploads and Google Lens on phones, but stretched out. This is not the most optimized interface (stick to portrait orientation over landscape), but it more than works and is better than having to visit google.com/aimode in Chrome. Meanwhile, responses look fine since Google is just using AI Mode’s desktop web layout.
The Google app on iPad is using an even older design than Android, with AI Mode not available today.
More on AI Mode:
- Google app tests more prominent AI Mode and Live access
- It’s wild how similar Google AI Mode and Gemini are right now
- Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more
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