Google AI Mode adding images to boost visual, shopping results

Google is updating AI Mode to offer a more visual experience when searching for inspiration and shopping.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is updating AI Mode to offer a more visual experience when searching for inspiration and shopping.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle today “officially launched” (US English) AI Mode’s Search Live capability, with both audio and video input, today.
Expand Expanding CloseIn a sign of the times (and where things are going), visiting google.com/ai now opens Google Search AI Mode.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter launching in three countries, Google is now bringing AI Mode to many more countries around the world, while AI Ultra subscribers will get to use the first agentic capability.
Expand Expanding CloseFive months after launching on phones, Google AI Mode is now appearing on Android tablets.
Expand Expanding CloseAs AI Mode comes to more users around the world, Google is testing more prominent ways to surface the capability (and Live) on mobile.
Expand Expanding CloseThe clear difference between Gemini and AI Mode will be an assistant. That’s already the case today, and what LLMs continue to make possible will only widen that gap. However, the similarities today make me wonder whether this is confusing for most users.
Expand Expanding CloseAfter adding Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens access), Canvas, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the US and India (earlier this month), Google Search is now launching AI Mode in the UK.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the unveil at I/O 2025, Google is beginning to let AI Mode users share their camera in Search Live.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the Pixel Launcher shortcut, you can now add AI Mode to the Google Search homescreen widget on any Android device.
Expand Expanding CloseLike the Pixel Launcher, Google is adding an AI Mode shortcut to desktop Chrome’s New Tab Page.
Expand Expanding CloseDuring the Q2 2025 earnings call, Sundar Pichai shared some updates on Google AI Mode’s progress, with the latest features (Gemini 2.5 Pro and Deep Search) announced last week now widely rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the announcement at I/O 2025 in May, Google is rolling out Deep Search to AI Mode, as well as letting subscribers access 2.5 Pro. Free users will get access to AI calling in Google Search.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first Android Canary has a number of user-facing tweaks for the Pixel Launcher that let you remove the AI Mode shortcut, while bringing back the colorful At a Glance weather icons.
Expand Expanding CloseAs part of the Galaxy Fold 7 and Flip 7 launch, Google is announcing the latest Circle to Search, which is now available on 300 million Android devices, features for everyone. Google’s other big update today is Gemini for Wear OS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s new AI Mode is a built-in part of the Pixel Launcher’s search bar whether you like it or not, but the company appears to be building out a way to turn it off.
Expand Expanding CloseSince the March announcement, AI Mode has only been available in the US, but Google is now bringing it to India.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s AI Mode push continues today with a Doodle that broadly promotes how you can “search like never before.”
Expand Expanding CloseTo encourage people to try AI Mode, Google is now suggesting prompts based on your Search history. This is a pretty nice way to inform people about the kind of questions that work well.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing the I/O 2025 announcement and early availability for some, Google is now letting AI Mode users test Search Live with voice input.
Expand Expanding CloseWith Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2, the Pixel Launcher search bar is getting a redesign to match the Google app’s updated homescreen widget.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing Android and iOS, Google Search on the web wants to add an “AI Mode” shortcut right on the iconic homepage.
Expand Expanding ClosePixel owners are getting quick access to AI Mode via the Google Search bar that’s built into the Pixel Launcher.
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