What you need to know
- Google is replacing its classic keyword search era with the biggest Search overhaul in 25 years, driven entirely by AI.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash now powers AI Mode globally, bringing stronger coding, reasoning, and agent capabilities directly into Search.
- The new AI Search box is far more conversational, dynamically expanding so you can type detailed requests instead of awkward keyword strings.
- Search now supports multimodal inputs, letting you search using text, images, videos, files, and even active Chrome tabs.
For over two decades, Google has kept us all typing keywords into a simple blank box. But that era is officially over. Today, Google is overhauling Search with the biggest upgrade in 25 years.
As you might have guessed, the latest change is part of Google’s AI pivot. Just one year after introducing AI Mode, the feature has blasted past one billion monthly users. Google says that queries double each quarter and reached an all-time high last quarter. Today, Google is fueling this momentum with an upgrade to the default engine powering AI Mode, Gemini 3.5 Flash, bringing sustained frontier performance for coding and agents to users everywhere.
You get a completely reimagined, intelligent Search box that dynamically expands to give you room to describe exactly what you need. It goes way beyond traditional autocomplete by anticipating your intent and helping you formulate your question using AI. You can also search across multiple modalities with inputs like text, images, files, videos, and even active Chrome tabs.
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This new Search box is rolling out today across all countries and languages where AI Mode is currently live. Additionally, you can now ask questions right from an AI Overview and have a conversational back-and-forth. The system retains your context, and the supporting links become more relevant the deeper you go. This seamless flow is live now on mobile and desktop worldwide.
Search agents work 24/7 in the background
The biggest change is the addition of Search agents that run 24/7 in the background. These background assistants reason intelligently across live information to find exactly what you need at the right moment. For example, information agents will be constantly monitoring blogs, news sites, finance data, and sports for you. Tell your agent you want a certain type of apartment or a heads-up on a new pro athlete sneaker drop, and it will constantly scan the web and send you an intelligent, synthesized update.
But not only that, you also get agentic bookings for local experiences and services. If you’re after a private karaoke room for six on a Friday night, Search combines pricing and availability with direct links to make the booking.
Information agents launch this summer but are only available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. Just make sure your subscription is in good standing if you want the continuous monitoring tools. But the booking features will roll out to everyone in the U.S. this summer.
Google is also bringing its Antigravity tech and Gemini 3.5 Flash’s agentic coding skills to the search bar. Search can now create custom generative UI elements — like interactive visuals, tables, graphs, and simulations — to help you visualize complex topics, from astrophysics to the inner workings of a watch. This generative UI will be free for all Search users this summer.
These Antigravity-powered custom trackers will be coming first to U.S. Pro and Ultra subscribers in the coming months.
Finally, Google is bringing Personal Intelligence to 98 languages in nearly 200 countries, with no subscription required. You can securely connect apps like Gmail, Google Photos, and, eventually, Google Calendar, so the AI knows your personal context. You retain total control and choice over what gets connected.
Android Central’s Take
I get the appeal of having a tireless digital butler scouring the web 24/7 to nab elusive sneaker drops or create me a custom fitness dashboard. But that also means I’m handing over the keys to my entire digital life, from my private Gmail inbox to my weekend plans, just so a search engine can save me three minutes of scrolling. It feels like the classic bait and switch that the truly game-changing tools like those continuous information agents are locked behind a Pro subscription.
