Times of India | Google Search gets its biggest upgrade in 25 years: Here's what's actually changing
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Google unveiled the most extensive overhaul of its Search experience at the I/O 2026 keynote, integrating AI deeper than ever before. The new, expandable search box now accepts text, images, files, videos and even open Chrome tabs, offering AI‑powered suggestions and seamless transitions between standard queries, AI Overviews and full‑on AI Mode conversations without losing context. “Information agents” can run continuously in the background—monitoring blogs, news, social posts, shopping sites, and Google’s real‑time finance and sports data—to alert users about custom‑defined events, from market shifts to sneaker drops. Powered by the Gemini 3.5 Flash model, Search can also generate live mini‑apps and interactive dashboards on the fly, creating custom visualizations, tables and simulations for complex queries such as “black holes.” Personal Intelligence, which links Gmail and Google Photos (with Calendar coming soon), is now available in nearly 200 countries across 98 languages at no subscription cost, while advanced features like the mini‑app builder and 24/7 agents initially launch for AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.
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Google has overhauled Search at its I/O 2026 keynote, calling it the biggest change to the iconic box since it first appeared more than 25 years ago. The redesign pushes AI deeper into every part of the experience, drops users into interactive results for some queries, and introduces agents that scan the web on your behalf around the clock.