Google Experiments With Sending Chrome Searches Straight To AI

Google seems to be testing a new feature that will take you to AI Mode by default when you do a search in Chrome.

Your Chrome searches could soon bypass Google Search entirely

In favor of AI Mode ...

Google could make AI Mode the default way to search in Chrome (Update: Google says 'no')

A new flag in Chrome Canary redirects searches made from the Chrome address bar directly to AI Mode, bypassing Google Search ...

This new Chrome shortcut could be the fastest way to use Google search yet

Google could be rethinking how you access search on your desktop. An early Chrome experiment offers a glimpse at what's ...
The News International

Google is testing floating AI search bar that bypasses chrome

Google is experimenting with a feature that could fundamentally change how desktop users interact with the web: a floating, ...
9to5google

Google Chrome tests sending users straight to AI Mode instead of Search, but no plans to change [U]

Google is in the early days of testing a new behavior in Chrome that sends users straight to AI Mode, bypassing the standard Search experience. Spotted by Windows Report, Google is testing a new flag ...
The Financial Express

Google I/O 2026: Google Search and Chrome can now identify AI-generated images – Here’s how

At Google I/O 2026, Google announced new features in Search and Chrome that will allow users to identify AI-generated or ...
Wired

How to Change the Default Search Engine in Google Chrome

Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of ...
The Verge

Desktop Chrome is getting a feature that’s a lot like Circle to Search

With Google Lens, you’ll be able to highlight what you want to search for and do follow-up searches without leaving the tab you’re looking at. With Google Lens, you’ll be able to highlight what you ...