Google AI Mode in Chrome now lets you search deeper with fewer tabs

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Google announced Chrome updates that let searchers use AI Mode in a more engaging, deeper way. Chrome lets you do it all without switching tabs and potentially losing your place.

What’s new. Chrome added three new features:

  • Search side-by-side: In AI Mode on Chrome desktop, clicking a link opens the webpage next to AI Mode. That makes it easier to visit relevant sites, compare details, and ask follow-up questions without losing the context of your search. Here’s what it looks like:
  • Search across your tabs: On Chrome desktop or mobile, you can tap the new “plus” menu on the New Tab page, or the existing plus menu in AI Mode, to add recent tabs to your search. That lets AI Mode deliver more tailored responses and suggest more sites to explore.
  • Multi-input and easy tool access: You can also mix and match multiple tabs, images, or files like PDFs and bring that context into AI Mode. Tools like Canvas and image creation are also available wherever you see the new plus menu in Chrome.

Why we care. These new Chrome-specific features for U.S. English users unlock more AI Mode capabilities. Again, they’re limited to Chrome users for now, but they show the direction Google is taking AI Mode.