Google (GOOG, GOOGL) on Tuesday debuted an updated version of its all-important Search product, rolling out improved AI capabilities that let you ask more detailed questions, create search-based AI agents, and better visualize topics via AI-generated interface tools.
Unveiled today at the company’s annual Google I/O conference in Mountain View, Calif., the upgraded Search bar gets the web giant’s latest Gemini 3.5 Flash AI model and lets you search for photos, videos, files, and Chrome tabs, the company explained.
In one example, a user uploaded two reference photos, one of a dress and the other of a piece of orange fabric. The person then asked Google to find a similar dress in the same fabric color for under $150. Search returned a series of matches, followed by questions asking for the user’s size and the occasion to narrow down the options.
You can also have back-and-forth conversations with the updated Search from Google’s AI Overview panel, which will automatically launch you into AI Mode to continue the chat.
Google is also launching what it calls information agents, which let you do things like set alerts for when a particular athlete announces a new shoe collaboration. The agent will continually monitor the web for updates about potential matches and notify you when it finds them.
Or, if you’re looking for an apartment, Google said you’ll be able to tell it to create an agent that searches for all the amenities you want. Once the agent finds a place that meets your requirements, it will fire off an alert.
Agentic coding in Search will let you perform tasks like asking Google how to balance a health and fitness routine with your schedule. Search will provide you with information about best practices, then offer to create a fitness and meal tracker utilizing your schedule, gym memberships, and location data to generate a custom tracker on your behalf.
According to Google, AI has helped push its Search business to new heights. During its Q1 earnings call, the company said user queries are at an all-time high, driven by AI.
For the quarter, Google Search and other advertising revenue jumped to $60.4 billion, up 19% year over year. Total revenue topped out at $109.9 billion.
In addition to Search, Google is bringing Gemini 3.5 Flash to its Gemini app. The service gets a new design, Gemini Live conversational chat, and a Daily Brief feature that the company said runs through connected apps like your Gmail inbox and calendar to provide a quick understanding of your day’s activities and suggest next steps.
Finally, Google is debuting Gemini Spark, a personal agent that the company said can perform tasks on your behalf even when you’re away from your computer or smartphone.
You can tell Gemini Spark to look through your credit card statements to alert you to hidden subscription fees, or regularly check your inbox for updates from your kids’ school to keep you up to date on project due dates via a daily digest.
The company said you can choose which apps you want to connect to Spark and disconnect them as you see fit. The agent will also ask for permission before performing tasks that require sending emails or spending money, Google explained.
Spark is also coming to Google’s Gemini app for macOS as an OpenClaw-style desktop agent that can perform tasks using your personal files.
Google said Gemini is becoming increasingly popular among its user base, with 900 million people using the app every month, up from 400 million last year.
But Google faces growing competition from the likes of OpenAI’s (OPAI.PVT) ChatGPT, which has quickly become a go-to for users seeking alternatives to Google’s products and services.
In February, OpenAI said it had more than 900 million weekly active users and more than 50 million consumer subscribers.
